"While Michael Formanek (double bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums) and Mary Halvorson (guitar) are all known for theiMary Halvorson's Thumbscrew with Michael Formanek (double bass) and Tomas Fujiwara (drums) is a composer's project with all three contributing material, superb modern jazz encompassing an array of textures and strategies.r prodigious capabilities as leaders/improvisers on the new jazz/new music scene, Thumbscrew is more of a composer's vehicle. With each musician contributing tunes, Thumbscrew encompasses an array of textures and strategies, while maintaining a consistently open and transparent sound. Generating tremendous intensity without necessarily increasingly volume or density, Thumbscrew buzzes and crackles, burns and croons. As DownBeat says: "...the bonds are already strong." "-Cuneiform

An amazing New York band led by drummer John Hollenback in their 7th album after 15 years, with Drew Gress on bass, Matt Moran on vibraphone, Ted Reichman on accordion, and Chris Speed on reeds and Philadelphia pianist Matt Mitchell.

Miriodor continues to impressive with their intricate and melodic blend of rock and improvisation, here as a trio of Pascal Globensky (keyboards), Remi Leclerc (drums) and Bernard Falaise (guitars), in 11 intriguing and ingenious compositions sure to delight.

The complete set of Robert Wyatt's solo recordings made in the US in late 1968, with Jimi Hendrix playing bass on one track, alongside Mike Ratledge and Hugh Hopper, performing versions of "Chlesea", "Rivmic Melodies", "Slow Walkin' Talk" and "Moon in June".

Finnish guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim in his 4th Cuneiform release of intense electric jazz with young Finnish players Pauli Lyytinen (saxophones), Jori Huhtala (contrabass) and Markku Ounaskari (drums), powerful music that transports the listener with power and form.

Miriodor continues to impressive with their intricate and melodic blend of rock and improvisation, here as a trio of Pascal Globensky (keyboards), Remi Leclerc (drums) and Bernard Falaise (guitars), in 11 intriguing and ingenious compositions sure to delight.

Cofounding member of Univer Zero, Roger Trigaux left that band in 1979 to develop Present, whose first album is this "Triskaidekaphobie", here remastered and with a 16 page booklet of history and photos, plust 20 minutes of new material.

Born from Univers Zero, guitarist Roger Trigaux originally released this remarkable chamber rock/RIO album in 1983, whose title translates to "The Poison That Makes You Insane", here remastered and including additional live concert recordings.

Franck Vigroux's performance at Museum de la Mine, Saint Etienne, France in 2012, performed without an audience, dramatic textural sound work in an impressive industrial setting.

Pianist/composer Myra Melford's first solo piano, original compositions inspired by Sacramento artist Don Reich, with a 16-page booklet that includes full color photographs of Don Reich's artwork and liner notes by Melford and Charles Johnson.

The trio of saxophonist Assif Tsahar, drummer Chad Taylor and multi-instrumentalist Cooper-Moore in the 3rd Digital Primitives release, rhythmic and soulful improvisation with an inventive New York attitude.

A live recording from Levontin 7 of the hard blowing and free flowing trio of Assif Tsahar (tenor sax and percussion), Mark Dresser (double bass) and Gerry Hemingway (drums, percussion)

The third collaboration from the duo of Israeli saxophonist Assif Tsahar and Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani, an amazing journey in tone and rhythm from two kindred spirits through 20 short, inventive, and stunning improvisations.

Undersung free improv master clarinetist Harold Rubin in a trio with bassist Barre Phillips and percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani for 6 distinctive and creative improvisations.

Historic recordings from 1977-1980 of guitarist Eugene Chadbourne and John Zorn on sax, clarinet and game calls, performing together or solo in New York, San Francisco, Woodstock, NY, Toronton, ON, and New Orleans, LA.

The "A" Trio is Mazen Kerbaj (trumpet), Sharif Sehnaoui (acoustic guitar), & Raed Yassin (doublebass), performing live at the Konfrontationen Festival in 2012 for two engaging and unique improvisations of texture, tone and technique.

New York's seven-member free-form improvisational collective No Neck Blues band in a release of previously unreleased material from the 2000s, free-form freakout rock at its finest!

Four threnodies for Judas Iscariota (sinner) from NY underground artists Mark Morgan (Sightings) and Pat Murano (NNCK, Decimus), strange and extreme electronics from two unusual performers.

Live recording at the Rotonda del Pellegrini, Milan, January 21st, 1959 featuring John Cage, Morton Feldman, Juan Hidalgo, Leopoldo La Rosa, and Walter Marchetti.

The sixth powerhouse album for Rune Grammofon from the Oslo-based trio Bushman's Revenge, who site their influences as Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Sharrock and Alice Coltrane, plus the raw power of Black Sabbath and The Pixies.

Two beautiful CDs from Supersilent trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Arve Henriksen: "Cosmic Creation" expanding on his "Places of Worship" release of tone poems; and rereleasing the limited "Chron" album from Rune Grammofon's "Solidification" box set.

Robert Ashley's 1972-73 composition for strings uses live sounds and an "electronic orchestra" of 42 sound modules which enter a network of delays and speakers to create a labyrinth of sound.

Stockhausen's Amour is a series of five pieces for clarinet based on short poems written as gifts for women whom the composer was deeply connected to, here performed by reedist Michele Marelli and synthesizer player Antonio Perez Abellan.

Bringing together masterful players Paul Dunmall (sax), Hilary Jeffery (trombone), Alexander Von Schlippenbach (piano), Paul Schuber (sax), Mike Majkowski (bass), and Yorgos Dimitriadis (drums) for a studio release of incredibly well-balanced and insightful improvisation.

Live recordings from 1973-74 from the trio of drummer John Stevens, guitarist Derek Bailey, and saxophonist Trevor Watts, dynamic works performed "impromptu" with a wealth of ideas as these innovators demonstrate the skills that helped define them as masterful players.

The large Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, led by Raymond MacDonald, met trombonist George Lewis in 2012 at CCA in Glasgow to record this two part work based on a set of instructions presented graphically, plus an extended free improvisation.

Mark French filmed two concerts in Lewes and at the Hasting Jazz Club of the quartet of saxophonist Trevor Watts, pianist Veryan Weston, drummer Mark Sanders, and bassist John Edwards, plust Trevor Watts' Moire Music Drum Orchestra.

This Brooklyn-based trio for viola, bass, and drums is dedicated to exploreing musical structures and relationships through collective all-acoustic improvisation, with recordings on Prom Night, Edible Onion and FMR records.

Electric jazz from the trio of Swedish born Greek Jiannis Pavlidlis on guitar, Greek organist Giorgos Kontrafouris, and American jazz/fusion drummer Adam Nussbaum, funky melodic and superb improv from an international group looking forward and back.

Saxophonist & flutist Paul Dunmall continues his Atmospheres series with these 3 varied improvisations performed with Philip Gibbs on electroacoustic guitar and Trevor Taylor on acoustic and electronic percussion.