"Once told Marion Brown, after a drink or two, that he played like Bertrand Russell spoke. Fortunately, Brown knew who the great philosopher was and understood the point. Neither sounded quite what you would have expected, and in both t...

"The mystery of Albert Ayler's musical legacy - as much as that of his still-unex- plained death in 1970 - remains today, more than 54 years after these explosive, enig-matic studio recordings were made in early and late 1964, a source ...

"One of Treader's most requested recordings sees the great UK free saxophonist Evan Parker on soprano and tenor saxophones, duetting with European birdsong. A fitting tribute to his friend, the celebrated soprano saxophone player Steve L...

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"Cops Need Serial Numbers is an experiment in teasing out a spectrum of nuance from a singular theme across a long-form composition. Over a period of two and a half years, COPS was plotted and scored in separate movements and the segmen...

"Aki Takase, the Berlin-based pianist, is one of the great personalities of modern jazz. Moments of freedom, form and humour characterize this stylistically versatile avant-gardist, the stubborn virtuoso who toys with jazz traditions. In th...

"A dream-like aura surrounds these recordings by Evan Parker and Mathew Wrigh. "Filtered through the silicon of the hard drive, birds and insects often sound electronically generated and some of the synthesized sounds, designed in softw...

"Misha Mengelberg came to Chicago for two days, made some music with a host of musicians, and went home. Which leaves us with memories. Fortunately there's this gem left behind, these two albums, containing a timeless message. Sounds th...

"The Metabolism Quartet is a mixture of two live performances in Washington DC: one recorded in isolation at Intangible Arts' studio (4th September 2018) and one in public at Rhizome community arts space (8th September 2018). Both event...

"For almost 20 years, Sylvie Courvoisier and Mark Feldman have been continuously redefining the dialogue between Western and American music, improvisation and composition, tradition and modernity. The most diverse playing attitudes and ...

"Braxton has produced many excellent recordings through the years, but only a small number stand out from the pack the way this one does. This version of his pianoless quartet is captured live in an inspired, energized performance at th...

"For this performance the core trio will be joined by Jim Warshauer (reeds) and Eric Dahlman (trumpet, overtone voice). Eric and Jim have a long history together and joined the Evil Clown Roster towards the beginning of 2018 as I was ra...

"While the Leap of Faith Aesthetic generally utilizes larger ensembles with a variety of guests to create very broad palettes, maximizing potential for transformation across sonority, we also do smaller ensembles like quartets and quint...

"In a decade of writing for All About Jazz, Chicago Jazz Magazine, and The New York Jazz Record, I've had the opportunity to listen to thousands of creative music recordings, of overwhelming diversity. I have heard nothing like the musi...

"The Leap of faith Orchestra, which is only an octet here, is also in fine form and held together by PEK's timed segments, rarely if ever too chaotic, incredibly focused yet still exuberant and intense in part. The Leap of faith Orchest...

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""Zyklus 1" is the third album derived from the concentrated and productive work of the trio Denzler Grip Johansson (also known as Neukollner Modelle), exploring new ways of interplay within a classic jazztrio setting. Through clear ide...