"SEDITION is an exhilarating gem of an album, an astonishing and compelling document of contemporary free improvisation that's firmly situated within the lineage of 21st-century modern jazz. Comprised of five tracks - "Sedition by Attra...

"NoBusiness Records is pleased to announce publication of author Ed Hazell's Energy Center, a pioneering study of Studio Rivbea, the arts and music center operated by saxophonist-composer Sam Rivers and his wife Bea. Perhaps the best-kn...

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Composer and reedist Henry Threadgill reconvenes his long-running Zooid quintet with Liberty Ellman on acoustic guitar, Jose Davila on tuba and trombone, Christopher Hoffman on cello, and Elliot Humberto Kavee on drums, extending his interval-based language through shifting meters, compact forms, and non-hierarchical interplay in music that balances structural rigor with elastic, conversational improvisation.

"Tenor saxophonist-composer James Brandon Lewis returns with his third scintillating Red Lily offering, following on the impeccable Jesup Wagon (2021) and For Mahalia, With Love (2023). Fresh off his Tenor Saxophonist of the Year win in...

"Tenor saxophonist-composer James Brandon Lewis returns with his third scintillating Red Lily offering, following on the impeccable Jesup Wagon (2021) and For Mahalia, With Love (2023). Fresh off his Tenor Saxophonist of the Year win in...

A fiercely expressive solo album from guitarist Ava Mendoza, whose virtuosic electric guitar work draws on free jazz, blues, noise, and experimental rock across a collection of songs developed between 2007 and 2023, combining raw intensity with intricate picking, ecstatic feedback, and occasional vocals in a deeply personal exploration of sound and expression, presented here in a 2026 vinyl repress.

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Recorded at Chicago's Hungry Brain in December 2025, the long-running quartet of saxophonist Dave Rempis, pianist Jim Baker, bassist Joshua Abrams, and drummer Avreeayl Ra presents its 5th album, a 2-CD tribute to the city's creative music community and the legacy of Fred Anderson's Velvet Lounge, channeling the shared history into expansive, deeply rooted collective improvisation.

Approaching their 50th anniversary, the Rova Saxophone Quartet - Bruce Ackley, Steve Adams, Larry Ochs, and Jon Raskin - presents five adventurous works recorded in 2025, combining compositions by Steve Adams and Jon Raskin with commissioned pieces from John Butcher, Gino Robair, and Miya Masaoka, exploring extended techniques and imaginative approaches to contemporary saxophone music.

Continuing a decade-long collaboration, clarinetist Michael Thieke and percussionist Luigi Marino explore the intersection of acoustic resonance, handmade electronics, and environmental sound through four inventive improvisations, employing multiphonics, bowed cymbals, feedback circuits, and skylark field recordings to create an intimate dialogue between instruments, technology, and the natural world.