• Blumer/Dell/Geisser/Morgenthaler
• Don Cherry (w/ Walcott/Thomas)
• Satoko Fujii's Orchestra Tokyo
• Ed Hazell
• Henry Threadgill Zooid
• Andrew Jarvis M./Diurnal Burdens
• Knurl
• Ava Mendoza
• Sunny Murray/Arthur Doyle/Rasul Siddik
• Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker
• Thomas Rohrer/Abdul Moimeme
• Rova (Ackley/Adam/Ochs/Raskin)
• Michael Thieke/Luigi Marino
• Threadgill Zooid, Henry
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Blumer, Fridolin / Christopher Dell / Heinz Geisser / Robert Morgenthaler: Live At Loft Koln
(ezz-thetics now)
Recorded live at Cologne's Loft in 2025, the quartet of trombonist Robert Morgenthaler, vibraphonist Christopher Dell, bassist Fridolin Blumer, and percussionist Heinz Geisser delivers six adventurous improvisations, blending their individual voices into a richly interactive acoustic dialogue shaped by collective listening, spontaneous structure, and an evolving sense of musical connection.
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Cherry, Don (w/ Walcott / Thomas): Sunrise (1977)
(WeWantSounds)
Recorded live in 1977, this previously unreleased concert unites Don Cherry, Collin Walcott, and Leon Thomas in their only documented performance together, joined by Oregon members Glen Moore, Paul McCandless, and Ralph Towner, blending free jazz, African and Indian traditions, spiritual vocals, and expansive improvisation in a remastered edition.
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Cherry, Don (w/ Walcott / Thomas): Sunrise (1977) [VINYL 2 LPs]
(WeWantSounds)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above
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Fujii's, Satoko Orchestra Tokyo: Kappa Ondo [2 CDs]
(Libra)
Satoko Fujii's Orchestra Tokyo honors Natsuki Tamura's father, artist and educator Ichiji Tamura, in a live-recorded double album featuring compositions by Fujii and Tamura inspired by his paintings, alongside Fujii's arrangement of Ichiji's "Kappa Ondo," blending adventurous large-ensemble improvisation, bold orchestration, and Japanese folklore in a deeply personal musical tribute.
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Henry Threadgill Zooid: Cut You Where You Was [VINYL]
(Pi Recordings)
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.
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Threadgill Zooid, Henry: Cut You Where You Was
(Pi Recordings)
Compact Disc edition of the LP listed above.
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Mendoza, Ava: The Circular Train [VINYL]
(Palilalia)
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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Murray, Sunny / Arthur Doyle / Rasul Siddik: Incantations
(NoBusiness)
A companion release to New Light, this previously unissued 1999 Bordeaux concert recording reunites free jazz drummer Sunny Murray, saxophonist and vocalist Arthur Doyle, and trumpeter Rasul Siddik for five adventurous improvisations, including Doyle's "Goverey," navigating turbulent collective exchanges, fractured melodies, and open-ended rhythmic exploration
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Murray, Sunny / Arthur Doyle / Rasul Siddik: Incantations [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above
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Murray, Sunny / Arthur Doyle / Rasul Siddik: New Light
(NoBusiness)
Recorded live in Bordeaux, France, in 1999, this previously unreleased performance joins pioneering free jazz drummer Sunny Murray with saxophonist and vocalist Arthur Doyle and trumpeter Rasul Siddik in four expansive improvisations, including Doyle's "African Express" and Don Cherry's "Complete Communion," exploring fierce collective interplay and expressive freedom.
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Murray, Sunny / Arthur Doyle / Rasul Siddik: New Light [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above
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Rempis / Abrams / Ra + Baker: The Walls of the Temple Are Made of Sound [2 CDs]
(Aerophonic)
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.
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Rohrer, Thomas / Abdul Moimeme: Outras Margens
(ezz-thetics now)
Exploring the transformation of traditional instruments into unconventional sound sources, Swiss-Brazilian rabeca player Thomas Rohrer and Portuguese guitarist Abdul Moimême collaborate on four extended improvisations, merging prepared strings, objects, and live electronics into intricate electroacoustic environments of shifting textures, mechanical rhythms, and unexpected resonances.
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Rova (Ackley / Adam / Ochs / Raskin): Those Who...
(ESP)
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.
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Thieke, Michael / Luigi Marino: For The Skylarks [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Emergent Idioms)
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.
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Threadgill Zooid, Henry: Cut You Where You Was
(Pi Recordings)
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.
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Jarvis, Andrew M. / Diurnal Burdens : Precedes
(Krim Kram)
British experimental sound artists Andrew M. Jarvis and Ross Scott-Buccleuch (Diurnal Burdens) collaborate on two extended pieces using blank magnetic tape as their primary sound source, manipulating cassette players, reel-to-reel machines, dictaphones, homemade loopers, and electronic effects to uncover unexpected textures and mechanical sounds in an exploraBritish experimental sound artists Andrew M. Jarvis and Ross Scott-Buccleuch (Diurnal Burdens) collaborate on two extended pieces using blank magnetic tape as their primary sound source, manipulating cassette players, reel-to-reel machines, dictaphones, homemade loopers, and electronic effects to uncover unexpected textures and mechanical sounds in an exploration of musique concrète and electroacoustic improvisation.tion of musique concrète and electroacoustic improvisation.
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Knurl: Obtain By Sacrifice
(Krim Kram)
Canadian harsh noise veteran Alan Bloor, recording as Knurl since 1994, delivers seven abrasive compositions built from amplified scrap metal, grinding textures, and industrial resonance, transforming the physical sounds of scraping, striking, and vibrating metal into dense, fiercely textured noise works rooted in his decades of experimentation with found objects and unconventional sound sources.
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| Books & Magazines |
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Hazell, Ed: Energy Center - A History Of Studio Rivbea [BOOK]
(NoBusiness)
Documenting Studio Rivbea, the influential New York loft operated by Sam and Bea Rivers during the 1970s, Ed Hazell's 321-page Energy Center explores its role in the development of free jazz and artistic self-determination, chronicling performances, musicians, and community life through extensive research, a comprehensive sessionography, rare photographs, and archival materials.
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