Georg Graewe / Brad Jones / Hamid Drake:
More Than Anything (Random Acoustics)

A long-awaited reunion between pianist Georg Graewe and drummer Hamid Drake, joined for the first time by bassist Brad Jones, captured live at the 2024 Konfrontationen Festival in Austria in three expansive improvisations, the trio's chemistry igniting in deep rhythmic interplay, fluid abstraction, and Graewe's seamless movement between jazz traditions and contemporary sensibilities. ... Click to View

Kaze (Fujii / Tamura / Orins / Pruvost) with/ Koichi Makigami:
Shishiodoshi (Circum-Libra)

A joyful and unpredictable meeting of Japanese quartet Kaze — pianist Satoko Fujii, trumpeters Natsuki Tamura and Christian Pruvost, and drummer Peter Orins — with avant-rock icon Koichi Makigami, recorded live in Lille in a kaleidoscopic blend of free improv, surreal humor, textural exploration, and exuberant interplay that celebrates spontaneity and sonic invention. ... Click to View

Daunik Lazro / Tristan Honsinger / Jean-Jacques Avenel:
True & Whole Tones in Rhythms (Fou Records)

Recorded live in 1982 at Paris' 28 rue Dunois, the trio of Daunik Lazro (alto saxophone), Tristan Honsinger (cello, vocals), and Jean-Jacques Avenel (double bass) create a spirited interplay of strings and reeds, shifting from intricate pizzicato and arco textures to exuberant collective outbursts, in a performance brimming with freedom, wit, and unbridled invention. ... Click to View

Koenjihyakkei:
Live at Club Goodman [2 CDs] (Skin Graft)

Recorded without an audience at Tokyo's Club Goodman in 2020 and later mixed for release, Koenjihyakkei's double live set spans their entire catalog, unleashing over 100 minutes of virtuosic Zeuhl that fuses progressive rock, jazz fusion, symphonic and neoclassical elements with punk energy, metal power, and dazzling ensemble interplay in a career-spanning, high-intensity performance. ... Click to View

Zingaro Carlos / Joao Madeira:
Arcada Pendular (4DaRecord)

An inspired meeting between Portuguese double bassist João Madeira and pioneering violinist Carlos Zingaro, recorded in 2023 in Barreiro, Portugal, their duo exploring a vast sonic terrain of lyrical interplay, textural bow work, and spontaneous counterpoint, moving from delicate introspection to angular abstraction with an intuitive rapport that bridges risk and curiosity. ... Click to View

Flut (Kunz / Rossler / Hall):
Stones That I Have Chiseled [VINYL] (Aut)

Drawing on six decades of saxophone-bass-drums tradition yet rooted in the present, Christopher Kunz (saxophone), Isabel Rössler (contrabass), and Samuel Hall (drums, percussion) craft a vibrant 2023 Berlin session of intuitive, collective improvisation, balancing rhapsodic form, boundless technique, and inviting lyricism in a fresh, unifying statement of creative jazz. ... Click to View

Simon Rose / Nicola Hein :
Moon (Confront)

A 2020 Berlin recording uniting British baritone saxophonist Simon Rose and German guitarist/electronic musician Nicola L. Hein in a richly textural duo of sustained microtonal guitar, gravelly saxophone rumbles, layered drones, and shifting intensities, balancing intense and sometimes corrosive abstraction with earthy, lyrical interplay. ... Click to View

Tony Orzano / Bryan Rohmer / Jeremy Wexler:
Balloons On Grass (577 Records)

Debuting as a trio after meeting on the Long Island scene, Tony Orzano (saxophone, clarinet), Bryan Rohmer (guitar, pedals), and Jeremy Wexler (drums) deliver an unplanned 2025 studio session of raw, high-energy interplay, blending avant-punk edge, noise textures, and free improvisation into an immersive, genre-defying set of inventive and electrifying sonic collisions. ... Click to View

Monica Agosti Nica / ShapeX:
Ornettiana [VINYL] (Aut)

Inspired by Ornette Coleman's harmolodic principles, vocalist Monica Nica Agosti leads Tommaso Iacoviello (trumpet), Tobia Bondesan (alto saxophone), Francesco Sarrini (double bass), and Giuseppe Sardina (drums) in a vibrant 2021 studio session in Arezzo, italy, blending free improvisation and deep ensemble interplay into an expressive and richly textured celebration of creative music. ... Click to View

Sun Ra:
Sleeping Beauty [VINYL] (STRUT)

A soulful and serene 1979 session from Sun Ra and his Arkestra, Sleeping Beauty brings lush grooves, celestial soul, and meditative funk through gently swaying vamps, gospel-tinged chants, and sublime ensemble interplay, featuring June Tyson's luminous vocals and understated performances that reveal a rare, late-night tranquility within Ra's cosmic jazz vision. ... Click to View

Nakatani Gong Orchestra:
NGO, Live in Ojai, California [VINYL GOLD] (Weird Cry Records)

A 17-piece ensemble of bowed and struck gongs directed by percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani, recorded live with local musicians from Ojai, California in 2023, creating massive resonant waves, shimmering overtones, and dynamic swells through real-time conduction, as Nakatani sculpts an immersive, communal sound world of meditative intensity and textural depth. ... Click to View

Joe McPhee & Strings (w/ Maneri / Lonberg-Holm / Bisio):
We Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (RogueArt)

Uniting Joe McPhee on tenor saxophone and spoken word with violist Mat Maneri, cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm, and bassist Michael Bisio, this remarkable quartet of long-time collaborators and distinct musical voices forges a deeply cohesive work of lyrical chamber jazz and free improvisation, balancing individual expression with a collective language of striking originality and emotional depth. ... Click to View

Earle Brown / David Ryan / Christian Wolff / Morton Feldman / Thanos Chrysakis / Tim Hodgkinson:
Music for Guitars, Bass Clarinets & Contrabasses (Aural Terrains)

Recorded live at London's Café OTO in December 2023, this extraordinary collective of guitarists, bass clarinetists, contrabassists, and trumpet interprets works by Earle Brown, David Ryan, Christian Wolff, Morton Feldman, Thanos Chrysakis, and Tim Hodgkinson, capturing a single evening of adventurous performances that merge contemporary composition with improvisatory spirit. ... Click to View

light.box (Bonney / Tremblay) + Tom Challenger :
Eyre (Bead)

For their fourth album and second on Bead, the duo light.box — Alex Bonney (trumpet, electronics) and Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (bass guitar, electronics) — join tenor saxophonist Tom Challenger for their first-ever performance as a trio, traversing cinematic drones, microtonal detail, rapid-fire exchanges, and waves of distortion in an immersive, exploratory session. ... Click to View

Daunik Lazro / Paul Lovens / Annick Nozati / Fred Van Hove:
Resume Of A Century (Fou Records)

A live 1999 document of four European improvisation masters — saxophonist Daunik Lazro, percussionist Paul Lovens, vocalist Annick Nozati, and pianist/accordionist Fred Van Hove — unfolding in two dynamic improvisations blending dramatic vocal invention, piano and accordion textures, dexterous percussion, and razor-sharp saxophone interplay, a visceral chamber of free expression. ... Click to View

John Zorn (Marsella / Roeder / Smith):
Impromptus (Tzadik)

The third release from John Zorn’s jazz piano trio with Brian Marsella, Jorge Roeder, and Ches Smith — following Ballades, Homenaje A Remedios Varo, The Fourth Way, and Suite for Piano — presents nine free-flowing works of boundless imagination, blending classical form and jazz interplay through telepathic communication, daring improvisation, and an ever-deepening creative rapport. ... Click to View

Lemuel Marc:
Replace The Population (Relative Pitch)

Boston-based trumpeter Lemuel Marc's solo album explores the physicality of breath and the mechanics of the trumpet in ten free improvisations recorded in New York between 2023 and 2024, embracing buzzing, flutter tonguing, and whisper tones in a non-idiomatic approach inspired by Wadada Leo Smith's notion that the trumpet is "really made out of air." ... Click to View

John Welsh:
Remember Still (Relative Pitch)

Guitarist John Welsh presents a deeply personal solo performance captured live at Solar Myth in Philadelphia in October 2024, bridging free improvisation with the creative tradition of Great Black Music, including an interpretation of the standard "Just Friends" alongside spontaneous explorations shaped by his ties to the NYC improv scene. ... Click to View

Sam Rivers / Kresten Osgood / Ben Street / Bryan Carrott:
Purple Violets (Stunt)

An inspired 2004 session uniting saxophonist and flutist Sam Rivers with vibraphonist Bryan Carrott, bassist Ben Street, and drummer Kresten Osgood in duets, trios, and quartets, weaving straight-ahead swing, lyrical balladry, and free improvisation through Rivers' distinctive tone, virtuosity, and ever-inventive musical vision. ... Click to View

Sam Rivers / Kresten Osgood / Ben Street:
Violet Violets (Stunt)

Drawn from the same inspired 2004 session as Purple Violets, this set finds saxophonist and flutist Sam Rivers with bassist Ben Street and drummer Kresten Osgood in a series of intimate duets and expansive trios, blending original compositions and spirited interpretations with free improvisation, lyrical warmth, and Rivers' remarkable tone at the height of his creative powers. ... Click to View

Marteau Rouge (Foussat / Pauvros / Sato) / Evan Parker:
Gift (Fou Records)

A fiery live performance recorded at Instants Chavires in 2009, reuniting Marteau Rouge's raw and electrified trio of synth, guitar, and drums with saxophonist Evan Parker, erupting in extended collective improvisations that dissolve structure in favour of texture, power, sonic friction and ecstatic freedom through waves of noise, silence, combustion, and control. ... Click to View

Mats Gustafsson / Ken Vandermark / Tomeka Reid / Chad Taylor:
Pivot (Silkheart)

Four master improvisers (Mats Gustafsson, Ken Vandermark, Tomeka Reid, Chad Taylor) from overlapping creative circles engage in a set of powerful interactions, where dense low-end reeds, lyrical cello, and rhythmic elasticity create shifting terrain; through deep listening and long-forged connections, they navigate spontaneous form with urgency, restraint, and a shared sense of sonic purpose. ... Click to View

John Butcher / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell:
Poznan: Appropriate Density (Confront)

A trio of iconic UK improvisers — John Butcher on saxophones, Phil Durrant on electric mandolin and electronics, and Mark Wastell on percussion — perform at Poland's Spontaneous Music Festival in a richly textured set of acoustic and electronic interplay, where density, space, and responsiveness converge in a uniquely dynamic and nuanced session of free improvisation. ... Click to View

Carlos Zingaro / Flo Stoffner / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joao Madeira:
Na Parede (4DaRecord)

A 1st-time meeting of master improvisers Carlos Zingaro, Florian Stoffner, Fred Lonberg-Holm, and João Madeira, recorded live in Portugal and released for RSD 2025, weaving intricate and dynamic string textures in fourexploratory pieces, as the quartet spans generations and geographies in a focused set of multidimensional improvisation filled with subtle tension and layered interplay. ... Click to View

Ed Jones / Emil Karlsen :
Liminal Spaces (Confront)

Recorded live at Saint Augustine's Wrangthorn in Leeds, UK, the duo of saxophonist Ed Jones and drummer Emil Karlsen bridge free jazz and free improvisation in a dynamic, low-key but deeply interactive session, emphasizing collective phrasing, evolving structures, and subtle momentum in an hour-long exploration of nuanced, expressive dialog. ... Click to View

Lance Olsen Austin :
Death in the Urban Jungle (Confront)

A one-track electroacoustic work composed and mixed by Lance Austin Olsen, combining amplified copper plate, shruti box, guitar, flute, found tapes, and processed objects with extended voice and sampler, forming a dynamic and unpredictable narrative that shifts between silence, tension, and resonance in a rich, scored soundscape of urban unease. ... Click to View

Kassel Jaeger:
Fernweh [VINYL 2 LPs] (Black Truffle)

A major work in Kassel Jaeger's catalog, blending musique concrète and electronic synthesis into a drifting, immersive soundscape across two LP sides, shifting through abstract environments rich with elusive textures and hidden detail, as subtle rhythms and concrete sounds evoke a sense of motion, memory, and a yearning that echoes the meaning behind the album's title: a deep longing to travel. ... Click to View

Sun Ra:
Nuits de la Fondation Maeght [4 CD BOX SET] (STRUT)

An essential document of Sun Ra's first European performances, recorded live in France in 1970 with a full Arkestra, delivering expansive, theatrical sets of cosmic jazz, ritualistic improvisation, and avant-garde fire, newly restored in a 4-CD box with rare photos, original programs, and liner notes that highlight the interstellar scope of these legendary concerts. ... Click to View

Rutger Zuydervelt :
The Wonder Of It All (Machinefabriek)

A 50-minute continuous electronic composition created for choreographer Daniel Linehan's dance work of the same name, blending radiant energy, nostalgic nods to '90s electronic music, and a flowing sense of wonder, as composer Rutger Zuydervelt crafts a joyful, immersive score that evokes transformation, unity, and the ecstatic potential of sound and movement. ... Click to View

Musicworks Magazine:
#151 Summer 25 [MAGAZINE + CD] (Musicworks)

The summer edition of Canada's premier music magazine, with cellist Rémy Bélanger de Beauport on the cover, plus articles on sound artist Lola de la Mata, global koto innovators, &c, with a diverse CD featuring new works by Edzi'u, Yoo Doo Right, Kathryn Patricia Cobbler, Rocío Cano Valiño, and others exploring electroacoustic, post-rock, improvisation, and contemporary composition. ... Click to View