Recorded live at BOTA in Lisbon, José Lencastre (alto and tenor saxophones), João Hasselberg (double bass, electronics), and Kresten Osgood (drums, voice) deliver an intensely interactive trio performance where volatile free-jazz momentum, sudden textural shifts, and Osgood's striking vocal presence fuel a restless, sharply focused improvisation built on risk and collective responsiveness.

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.

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.

A riveting live performance from the 2023 Copenhagen Jazz Festival by Joëlle Léandre, Lotte Anker, and Kresten Osgood, whose trio of bass, saxophones, and drums delivers an enthralling journey through three improvisational worlds, blending spontaneity, profound interplay, and virtuosic intensity in a masterful exploration of sound and emotion.

Allen Lowe's 2-volume 4-CD set evokes through original music the musical eras that Louis Armstrong lived through, from ragtime to early jazz, swing, bebop, avant garde jazz, Dada and rock & roll, a rollicking, perceptive and fun set of compositions with contributors including Marc Ribot, Ray Anderson, Frank Lacy, Lewis Porter, Elijah Schiffer, Matt Shipp, Ursula Oppens, &c.

Allen Lowe's 2-volume 4-CD set evokes through original music the musical eras that Louis Armstrong lived through, from ragtime to early jazz, swing, bebop, avant garde jazz, Dada and rock & roll, a rollicking, perceptive and fun set of compositions with contributors including Marc Ribot, Ray Anderson, Frank Lacy, Lewis Porter, Elijah Schiffer, Matt Shipp, Ursula Oppens, &c.

A subset of the Andreas Røysum Ensemble, the trio of Norwegian clarinetist Andreas Roysum on Bb& Bass clarinets, Nakama Label leader Christian Meaas Svendsen on double bass and Danish drummer Kresten Osgood recorded these collective free improvisations on the title's date in an unnamed location, for four assertive dialogs of impressive expression.

Saxophonist Allen Lowe's statement on American music and American song form across the many genres and styles that make up the terrain, including jazz, the blues, gospel, honky tonk, heavy metal, hillbilly/minstrel song & medicine shows, &c.; diverse forms of popular music that reflect a commingled society, as Lowe blurs the sacred and the profane with a stellar ensemble of musicians.