Jason Scott, tenor saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone / J.C. Kuhl, tenor saxophone, clarinet / John Lilley, tenor saxophone / Steven Bernstein, trumpet, slide trumpet / Bob Miller, trumpet / Reggie Pace, trombone / Bryan Hooten, trombone / Matt White...

Ken Filiano, bass, EFX, compositions / Michael Attias, baritone and alto saxophones / Tony Malaby, tenor and soprano saxophones / Michael T.A. Thompson, drums.

"Having recorded with the best on the east and west coasts of the USA...

Laurent Filipe, trumpet & flugelhorn/Rodrigo Goncalves, piano/Nelson Cascais, double bass/Alexandre Fazao, drums/Mario Delgado, guitars.

"I believe the perception we have of our own creative work is one where we are left with the feeling that...

Benjamin Duboc, bass / Edward Perraud, drums / Jean-Luc Guionnet, alto sax.

"If you identify alto saxophonist Jean-Luc Guionnet and drummer Edward Pérraud with the minimal and abstract free improvisation of the French band Hubbub...

Jorrit Dijkstra, alto saxophone, lyricon, analog synthesizer / James Falzone, clarinet / Jeb Bishop, trombone / Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello, analog electronics / Jason Roebke, bass / Frank Rosaly, drums, percussion.

Great disc from six players...

Gary Pickard soprano and alto sax / Miki Hirose trumpet / Matt Parker tenor sax / Evan Mazunik keys / James Ilgenfritz double bass / Arei Sekiguchi drums / Billy Fox maracas / Julianne Carney violin (track 3).

"If Billy Fox's previous releases.

Nick Fraser drums
Tony Malaby saxophones
Andrew Downing cello
Rob Clutton bass

"What do Anthony Braxton, Wynton Marsalis, William Parker and Dave Liebman have in common? The fact that they have played with a drummer from the Toronto jazz scene, Nick Fraser, one of those few cases of a musician so flexible that he can practice all the tendencies of this music. Or, when he is the band leader and composer, chooses to cross those different styles, as that combination enables his...

Lori Freedman Bb & bass clarinets
Scott Thomson trombone

Scott Thomson and Lori Freedman first played together in Toronto in 2006 where they immediately identified shared musical affinities: dynamics of tone and timbre, heterodox lyricism, the internal propulsion and forward motion of openly improvised material, freedom of expression, and play. Their instant rapport led them to record Plumb (2007, Barnyard Records), the first recording in Thomson’s and a notable addition to Freedman’s...

André Roligheten tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet and bass saxophone
Thomas Johansson trumpet, flugelhorn and percussion
Oscar Grönberg piano
Jon Rune Strøm double bass
Tollef Østvang drums and percussion

"No, Roligheten, Johansson, Grönberg, Strøm and Østvang aren’t newcomers in the Flat Earth Society. They’re stating something much more exciting than a pizza-like world: that the Earth is music, with all its flats and sustains. That music as they love it is the Sixties...

André Roligheten tenor saxophone and clarinets
Thomas Johansson trumpet
Oscar Grönberg piano
Jon Rune Strøm double bass
Tollef Østvang drums

"Here is another gem from the Norwegian scene, showing us that music can be energetic and melodic at the same time, as it was proposed by free jazz mavericks like Ornette Coleman, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders and John Carter. The songs are even more melodic than those played by the bands in which we find André Roligheten, Thomas...

Fred Frith guitar / Darren Johnston trumpet.

"This is the first duo effort to be released by Canada-born, but long time contributor to the San Francisco Bay Area scene trumpeter Darren Johnston,and the legendary guitar iconoclast FredFrith. They can also be heard together on the fine release “Reasons For Moving,”(Not Two, 2007), alongside Larry Ochs, Devin Hoff and Ches Smith, but in this more intimate musical gathering, the results are truly astonishing. The genesis for this session was...

Danilo Gallo bass, fx
Massimiliano Milesi tenor and soprano saxophones
Francesco Bigoni tenor saxophone, clarinet
Jim Black drums
Lorenzo Corti guitar

"Italian jazz is a reality on its own, due to its caustic humor, the folkish way it uses melody, the liking for rhythm patterns, the cinematic perspectives and we could continue to bring arguments to the list. When bassist (every kind of bass, be it double bass, electric bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar, bass balalaika, whatever...

"After a few seconds into Reaching For The Infinite, there can only be two reactions. First, seasoned listeners will feel satisfaction, while new ears will flood with intrigue. The album, the first disc of the sophomore five-CD set Amsterdam pianist Miha Gantar, kicks off a journey through several modes and lineages around the farthest reaches of the keys.
With his first release, 2022's five-CD Introducing, Slovenia-born artist pulled from musical disciples as diverse as his history with music itself..

Bernardo Tinoco tenor saxophone
João Almeida trumpet
João Fragoso double bass
João Sousa drums

"If you were still uncertain about the relevance and the freshness of Portugal’s contributions to the worldwide jazz and improvised music circuits, this is for you: Garfo (Fork in English) is a band formed by four of the youngest generation of musicians active in the city of Lisbon. Lead by saxophonist Bernardo Tinoco, but with all members composing its repertoire, they play a empathi

Personel: Charles Gayle (ts), Gerald Cleaver (d), Sirone (b)

"Assuming you are familiar with the remarkable discography of saxophonist Charles Gayle, the first thing you are bound to notice about this recording is that it is somewhat less intense..

Jean-Brice Godet clarinets, radio, dictaphones
Pascal Niggenkemper double bass, objects
Sylvain Darrifourcq drums, percussions, zither
"The name of French clarinetist Jean-Brice Godet may not ring a bell in the minds of American, German or Japanese jazz fans, but if we say he’s a regular companion of the celebrated bassist Joelle Léandre and remember that he already worked with the likes of Anthony Braxton and Fred Frith you have sufficient indication that an album signed by him really...

Adam Roberts,bass/Andrew Barker, drums/Charles Waters, alto sax, clarinet.

"The Gold Sparkle unit, Duo (Waters, Barker) Trio (with Adam Roberts) or Band (Quartet with Roger Ruzow), is a collective new jazz ensemble based in New York City...

Personel: Dennis González (t), Ken Filiano (b), Mike Thompson (d), Oliver Lake (as)

"Music always speaks for itself, and this disc is no exception: a spirited dialogue between four musicians who are not only conversant in the idiom of improvised...

Personel: Charles Kohlhase (sax), Croix Galipault (d), Dennis González (t), Joe Morris (b), Nate McBride (b)

"From someone who was absent from the jazz scene for ten years, trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez's recent hyper-activity put his name in focus...

João Paulo, piano / Dennis González, Bb cornet and C trumpet.

"This music is the result of an encounter between two great musicians living in two very distant parts of the world: Texan trumpeter/cornetist Dennis González and Portuguese pianist...

Peter Van Huffel Alto & Baritone Saxophones, Effects
Roland Fidezius Electric Bass, Effects
Rudi Fischerlehner Drums, Percussion

"Peter Van Huffel’s journey through the combination of jazz and rock, alien to the fusion tradition of the seventies and the collage of the nineties, proceeds with yet another opus from the Gorilla Mask gang, as always inclusive of the mindblowing rhythm section of Roland Fidezius and Rudi Fischerlehner. “Brain Drain” is a mishmash of punk, metal, jazz, free i

Peter Van Huffel alto saxophone
Roland Fidezius electric bass, effects
Rudi Fischerlehner drums
"After the broad success of “Bite My Blues”, Canadian saxophonist Peter Van Huffel’s Berlin band Gorilla Mask is back with more music; not to cover the foot imprints of his previous work but going beyond a good number of steps. You can’t say anymore that this project consists of a mix of jazz with punk and metal – the kind of sonic assault heard on “Iron Lung” has an identity of its own...

Peter Van Huffel alto and baritone saxophones, electronics
Roland Fidezius electric-bass, effects
Rudi Fischerlehner drums, percussion

"With this new release, the long-standing trio looks back on four album productions and nearly 13 years of performing together as a band under the direction of leader and saxophonist Peter Van Huffel, during which time they developed a unique sound and their distinctively wild and energetic approach to music. “Mind Raid” is however the first album created...

Gordon Grdina guitar, oud
Mat Maneri viola
Christian Lillinger drums

“The GLM trio brings together three world class improvisers from North America and Europe. The album was recorded live at the Armoury Studios and It captures the unedited intensity and excitement of the band playing live with the flawless audio expected from the studio experience.
Gordon Grdina is a JUNO Award (Canadian Grammy) winning oud/guitarist whose career has spanned continents, decades and constant genre...

No, the piano jazz trio format is far from being at an end, and here is one more example of that, one of the best to boot. German players Achim Kaufmann, Robert Landfermann and Christian Lillinger show us that the traditional combination of a grand...