By Martin Schray Reed duets are complicated, and writing about them is even more complicated. Musically, we actually have two solo instruments that are sonically close to each other, meaning…
By Fotis Nikolakopoulos Another important release from Karayorgis and Jorrit Dijkstra’s Driff Records and especially for the Athens scene (if there is such a thing…), as this release features pianist…
By Guido Montegrandi On the Bandcamp page dedicated to his latest work (see below), Kevin Miller (guitar) makes notes and some explanations about each individual track on his album, so…
Master drummer Hamid Drake has been one of Israel’s most popular musicians since he performed with the Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio at the Tel Aviv Jazz Festival in 2005, along…
What gives you the most joy about improvised music? For me, the unknown is the greatest joy of improvised music. The very fact of being in a situation that has…
By Stef Gijssels We praised “remedy“, an album by Thomas Heberer on trumpet, Joe Fonda on bass and Joe Hertenstein on drums for its wonderful combination of deep-rooted jazz genes…
What gives you the most joy about improvised music?Joy is subjective. I hope to experience joy in life on a daily basis. The idea of feeling emotions in the present…
By Gary Chapin Keefe Jackson (tenor and bass clarinet), Raoul Van Der Weide (bass cracklebox) and Frank Rosaly (drums) present us with a live set from a reed trio that…
What gives you the most joy about improvised music? My greatest joy in improvised music and music in general is FREEDOM. When I make music, the freedom is absolute. Like…
By Nick Metzger A few years after their haymaker of 2021 Cosmic TransitionsIsaiah Collier and Company return with another album of four-alarm fire music with their fourth release, The Almighty.…
