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I'm going to think about the above this weekend. I've seen a decent amount of live music over the past 10 years - much of it "jazz" and much of it is closer to some sort of non-jazz improvisation. In retrospect, the quality of the live music I've seen is at least on average maybe at least twice as e...

I was on the fence about whether to start a new thread about this or post to this one, since I suspect it's more on the "classical" side of the spectrum than the "jazz" side, but since it was the opening event of a "jazz" festival, I guess it passes muster. Anyway, I saw the Anthony Braxton "Sonic ...

The G Man wrote:Wizards ejected fans who shouted "free HK" and Sixers ejected fans who held up signs saying the same. I wonder if it is a league wide directive.

Hypocrisy runs very deep with the NBA

thanks for this as well. I USED to like when Prevost did things like he would on The Nameless Uncarved Block (1992) Live in Allentown (1994) but today when I listen to those recordings, I'm taken a bit back when Eddie goes all jazz. To my ears today, there is a clash of styles that doesn't work as ...

thanks for this. I've been waffling regarding buying the 3 CD set called Unintended Legacies which are the concerts from December 5th, 2015, April 7th., 2016 & June 9th, 2016 Have you heard these? I'm probably ordering them anyway as I'm very curious to hear these recordings. Yeah I picked this up ...

Did anyone here attend? I read that the second set was strong. Yeah I was there, it was fantastic. Both sets were great. I assume your statement about the second set comes from that review on the Free Jazz Blog? I found that review baffling. I have no idea what the author meant about the audience b...

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I've just started to listening to Christian Lillinger and I think we have a new kind of jazz drummer - he's got a bit of Jaki Leibezeit in him. Maybe even too much uber precision. But he sure is impressive. Not quite the power of the great Lucas Niggli but who does save for Tyshawn Sorey or Randy Pe...

time for another I suppose - I hope a few who still love the jazz aspect of improvised might be reading as I will say this (not sure if what I'm saying means that much but it sure seems to feel like very few really care about the expressive end of free music these days) - the last maybe 8 to 10 year...

2) Breaking Bad - some people hated Hank (he was despicable but I loved the execution of his character). Strong disagree on Hank being despicable. Obviously with Walt being the protagonist of the series, it's built-in that the viewer is going to root for Walt, but Hank, however flawed as a person, ...

North and The Red Stream: Red Trio & Mattis Stahl Rodrigo Pinheiro on piano, Hernani Faustino on bass, Gabriel Ferrandinin on drums with the guest on vibraphone Three 20 minute-ish improvised pieces. Maybe my favorite from all of the newer releases. Think of a post-modern version on "Oblique" witho...

his had me cracking up, but the mention of Berlin and Tokyo is misplaced, since there isn't a single musician from either of those two cities mentioned (the FMP label was based in Berlin, but Brötzmann is and was always based in Wuppertal). there are only a handful of specific musicians from anywhe...

Matt Maneri showed that to me on his phone a couple years ago. I don't ever think I've seen him laugh that hard. maybe the best line is banning old men who play saxophone - the decades line was also great. someone could have made a great one regarding Vision Fest. I could only handle one day and I ...

Very enjoyable to fill up a slow day reading this thread. I'm a fairly recent convert to streaming via mostly Amazon & Netflix and here are my rankings for what I've watched over the past couple of years: 1) The Wire 2) Breaking Bad - some people hated Hank (he was despicable but I loved the executi...

Lost post but I'll send this as a summary without some of the *great* commentary: All American free jazz improv stuff.... 3 from Dave Rempis: Kuzu: Hiljaisuus, Percussion Quartet: Cochonnerie (listen to Haker Flaten here - plus the dual drumming of Daisy & Rosaly is so hip & of this time) & From Wol...

Today will be No Business which for me has become one of my go-to labels. One issue for me is that some of their releases are vinyl only and I am not a man with a turntable. The other issue is that although it is wonderful that a portion of their releases are historical (for example their is a un-re...

Alright, thanks a lot for all the recommendations everyone (Steve, you've given me a lot to explore in particular). I need to hear that Brotzmann with Tchicai stuff. Interesting pairing I didn't know about previously. Re: Relative Pitch They seem like a very promising label for this stuff. I've onl...

I'll be saving the best for last which will without a doubt be the releases on Not Two records I havn't heard many recent HAT releases - I think the label's great peak is now 20 to 30 something years ago - maybe the last group of great great releases were in the mid to late 90's - from Joe Maneri to...

I'll be waiting for the Clean Feed installment, a label I've completely neglected because its ascendancy coincides with the last 8-10 years where my musical interest has been divided between about 60% R&B/Blues/rocknroll/HardBop reissues, and 40% the sort of stuff discussed on IHM. My Clean Feed in...

Some of the best post 2004 Jazz/Free Jazz/Free Improvisation recordings that I have heard: By Label - I'll try to do a post every few days if I can get to it: Angelika Niescer New York Trio: The Berlin Concert - Intakt Records Niescer on alto saxophone with Christopher Tordini on bass and the *great...