Avant Jazz: Past

In “Ragged Jack” these two composers develop structures built of dark shadow and jagged plateau. Seeking to redefine its musical […]

“Music Is” … Pioneering the farthest reaches of the improvisatory cosmos, master musician Mateen continues to keep one eye on […]

Boundary-breaking collaborations of poetry and music by award-winning poet Eve Packer and New Orleans-born and Belgium-based free jazz legend […]

“New Age East West Harmolodic Opera Groove” by Japanese-born vocalist/improvisor Mari Okubo integrates elements of various kinds of […]

Unrestricted, the remarkable Japanese jazz pianist, Masahiko Sato (whose credits include Nancy Wilson, Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez and more) becomes […]

How Many? Natsuki Tamura (trumpet) and Satoko Fujii (piano) create music distinctive in character and surprising in form, at times emerging from […]

Two composer/multi-instrumentalists share an evening to show new solo and chamber instrumental pieces, as well as songs from the odd corners of […]

“Duo, a freewheeling and explosive alliance of two venerable composer/performers, pianist Borah Bergman and saxophonist Oliver Lake. Using […]

“Birth of a triarchy, the world concert debut of a Chicago-Stockholm collaboration, featuring Swedish pianist Sten Sandell (Gush) and two […]

The Quartet with Cohn (piano, percussion, and a variety of Asian wind instruments), Tom Varner (French horn), Jason Hwang (volin) and Reggie […]