Free Jazz: Past

Howie Smith ensemble at Thalia Theater as part of the Roulette series in a double bill with Matthew Shipp Trio (see separate entry). Howie […]

Matthew Shipp Trio, part of the Roulette Concert Series held at the Thalia Theater in Manhattan. (The Trio was announced as Shipp on piano, […]

The passion and fire of Charles Burnham’s violin has graced the work of many: Cassandra Wilson, James “Blood” Ulmer, Steven […]

Mark Dresser and Susie Ibarra present duo project Tone Time. The contrabassist and percussionist are two powerful composer/performers who have […]

“A monumental, minimalist manifesto experience of extreme music with continuous, slowly moving, ever changing, hypnotic double bass and […]

“From breath to breeze to squall to blizzard to hurrican and back. The supergroup born in the 800s sails into the new century and new […]

An avant-jazz nexus of East and West coasts, Italy and Japan with Brooklyn twinge and perhaps a jolt from Saturn ala Sun Ra: Federico Ughi, […]

“Trombonist Steve Swell presents a quartet of first rate musicians in the avant tradition of improvising using composition as a jumping […]

“SpiderMonkey Strings is led by cornettist/composer Bynum featuring Jason Kao Hwang and Jean Cook, violins; Stephanie Griffin, viola; […]

The duo of saxophonist Ingle and Joseph on hammer dulcimer in a unique style of pattern-based improvisation and collaborative composition […]