Expectations are set up only to be subverted on The Necks’ latest long-player.
Finnish pianist puts poetry to good use on this fusion of words and rhythms.
Marsalis and Nelson join forces once more, with help from Norah Jones.
Shipp proves himself to be a true original across two excellent discs.
Convincing evidence of Davis’ artistic ability in his final years.
Acclaimed reedman Vandermark collaborates with free-improv duo Ex Guitars.
Not for the faint-hearted, but not to be missed.
Yamamoto ranges freely and widely within the parameters she establishes for herself.
Those prepared to meet Dixon's music halfway will reap significant rewards.
An almost perfect showcase for the full range of Garbarek’s unique legacy and talent.
Aussie electro-acoustic jazz trio unleash their latest...
Shamanistic improv, field recordings and more whipped into a dense, visceral collage.
Complex, sample driven composition from Science Group leader Tickmayer...
Musique concrete pioneer Dockstader hooks up with David Lee Myers (aka Arcane Device).
Dark electro-acoustic musings from tuba mestro Vogt.
Second in guitarist Kaiser and trumpeter Smith's hommages to the electric Miles Davis.
Composer and saxophonist/clarinettist Sclavis with a suite inspired by artist Ernest...
Italian reedist/composer leads his octet through a series of genre busting...
Trombonist Scot Ray drums up some 21st century fusion with his West Coast chums.
Doctor Nerve's Nick Didkovsky deconstructs the power trio via email and file swapping...
Minimal drone explorations from French avant rock guitarist Akchote.
...a spot of ethno-goth soundscaping...
Second album from the master drummer since his return to ECM..
Guitarist Schuller teams up with Eyvind Kang and Bill Horist for ten improbable...
Second album from acoustic free improv virtuoso Olaf Rupp. Bet he's got sore fingers...
Romanian expat sings traditional gypsy songs. Dramatic, passionate and sometimes...
One of England's top tenors gathers together a 15 piece band.
Some of the most vital and life-affirming big band jazz ever played by anyone,...
it's the heady mixture of outside and inside, of experimentation and tradition, and of...
...The group's interaction is nothing short of preternatural, and it sometimes seems...
Violinist Jenny Scheinman takes time off from her work with John Zorn, Bill Frisell...
Latest from the Australian minimal jmprovisers.
Threadgill's knowledge of the jazz tradition is both encyclopaedic and catholic; he...
...He's a playa, make no mistake -- incisive, fiery and technically impeccable...
Violin driven contemporary jazz in an ECM/Oregon stylee from Jeff Gauthier, Nels Cline...
Avant axe hero Fred Frith mixes indeterminacy, noisy guitar and baroque prettiness in...
Gothic chamber prog from the mighty Univers Zero, back with a vengeance.
...Feder fits into the maverick folk-guitar revivalist camp inhabited by Americans...
Reissue of 1977 session from Brit improv stars.
...the term "traditional" is not normally applied to free jazz, but Simmons...
New album from former Art Ensemble of Chicago saxophonist/composer.
...the breadth and depth of music on this recording is truly mind-boggling...
Live improvisation mutated into electro-acoustic techno by sound sculptor Lutz Glandien.
...'organic' is not a word normally applied to electronic music, but with Archer, it...
Their rapid-fire, asymmetrical minor-key themes are not only executed flawlessly, but...
Every track on this CD is a winner...
