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A Pouting Grimace is an audacious release from pianist and composer Matt Mitchell.  Not only Mitchell is one of the most in-demand pianists in jazz, he has also established himself as a composer of bold distinction. Substantial in scope, the album - which features twelve musicians (five woodwin..

After studying with Anthony Braxton and performing with great names from the current jazz scene (including Braxton himself, Marc Ribot, Trevor Dunn and Tim Berne), Mary Halvorson is one of the most astonishing guitarists and composers of her generation.Her innovative musical approach, whether atonal..

A year after his impressionistic, critically-lauded ECM debut Into The Silence, trumpeter Avishai Cohen’s Cross My Palm With Silver introduces a programme of new pieces which put the focus on the ensemble, on teamwork, with a quartet of the highest calibre.  The adroit, almost telepathic interp..

Although Brad Mehldau is best known as a jazz composer and improviser, he has produced several albums that go beyond the realm of classical jazz, including Finding Gabriel; an experimental, engaging and totally harmonious crossroads where different musical sounds - jazz, jazz rock, prog rock, electr..

Second solo album from Frank Zappa  after the dissolution of the original Mothers of Invention, Hot Rats (1969) is widely known for its pioneering fusion of jazz and rock. Complex musical passages, breathtaking playing and some beautifully melodic moments, the album is almost entirely instrumen..

A must for all those interested in the development of modal and experimental jazzJourney in Satchidananda is one of Alice Coltrane's landmark albums. Accomplished pianist / harpist, widow of John Coltrane, her compositions are largely free and expansive, mainly based on whole tones and minor modes. ..

Never Is Enough (Cuneiform Records - 2021) is the sixth album by the avant-garde jazz trio Thumbscrew.Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Mary Halvorson (guitar) and Michael Formanek (bass) have become staples of the avant-garde jazz scene and their album Never is Enough is just as impressive.Never is Enough is..

Song of Silver Geese is the latest release from ground-breaking, experimental vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and dancer Jen Shyu. Born in Peoria, Illinois, to Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, Shyu is widely regarded for her virtuosic singing and riveting stage presence, carv..

Reimagining Górecki’s “Symphony No. 3”Sorrow is a brilliant reimagination of the most famous work from Polish composer Henrick Górecki, “Symphony No 3” aka “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs», by the talented multi-instrumentalist Colin Stetson. Stetson for the project, enlisted the help of superb violini..

The great avant-garde jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille – whose associations have ranged from a long, vintage collaboration with Cecil Taylor to co-leading current all-star collective Trio 3 with Oliver Lake and Reggie Workman – makes his ECM leader debut with The Declaration of Musical Independence. Cyri..

The End of an Ear - Truly great work!Moving away more and more from the structures (and constraints) of rock, Robert Wyatt offers in The End Of An Ear an eclectic and playful mixture of tones, harmonies and rhythms closer to Avant-garde and Jazz music. Wyatt also offers an interpretation of Gil Evan..

The Painted Bird by John Zorn’s powerful new ensemble - John Medeski (Organ ), Ches Smith (Congas, Voudun Drums ), Kenny Wollesen (Vibes), Kenny Grohowski (Drums), Matt Hollenberg (Guitar) -, presents nine genre-busting compositions mixing jazz, metal, classical, world music and more. This time thei..

Sons Of Kemet - Beyond the contemporary UK jazz sceneLed by composer and saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, London’s Sons of Kemet is an iconoclastic mix of tenor sax (Hutchins himself), tuba (Theon Cross who is considered as one of the most distinctive musicians in the new wave jazz) and double drums (..