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Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings - Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire
12th Jun 2026
Two of the most pioneering improvisers of avant-garde jazz unite for the first time, releasing an album that builds on their shared approach to experimental improvisation.
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Judith Berkson - Thee They Thy
10th Apr 2026
Experimental, free and yet refined, the vocalist puts her own spin on the jazz trio and embraces the world of the avant-garde.
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Kevin Figes on Wallpaper Music III
10th Apr 2026
The multi-instrumentalist discusses the latest instalment in his Wallpaper Music series, and the creative process behind his compositions.
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Bram De Looze, Felix Henkelhausen, Eric McPherson - Vice Versa II - Rebounce
13th Feb 2026
The Belgian pianist presents the second instalment of his trio project, exploring a flexible approach to rhythm and the sonic world of the avant-garde.
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Craig Taborn – Dream Archives
16th Jan 2026
In ECM’s first release of 2026, the 2025 MacArthur Fellow and pianist delivers his trio debut, and explores the limitless possibilities of avant-garde jazz.
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Howl Quartet on Night Song
23rd Oct 2025
Ensemble members Harry Brunt, Dan Smith, Pete Komor and Matt Parkinson come together to discuss the origins of their group the Howl Quartet, as well as the creation and sound of their latest album Night Song.
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Howl Quartet (jazz ensemble)
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Ornette Coleman, 'Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Recordings'
29th Apr 2022
An archival re-issue by Craft Recordings offers the perfect excuse to revisit a major visionary of jazz music's earliest recordings.
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Archie Shepp on Impulse!
7th Aug 2019
One of the great saxophonists of the sixties, Archie Shepp made some of the most exciting and politicised recordings of the era, in a series of albums that documented the civil rights struggle.
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Naked City
13th Jun 2019
The first in Matt's more self-indulgent, pretentiously titled Tangents series of articles. Join him back in 1989, for a sunday encounter with New York's finest improvisers at a rep theatre in the east midlands.
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Out to Lunch
20th Mar 2019
Matt revisits one of the true landmarks of modern jazz, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch.
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Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
