Taborn / Cline / Gilmore:
Trio of Bloom (Pyroclastic Records)

A formidable first meeting between keyboardist Craig Taborn, guitarist Nels Cline, and drummer Marcus Gilmore, where three singular voices of modern creative music converge in assertive, Downtown-NY-steeped, genre-defying interplay — originals, reimagined works, and spontaneous improvisations blooming into a vibrant, exploratory dialogue of texture, rhythm, and imagination. ... Click to View

Eri Yamamoto / Matthew Shipp:
Horizon (Mahakala Music)

A deeply personal collaboration between pianists Eri Yamamoto and Matthew Shipp, recorded live in the studio with Yamamoto in the left channel and Shipp in the right, as Yamamoto marks thirty years in New York with a set of original compositions for this occasion, their distinctive voices intertwining in an elegant, searching, and harmonically rich conversation of friendship, individuality, and creative life. ... Click to View

Maria Valencia / Matt Moran / Brandon Lopez :
Tarabita Espiral (Relative Pitch)

Recorded live at IBeam in Brooklyn, the trio of María Valencia (alto saxophone, Bb clarinet), Matt Moran (vibraphone), and Brandon Lopez (bass, percussion) weave a richly textured improvisation of lyric tension and resonant space, where breath, metal, and wood converge in shifting layers of sound, balancing volatility with quiet reflection in an atmosphere of deep, intuitive dialogue. ... Click to View

Zeena Parkins / Cecilia Lopez:
Redshifts (Relative Pitch)

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Berlinde Deman:
Plank 9 (Relative Pitch)

Exploring the resonant depths of the serpent, a low-pitched lip-reed aerophone, and her own voice through effects and extended techniques, Belgian musician Berlinde Deman crafts an intimate and deeply personal sound world where breath, tone, and distortion intertwine, her slow and deliberate process unfolding like a meditative journey toward balance, discovery, and quiet transformation. ... Click to View

Sofia Borges / Ada Rave:
The Unseen Pact (Relative Pitch)

Recorded in their first meeting, percussionist Sofia Borges and saxophonist Ada Rave forge a vivid, intuitive dialogue of fire and reflection, blending spontaneous storytelling with fierce lyricism and dynamic restraint; their improvisations unfold like ritual acts of empathy and resistance, where every strike, breath, and silence reveals an unspoken pact between sound and spirit. ... Click to View

Jean-Luc Guionnet :
L'Epaisseur de l'air Live (Potlatch)

Recorded live at Les Instants Chavirés in Montreuil, France, across two sessions in 2023 and 2024, alto saxophonist Jean-Luc Guionnet's second solo release on Potlatch captures his intensely physical exploration of breath, resonance, and spatial acoustics, rendering sound as an emotional and architectural phenomenon where perception, geometry, and air intertwine in a vivid study of "the thickness of the air." ... Click to View

Michael Pisaro-Liu :
Within (2) / Appearance (2) [2 CDs] (Confront)

This double-CD set finds Michael Pisaro and Michael Francis Duch probing the attentive meeting of electric guitar and double bass in extended, quietly rigorous works that privilege the fine gradations of sound, duration and silence, offering a minimal but richly textured listening experience rooted in subtle transformation rather than overt spectacle. ... Click to View

Jason Kahn:
All Across The Universe (Editions)

Drawn from field recordings made in Tainan, Taiwan and recomposed in Zurich, this album by Jason Kahn transforms ambient hums, distant voices and architectural resonances into a contemplative sonic map where place becomes material, silence pulses with hidden motion and listening itself is foregrounded as gesture, inviting deep immersion rather than narrative resolution. ... Click to View

Jason Kahn:
When Your Way Gets Dark (Editions)

Recorded live in Tainan, Taiwan, the ever-inventive Jason Kahn strips his sound to acoustic guitar, harmonium, and voice, weaving fragile melodies and raw textures into an intimate, exploratory performance that bridges his electroacoustic sensibility with an unvarnished eccentric vocal presence of remarkable immediacy and tension, at times invoking a Basho-like spirit. ... Click to View

Pierre Favre / Sergio Armaroli / Andrea Centazzo / Francesca Gemmo:
The Art Of Sound(s) (first visit) (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

A contemplative meeting of Pierre Favre, Sergio Armaroli, Andrea Centazzo, and Francesca Gemmo, exploring percussion, vibraphone, and piano in spacious improvised forms that privilege resonance over rhythm, weaving subtle dynamics and reflective timbres into an existential soundscape where silence, decay, and shimmering overtones converge in quietly radical dialogue. ... Click to View

Ben Stapp:
Uzmic Ro'Samg (Live Solo Tuba) (577 Records)

A visionary solo exploration from tubist Ben Stapp, merging extreme extended techniques, circular breathing, and multiphonics with a science fiction narrative of consciousness and transformation, unfolding ten pieces that traverse volatile timbres, subterranean drones, and vocal-inflected abstractions in a deeply personal act of world-building beyond mere instrumental prowess. ... Click to View

Jasper Stadhouders / Jaap Blonk:
JaJaa! - Improvisers (Kontrans)

A fierce live collision of Jaap Blonk's phonetic vocal and electronic inventions and Jasper Stadhouders' raw guitar improvisation, forging a surreal language of sputtered syllables, scraped strings, and disruptive humor, where meaning dissolves into texture and every gesture feels simultaneously unhinged and meticulously alive. ... Click to View

Daniel Levin :
Solo (ears&eyes Records)

A profound statement of non-idiomatic improvisation from cellist Daniel Levin, exploring the full tactile and sonic range of his instrument through shifting timbres, raw textures, and lyrical abstraction, forging spontaneous form in real time as intuition replaces memory and each gesture navigates vulnerability, intensity, and the transformative pursuit of musical freedom. ... Click to View

Laurent Estoppey / Daniel Levin:
Sumac (ears&eyes Records)

An intimate and exploratory duo encounter between saxophonist Laurent Estoppey and cellist Daniel Levin, born from the Sanctuary Series in Durham, where mutual trust fuels a fearless dive into the unknown, weaving shifting timbres, extended techniques, and raw dialogue into a deeply personal improvisational terrain defined by risk, resonance, and discovery. ... Click to View

The Gate :
Amost Live [CASSETTE + MAGAZINE] (Imploding Sounds)

A cryptic live document from The Gate's expanded lineup — Dan Peck, Tom Blancarte, Brian Osborne and guests — casting subharmonic dread, electroacoustic rupture, and dirge-like trance into two versions of the same ritual, where Almost Live blurs performance and fabrication and the Marston Mix sinks the remains into deeper, uncharted gloom, accompanied by a fractured visual zine of equal disquiet. ... Click to View

Laura Singh Ann Quintet (w / Clark / Hopkins / Lilley / Miller):
Mean Reds [VINYL] (Out Of Your Head Records)

Blending incisive lyricism with modern chamber-jazz intensity, vocalist Laura Ann Singh leads a quintet with Scott Clark, Adam Hopkins, John Lilley, and Bob Miller through richly composed pieces that move from fragile introspection to assertive rhythmic drive, intertwining trumpet and saxophone lines with atmospheric bass and percussion in a deeply emotive, genre-fluid statement. ... Click to View

Halls Of the Machine:
All Tribal Dignitaries [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] (Copy This!)

A bold reinvention from Halls of the Machine, trading electronica atmospheres for a guitar-fueled rock ensemble where Mike Graff's riffs, Michael Jerome's driving percussion, and dual bass foundations collide with subtle string undercurrents, forging a dense, cinematic sound that balances raw physicality with lingering, haunted introspection. ... Click to View

Joe Morris / Peter Evans / Tyshawn Sorey:
Comprehensive (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Recorded at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn in 2025, this first document of Peter Evans (trumpet), Joe Morris (bass), and Tyshawn Sorey (drums) captures four expansive improvisations where Evans's quicksilver trumpet, Sorey's architecturally detailed drumming, and Morris's tensile bass cohere into a lucid, high-energy trio language that balances raw edge with striking clarity. ... Click to View

John Edwards / Luis Vicente / Vasco Trilla:
Choreography of Fractures (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

The first documented meeting of bassist John Edwards, trumpeter Luís Vicente, and percussionist Vasco Trilla channels the duo rapport of Vicente/Trilla into a volatile trio language, where tensile bass arcs, quicksilver trumpet figures, and textured percussion intertwine from hush to rupture across four expansive studio improvisations captured in Portugal — forcefully fractured. ... Click to View

Ray Anderson / Joe Hertenstein Quartet feat. Michael Moore / Michael Formanek:
7th Dinner Live (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Drawn from three 2024 concerts in Berlin, St. Johann, and Cormons, drummer Joe Hertenstein's touring trio with Michael Moore (reeds) and Michael Formanek (bass) welcomes trombonist Ray Anderson, the quartet forging strong themes and free-form interplay where Anderson's ebullience, Moore's lyricism, Formanek's foundational lines, and Hertenstein's flexible drive spark constantly evolving momentum. ... Click to View

Ivo Pereleman / Ray Anderson:
12 Stages of Spiritual Alchemy (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman and trombonist Ray Anderson distill their proven chemistry heard in the quartet album Molten Gold (FSR 03|2023), here in twelve concise, alchemy-titled improvisations, Perelman's elastic lines and altissimo edge intertwining with Anderson's plunger color, slide glissandi, and buoyant phrasing to forge vividly conversational miniatures of texture, tension, and release. ... Click to View

Blumer / Dell / Geisser / Morgenthaler:
Beyond Scope (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

A seasoned quartet of trombonist Robert Morgenthaler, vibraphonist Christopher Dell, bassist Fridolin Blumer, and percussionist Heinz Geisser recorded in Zurich, exploring the essence of free improvisation through deep listening and spontaneous structure, where interplay and attentiveness replace convention, revealing the magic that happens in the space between the rules. ... Click to View

Francesca Gemmo / Magda Mayas:
Tides In The Mirror (first visit) (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Recorded in Verona, Italy, pianists Francesca Gemmo and Magda Mayas engage in an intricate dialogue between piano and prepared piano, blending Gemmo's contemplative lyricism and impressionist echoes with Mayas's inventive explorations of touch, timbre, and texture, creating a vivid and unpredictable sonic landscape of tension, nuance, and resonance. ... Click to View

Christoph Gallio's Stone Is A Rose Is A Stone Is A Stone :
Yet Dish (first visit) (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Inspired by Gertrude Stein's experimental poem Yet Dish, Swiss saxophonist Christoph Gallio leads an ensemble with vocalist Sonia Loenne, bassist Vito Cadonau, and percussionist Flo Hufschmid in a nuanced exploration of language and sound, transforming Stein's rhythmic abstractions into vivid musical dialogues where wit, structure, and spontaneity intertwine with poetic precision. ... Click to View

Cat Hope:
Speechless (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Composed by Cat Hope and recorded live at the Tura and Perth Festival, this striking opera for four vocal soloists, bass orchestra, and community choir unites the visceral voices of Caitlin Cassidy, Judith Dodsworth, Sage Pbbbt, and Karina Utomo under conductor Aaron Wyatt in a profound, wordless protest against the inhumanity of refugee detention and a moving appeal to shared compassion. ... Click to View

The Necks:
Disquiet [3 CDs] (Northern Spy)

Marking their 39th year together, pianist Chris Abrahams, drummer Tony Buck, and bassist Lloyd Swanton expand their immersive approach to improv across three discs of evolving intensity, recording in the studio in Australia, where four long-form pieces unfold with hypnotic patience, microscopic detail, and The Necks' hallmark balance of restraint, texture, and boundless improvisational discovery. ... Click to View

Flying Sutra with Ayumi Ishito:
Out Beyond Orbit (577 Records)

Reuniting after a decade, guitarist George Draguns and percussionist Robert Cozzolino revive their duo Flying Sutra at Metropolitan Sound in Brooklyn with saxophonist Ayumi Ishito, their telepathic interplay and raw intensity yielding four vividly improvised tracks that expand their textural range and transcend genre through fearless, high-energy experimentation. ... Click to View

Samuel Blaser:
18 Monologues Elastiques (Blaser Music)

A solo journey of striking imagination, Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser channels the modernist spirit of Blaise Cendrars in eighteen original works recorded in Berlin, blending sculptural sound, melodic exploration, and poetic abstraction into a deeply personal meditation that bridges contemporary jazz, literature, and sonic art. ... Click to View

Blink (Dijkstra / McBride / Rosenthal / Hofbauer / Boyarin):
Blink (Driff Records)

Led by alto saxophonist Jorrit Dijkstra, BLINK embraces collective improvisation over solo display, blending microtonal tuning, layered rhythmic cycles, and ensemble interplay inspired by insect swarms, African High Life, and minimalist rock, resulting in an inventive, off-balance sound that thrives on tension, texture, and spontaneous cohesion. ... Click to View