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improvised and jazz-related music

Photos from Festival Les Émouvantes in Marseille; coming soon Riverrun in Toulouse and beyond. See below.

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The Wandering One

High Laver Levitation Volume 2
Matchless Recordings MRCD115
Trumpet, bass and drums isn’t a common configuration, but blending those instrumental textures during three prolonged improvisations is another instance of associating the pedagogical and the adventurous. Summarizing theories on free music in print and boosting its reach leading improv workshops, UK drummer and AMM founder Eddie Prévost always welcomes new playing partners. London bassist Tom Wheatley, who except for the disc’s penultimate minutes limits his rigid arco slices and rhythmic pizzicato thumps to an… Read More
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Recent Festivals

Les Émouvantes 2024

Les Émouvantes 2024 was both the 13th iteration of the annual concert series and the 30th anniversary of…

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Moers at 53 in 2024

The 2024 edition of Germany’s venerable Moers Festival repeatedly proclaimed its evolution from the Free Jazz festival it…

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