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