Free and Avant Jazz 2018

Brokarucci · 02-17-2018, 12:39 PM

Susana Santos Silva is really nice, thanks for the recommendation!

OccultHawk · 02-17-2018, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Brokarucci

Susana Santos Silva is really nice, thanks for the recommendation!

You’re welcome.

OccultHawk · 02-18-2018, 02:21 PM

Plastic Kneecap by David Birchall / Andrew Cheetham / Colin Webster / Otto Willberg

https://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com/...lastic-kneecap

Birchall is a free jazz guitarist from Manchester. I don’t know who his influences are but on this record his sound strikes me as being founded in the traditions of Sonny Sharrock and Joe Baiza. This a good record and worth listening to.

OccultHawk · 02-19-2018, 08:27 PM

Eave by Eave

https://eavemontreal.bandcamp.com

Deeply boundary pushing improv jazz led by Canadian reedist Anna Webber. I honestly don’t know how Brooklyn based this band is since at least three (maybe all four) members of this quartet are Canadian but Webber has been part of the new free jazz scene going on there. Whatever scene, if any, this band identifies with, this is a fantastic release.

Honestly, as new as this year still is, I’ve discovered more top shelf free jazz already than I expected to find all year. I realize if I constantly blow sunshine up the ass of everything I write about here people might be less inclined to explore my recommendations but this one is 5/5 Stars good. I cannot lie. I love this. There’s a great new tradition of free jazz going on and this at the forefront.

I see this as music growing from the tradition of La Monte Young and Don Cherry.

OccultHawk · 02-21-2018, 10:15 AM

Spoiler for album art:

Leave No Trace: Live In St. Louis
Tashi Dorji & Tyler Damon

This may be too far into the experimental/avant garde side of things to be called jazz by some but I’m using a big tent approach for improvised music here. This is great. 5/5 Stars.

OccultHawk · 02-23-2018, 01:24 PM

kaze atody man

This a part French part Japanese free jazz quartet featuring Satoko Fujii on piano. Fujii received mention on Lamp Lighter a few months ago. Her piano here is mostly on the third stream contemporary classical side of Cecil Taylor. Fujii was once a student of Paul Bley but it’s not so much the piano where Bley’s influence comes to play. This quartet utilizes two trumpeters to excellent effect and that’s where I hear echoes of Bley’s work. Percussionist Peter Orins plays a smoking solo on Morning Glow which works its way into a very powerful and surprisingly traditionally melodic ending. These are great musicians and they’re all on their game. 5/5.

grindy · 02-23-2018, 01:28 PM

Satoko Fujii is great.
Love her stuff with Tatsuya Yoshida (there are duo albums and he's also part of her quintet). You should check those out, if you haven't already.

OccultHawk · 02-23-2018, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Satoko Fujii is great.
Love her stuff with Tatsuya Yoshida (there are duo albums and he's also part of her quintet). You should check those out, if you haven't already.

Her discography will keep you busy:

Satoko Fujii

I’ve barely scratched the surface, tbh. I’ll look for those duets and there’s lots of other stuff in there that looks scrumpdillyicious too

grindy · 02-23-2018, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Her discography will keep you busy:

Satoko Fujii

I’ve barely scratched the surface, tbh. I’ll look for those duets and there’s lots of other stuff in there that looks scrumpdillyicious too

Yeah, she's as prolific as she is consistently good.
I have about 30 albums she plays on in my collection and it looks like that's not even half of what she recorded.

OccultHawk · 02-24-2018, 09:54 AM

YoshimiO, Susie Ibarra, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe‎– Flower Of Sulphur

Released yesterday. I am so excited about this! Number 1 AOTY contender 5/5 unassailable all that.

I’ve had the good fortune of seeing YoshimiO twice. Once in Tokyo with OOIOO and once in Florida with only about 15 people in attendance playing an improv with Kawabata Makoto. Both experiences were amazing but the latter is one of the most precious memories of my life.

Susie Ibarra, a huge fan of Sun Ra, has an astonishing resume and is one of the greatest percussionists of all time.

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe aka Lichens

Good lord, can music get any cooler?

There’s a damn good chance you heard it first.

Snap

02-18-2018, 02:21 PM	#43 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Plastic Kneecap by David Birchall / Andrew Cheetham / Colin Webster / Otto Willberg https://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com/...lastic-kneecap Birchall is a free jazz guitarist from Manchester. I don’t know who his influences are but on this record his sound strikes me as being founded in the traditions of Sonny Sharrock and Joe Baiza. This a good record and worth listening to. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

02-19-2018, 08:27 PM	#44 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Eave by Eave https://eavemontreal.bandcamp.com Deeply boundary pushing improv jazz led by Canadian reedist Anna Webber. I honestly don’t know how Brooklyn based this band is since at least three (maybe all four) members of this quartet are Canadian but Webber has been part of the new free jazz scene going on there. Whatever scene, if any, this band identifies with, this is a fantastic release. Honestly, as new as this year still is, I’ve discovered more top shelf free jazz already than I expected to find all year. I realize if I constantly blow sunshine up the ass of everything I write about here people might be less inclined to explore my recommendations but this one is 5/5 Stars good. I cannot lie. I love this. There’s a great new tradition of free jazz going on and this at the forefront. I see this as music growing from the tradition of La Monte Young and Don Cherry. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

02-21-2018, 10:15 AM	#45 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Spoiler for album art: Leave No Trace: Live In St. Louis Tashi Dorji & Tyler Damon This may be too far into the experimental/avant garde side of things to be called jazz by some but I’m using a big tent approach for improvised music here. This is great. 5/5 Stars. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

02-23-2018, 01:24 PM	#46 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	kaze atody man This a part French part Japanese free jazz quartet featuring Satoko Fujii on piano. Fujii received mention on Lamp Lighter a few months ago. Her piano here is mostly on the third stream contemporary classical side of Cecil Taylor. Fujii was once a student of Paul Bley but it’s not so much the piano where Bley’s influence comes to play. This quartet utilizes two trumpeters to excellent effect and that’s where I hear echoes of Bley’s work. Percussionist Peter Orins plays a smoking solo on Morning Glow which works its way into a very powerful and surprisingly traditionally melodic ending. These are great musicians and they’re all on their game. 5/5. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

02-23-2018, 01:28 PM	#47 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Satoko Fujii is great. Love her stuff with Tatsuya Yoshida (there are duo albums and he's also part of her quintet). You should check those out, if you haven't already. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

02-17-2018, 12:39 PM	#41 (permalink)
Brokarucci Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 62	Susana Santos Silva is really nice, thanks for the recommendation!

02-24-2018, 09:54 AM	#50 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	YoshimiO, Susie Ibarra, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe‎– Flower Of Sulphur Released yesterday. I am so excited about this! Number 1 AOTY contender 5/5 unassailable all that. I’ve had the good fortune of seeing YoshimiO twice. Once in Tokyo with OOIOO and once in Florida with only about 15 people in attendance playing an improv with Kawabata Makoto. Both experiences were amazing but the latter is one of the most precious memories of my life. Susie Ibarra, a huge fan of Sun Ra, has an astonishing resume and is one of the greatest percussionists of all time. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe aka Lichens Good lord, can music get any cooler? There’s a damn good chance you heard it first. Snap __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html