Artists like Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny are part of a long line of musicians who talk back to power. Free Jazz first came onto the scene in the late 1950s and early 60s during a period of the United ...

Two recent releases from the free jazz universe of music celebrate two of the greatest saxophone icons of the 20th century, Archie Shepp and Pharoah Sanders. I was first exposed to free jazz at a ...

For ezz-thetics' revisited series' fourth Ornette Coleman album, the label has ventured back further than any of its previous Coleman albums, to New York City in December 1960 and January 1961.

The MO Jazz Music Festival, which alights upon Rose Park next weekend, doesn't necessarily offer free jazz of the adventurous, Ornette Coleman variety. But the one-day outdoor affair celebrates jazz, ...

Charlie "Bird" Parker (1920-1955) may have left this earth at the young age of 34, but his contribution to music history was much more than a grace note. Every time a horn player attempts to play it ...

Syracuse Jazz Fest, the northeast’s largest free jazz festival, successfully returned in 2022 after a four-year hiatus. An expanded, five-day lineup this year brought more than 20,000 people to ...

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — If you're already thinking about relaxing outdoors in cooler weather this fall, you're in luck: The Middlesex County Jazz Festival returns this year, and it's booked to run from ...

Free Jazz Concerts In Newark Thanks To New Jersey Performing Arts Center, February-May 2026. Posted in “Performance / Tour” column. Published: February 3, 2026 @ All About Jazz ...