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Freelance journalist & musician. I love improvisation & live electronics, in jazz and experimental music of all sorts.

Reveal

Mareike Wiening

2024-01-12

9

Existential Intensities

Existential Intensities

Sebastian Schunke

2023-12-30

11

The Simian River Collection 1980-2020

The Simian River Collection 1980-2020

Carl Weingarten

2023-12-22

7

The Complete Full House Recordings

The Complete Full House Recordings

Wes Montgomery

2023-12-21

14

A Dave Brubeck Christmas

A Dave Brubeck Christmas

Dave Brubeck

2023-12-19

5

Jazz and Pop Tale Daze

Jazz and Pop Tale Daze

Vinnie Zummo

2023-10-13

4

Stuve

Suura

2023-09-11

4

The Dutch Lesson

The Dutch Lesson

Soft Machine

2023-08-26

5

The Flowering Am

The Flowering Am

(Blade of) Carlstedt Motzer Torn

2023-06-08

6

Levity

Albert Vila

2023-04-20

6

Phases

Mountain Coast

2023-01-14

11

Fractal Guitar 3

Fractal Guitar 3

Stephan Thelen

2023-01-12

14

Retiro e Ritmo

Mata Atlantica

2023-01-10

13

Baker's Dozen

The Muffins

2023-01-04

12

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Music from the Soundtrack

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Music from the Soundtrack

Vince Guaraldi

2022-11-25

7

Eight Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble

Eight Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble

Roger Clark Miller

2022-11-12

7

Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XII: Sketches of Miles

Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XII: Sketches of Miles

Theo Croker

2022-10-29

16

Légèreté De L'Être

Légèreté De L'Être

Cédric Theys

2022-10-25

7

Colors live at KITO Bremen

Colors live at KITO Bremen

Yelena Eckemoff

2022-09-24

32

Rise

George Grydkovets

2022-09-08

7

Trio Onoda

Michiel Stekelenburg

2022-08-29

7

Light As Never

Linus + Økland/Van Heertum/Zach

2022-08-19

4

Live At Mobydick Records

Live At Mobydick Records

The Michael Lauren Trio

2022-08-18

14

High & Lonesome

High & Lonesome

The Howard Hughes Suite

2022-07-26

5

Radio Days Vol. 2

Radio Days Vol. 2

Lajos Dudas

2022-07-26

12

A Short Story

Ruben Machtelinckx

2022-05-23

4

Live at the Baked Potato!

Live at the Baked Potato!

Charged Particles

2022-04-17

8

The Numbers are Dancing

The Numbers are Dancing

Mannheimer Schlagwerk

2022-04-04

5

Andalusian Love Song

Andalusian Love Song

Avishai Darash featuring Marmoucha Orchestra

2022-03-03

14

Fractal Guitar 2 - Remixes

Fractal Guitar 2 - Remixes

Stephan Thelen

2022-02-03

9

Chris Trinidad's Changing Tides

Chris Trinidad's Changing Tides

Chris Trinidad

2021-12-29

19

Spectral Music

Ghost Rhythms

2021-12-18

6

Hymn For Hope

Mats Eilertsen

2021-12-16

4

Reflections/Introspection: The Music Of Thelonious Monk

Reflections/Introspection: The Music Of Thelonious Monk

Charlie Ballantine

2021-11-15

11

Mutual Isolation

Mutual Isolation

Burnt Belief

2021-11-12

9

The Way We Are Created

The Way We Are Created

Gabriel Vicéns

2021-11-11

92

Descarga for Bud

Descarga for Bud

Alex Conde

2021-10-21

9

Uma Elmo

Jakob Bro

2021-08-24

9

Station Three

Quartet Diminished

2021-08-21

10

A Stovepipe Hat Made From Silk

A Stovepipe Hat Made From Silk

Atlantico

2021-08-09

6

Aufbruch

J. Peter Schwalm & Markus Reuter

2021-07-27

15

Crossings

Jon Durant & Stephan Thelen

2021-07-18

12

Adventures of the Wildflower

Adventures of the Wildflower

Yelena Eckemoff

2021-07-15

55

Music Between Gigs

Music Between Gigs

Jens Jefsen

2021-05-27

5

Fractal Guitar 2

Fractal Guitar 2

Stephan Thelen

2021-04-25

7

Fantosme

Carl Mayotte

2021-02-15

5

Free

Joost Lijbaart

2021-02-04

6

Dime Dancing: The Music Of Steely Dan

Dime Dancing: The Music Of Steely Dan

Andrew Green

2021-01-16

8

Through Luminous Eyes

Through Luminous Eyes

Laraaji

2021-01-11

5

Vonnegut

Charlie Ballantine

2021-01-04

5

Read more album reviews by Mark Sullivan

Read "Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown: Jazz Impressions and Good Sport"

Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown: Jazz Impressions and Good...

Multiple Reviews | 2025-08-08

8

Read "Opa and The Blackbyrds: Coveted 1970s Jazz-Funk"

Opa and The Blackbyrds: Coveted 1970s Jazz-Funk

Multiple Reviews | 2025-07-29

4

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2025"

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2025

Live Review | 2025-07-16

6

Read "Joe Troop's Whirlwind at The Evening Muse"

Joe Troop's Whirlwind at The Evening Muse

Live Review | 2025-06-07

2

Read "Big Ears Festival 2025"

Big Ears Festival 2025

Live Review | 2025-04-08

17

Read "Mark Sullivan's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024"

Mark Sullivan's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024

Year in Review | 2024-12-25

8

Read "Quartet Diminished: Deerand"

Quartet Diminished: Deerand

Liner Notes | 2024-12-15

3

The Best of Larry Carlton At Middle C Jazz

Live Review | 2024-08-20

5

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2024"

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2024

Live Review | 2024-07-11

11

Read "Big Ears Festival 2024"

Big Ears Festival 2024

Live Review | 2024-04-01

16

Read "Fernando Trueba & They Shot the Piano Player"

Fernando Trueba & They Shot the Piano Player

Interview | 2024-03-26

4

Read "They Shot the Piano Player"

They Shot the Piano Player

Film Review | 2024-03-21

15

Read "Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound"

Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound

Book Review | 2024-03-21

8

Read "Mark Sullivan's Favorite Albums Of 2023"

Mark Sullivan's Favorite Albums Of 2023

Year in Review | 2024-01-01

14

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2023"

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2023

Live Review | 2023-07-19

7

Read "Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski, Tim Motzer: PAKT"

Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski, Tim Motzer: PAKT

Liner Notes | 2023-05-13

2

Read "2023 American Pianists Awards"

2023 American Pianists Awards

Live Review | 2023-05-08

11

Big Ears Festival 2023

Live Review | 2023-04-17

11

Charlie Ballantine: Jazz Guitar Without Borders

Catching Up With | 2023-04-06

16

Read "Stephan Thelen: Fractal Sextet"

Stephan Thelen: Fractal Sextet

Liner Notes | 2023-02-17

3

Read "Yelena Eckemoff: I Am a Stranger in This World"

Yelena Eckemoff: I Am a Stranger in This World

Liner Notes | 2023-01-22

42

Read "Mark Sullivan's Best Jazz & Beyond Albums Of 2022"

Mark Sullivan's Best Jazz & Beyond Albums Of 2022

Year in Review | 2023-01-09

12

Read "Itai Kriss & Telavana At The Jazz Room"

Itai Kriss & Telavana At The Jazz Room

Live Review | 2022-10-24

5

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2022"

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2022

Live Review | 2022-07-19

13

Read "Guitar Trios x 5"

Guitar Trios x 5

Multiple Reviews | 2022-06-03

9

Read "Big Ears Festival 2022"

Big Ears Festival 2022

Live Review | 2022-04-05

14

Read "Enter the Blue"

Enter the Blue

Book Review | 2022-03-16

9

Read "Jazz Is Led at Neighborhood Theatre"

Jazz Is Led at Neighborhood Theatre

Live Review | 2022-01-14

5

Read "Mark Sullivan's Favorite Recordings of 2021"

Mark Sullivan's Favorite Recordings of 2021

Year in Review | 2022-01-11

9

Read "Vince Guaraldi’s Classic Peanuts Soundtrack Music Reissued on LP"

Vince Guaraldi’s Classic Peanuts Soundtrack Music Reissued on...

Multiple Reviews | 2021-11-18

15

Read "From An Island: Ches Smith & We All Break and Dominican Jazz Project"

From An Island: Ches Smith & We All Break and Dominican Jazz...

Multiple Reviews | 2021-10-28

8

Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Players

Book Review | 2021-10-03

9

Read "Joel Harrison and Anthony Pirog on AGS Recordings"

Joel Harrison and Anthony Pirog on AGS Recordings

Multiple Reviews | 2021-06-08

7

Read "Alternative Guitar: Elif Yalvaç, Rachika Nayar, SkyCreature, Kristinn Kristinsson and Tristan Welch"

Alternative Guitar: Elif Yalvaç, Rachika Nayar, SkyCreature,...

Multiple Reviews | 2021-05-11

17

Read "Alternative Guitar Summit 2021"

Alternative Guitar Summit 2021

Live Review | 2021-04-09

4

Read "Catching Up On Mostly 2020 Releases"

Catching Up On Mostly 2020 Releases

Multiple Reviews | 2021-03-29

7

Read "Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975"

Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975

Book Review | 2021-03-23

10

Read "Sylvie's Love"

Sylvie's Love

Film Review | 2021-02-17

5

Read "Steve Sandberg Trio at Soapbox Gallery"

Steve Sandberg Trio at Soapbox Gallery

Live Review | 2021-02-04

6

Read "Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2020"

Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2020

Year in Review | 2020-12-30

7

Read "Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival 2020, Part 3"

Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival 2020, Part 3

Live Review | 2020-12-24

3

The Bad Plus at Bijou Theatre

Live Review | 2020-12-18

4

Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival 2020, Part 2

Live Review | 2020-12-14

7

Read "Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival 2020, Part 1"

Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival 2020, Part 1

Live Review | 2020-12-03

9

Read "Guitarist Jack DeSalvo: While We Sleep & Quintrepid on Unseen Rain"

Guitarist Jack DeSalvo: While We Sleep & Quintrepid on Unseen...

Multiple Reviews | 2020-11-04

7

Read "Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California"

Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California

Book Review | 2020-09-10

9

Read "Instrumental by Dave Chisholm"

Instrumental by Dave Chisholm

Book Review | 2020-09-10

5

Read "Markus Reuter Times Three: Oculus, Shapeshifters & Sun Trance"

Markus Reuter Times Three: Oculus, Shapeshifters & Sun Trance

Multiple Reviews | 2020-09-04

9

Read "PAKT at ShapeShifter Lab"

PAKT at ShapeShifter Lab

Live Review | 2020-08-25

5

Read "Andrew Cyrille Quartet at Village Vanguard"

Andrew Cyrille Quartet at Village Vanguard

Live Review | 2020-08-25

5

Read more articles by Mark Sullivan

Currently there aren't any pending articles by Mark Sullivan

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Port-au-Prince, 2018"

Festival International de Jazz de Port-au-Prince, 2018

Live Review | 2018-03-16

11

Read "David Torn: Making Records, Film Composition, and Working With David Bowie"

David Torn: Making Records, Film Composition, and Working With David Bowie

Interview | 2017-10-19

27

Read "Festival International De Jazz De Montréal 2018: Part 2"

Festival International De Jazz De Montréal 2018: Part 2

Live Review | 2018-07-13

5

Read "Big Ears Festival 2018"

Big Ears Festival 2018

Live Review | 2018-04-13

13

Read "Big Ears Festival 2019"

Big Ears Festival 2019

Live Review | 2019-04-03

4

Read "Charlotte Jazz Festival 2019"

Charlotte Jazz Festival 2019

Live Review | 2019-05-16

4

Read "André Ménard: 40 Years at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal"

André Ménard: 40 Years at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal

Interview | 2019-05-23

13

Read "Open Land: Meeting John Abercrombie"

Open Land: Meeting John Abercrombie

Film Review | 2018-08-08

10

Read "Gary Burton: On ECM & Playing With Pat Metheny"

Gary Burton: On ECM & Playing With Pat Metheny

Interview | 2015-09-18

53

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2019: Week 2"

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2019: Week 2

Live Review | 2019-07-11

5

Read "ECM @ 50"

ECM @ 50

Record Label Profile | 2019-04-08

9

Read "David Helbock: Inside & Outside the Piano"

David Helbock: Inside & Outside the Piano

Catching Up With | 2019-03-22

6

Read "Body and Shadow"

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band: Body and Shadow

Album Review | 2017-10-26

14

Read "Atlanta Jazz Festival 2019"

Atlanta Jazz Festival 2019

Live Review | 2019-06-05

2

Read "Currents, Constellations"

The Nels Cline 4: Currents, Constellations

Album Review | 2018-04-30

9

Read "For 2 Akis"

Shinya Fukumori Trio: For 2 Akis

Album Review | 2018-03-03

27

Read "Into the Silence"

Avishai Cohen - Trumpet: Into the Silence

Album Review | 2016-02-05

22

Wayne Shorter: Emanon

Album Review | 2018-09-14

16

Read "Rising Grace"

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Rising Grace

Album Review | 2016-10-28

21

Read "The Distance"

Michael Formanek’s Ensemble Kolossus: The Distance

Album Review | 2016-02-05

25

Read "Atlanta Jazz Festival 2018"

Atlanta Jazz Festival 2018

Live Review | 2018-06-09

6

Read "Where The River Goes"

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Where The River Goes

Album Review | 2018-10-24

8

Read "What was said"

Tord Gustavsen with Simin Tander & Jarle Vespestad: What was said

Album Review | 2016-02-22

20

Read "End To End"

Barre Phillips: End To End

Album Review | 2018-09-30

6

Marco Sanguinetti: 9

Album Review | 2018-02-19

16

Read "Wild Dance"

Enrico Rava Quartet with Gianluca Petrella: Wild Dance

Album Review | 2015-08-21

15

Read "Provenance"

Bjorn Meyer: Provenance

Album Review | 2017-10-04

19

Read "The Unity Sessions"

Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions

Album Review | 2016-05-07

24

Read "The Source"

Tony Allen: The Source

Album Review | 2017-09-26

16

Read "Festival International de Jazz de Port-au-Prince, 2017 - Part 1"

Festival International de Jazz de Port-au-Prince, 2017 - Part 1

Live Review | 2017-03-21

31

Read "The Declaration of Musical Independence"

Andrew Cyrille Quartet: The Declaration of Musical Independence

Album Review | 2016-09-25

20

Read "Near East Quartet"

Sungjae Son: Near East Quartet

Album Review | 2018-09-10

6

Read "Obsidian"

Kit Downes: Obsidian

Album Review | 2018-02-03

10

Read "Music of Weather Report"

Miroslav Vitous: Music of Weather Report

Album Review | 2016-07-19

21

Read "Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2018"

Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2018

Year in Review | 2018-12-26

10

David Virelles: Gnosis

Album Review | 2017-09-27

21

Lajos Dudas: Ein Künstlerportrait

Film Review | 2018-08-26

21

Read "2016 Montreal Jazz Festival: June 29 - July 1, 2016"

2016 Montreal Jazz Festival: June 29 - July 1, 2016

Live Review | 2016-07-11

36

Bill Frisell: Harmony

Album Review | 2019-09-27

10

Read "Peaks of Light"

Samo Salamon & Howard Levy: Peaks of Light

Album Review | 2018-03-18

2

Read "This Is Not a Miracle"

Food: This Is Not a Miracle

Album Review | 2015-11-18

19

Andrew Cyrille: Lebroba

Album Review | 2018-11-22

10

Read "Big Ears Festival 2016"

Big Ears Festival 2016

Live Review | 2016-04-11

43

Ferenc Snetberger: TITOK

Album Review | 2017-06-14

18

Read "Big Ears Festival 2017"

Big Ears Festival 2017

Live Review | 2017-04-05

16

Read "Blue Maqams"

Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams

Album Review | 2017-11-03

13

Read "Bay of Rainbows"

Jakob Bro: Bay of Rainbows

Album Review | 2018-10-05

6

Gabriel Vicéns: Puerto Rican Jazz Guitar

Catching Up With | 2015-11-14

192

Read "Change In The Air"

Cuong Vu 4Tet: Change In The Air

Album Review | 2018-10-15

4

Read "Absinthe"

Dominic Miller: Absinthe

Album Review | 2019-03-18

4

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