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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

Sebastian Schunke
2023-12-30
11

The Simian River Collection 1980​-​2020

Carl Weingarten
2023-12-22
7

The Complete Full House Recordings

Wes Montgomery
2023-12-21
13

A Dave Brubeck Christmas

Dave Brubeck
2023-12-19
5

Jazz and Pop Tale Daze

Vinnie Zummo
2023-10-13
4

Stuve

Suura
2023-09-11
4

The Dutch Lesson

Soft Machine
2023-08-26
5

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

Stephan Thelen
2023-01-12
12

Retiro e Ritmo

Mata Atlantica
2023-01-10
13

Baker's Dozen

The Muffins
2023-01-04
12

Légèreté De L'Être

Cédric Theys
2022-10-25
7

Colors live at KITO Bremen

Yelena Eckemoff
2022-09-24
30

Rise

George Grydkovets
2022-09-08
7

Trio Onoda

Michiel Stekelenburg
2022-08-29
6

Light As Never

Linus + Økland/Van Heertum/Zach
2022-08-19
4

Live At Mobydick Records

The Michael Lauren Trio
2022-08-18
14

High & Lonesome

The Howard Hughes Suite
2022-07-26
5

Radio Days Vol. 2

Lajos Dudas
2022-07-26
12

A Short Story

Ruben Machtelinckx
2022-05-23
4

Live at the Baked Potato!

Charged Particles
2022-04-17
8

The Numbers are Dancing

Mannheimer Schlagwerk
2022-04-04
5

Andalusian Love Song

Avishai Darash featuring Marmoucha Orchestra
2022-03-03
14

Fractal Guitar 2 - Remixes

Stephan Thelen
2022-02-03
8

Chris Trinidad's Changing Tides

Chris Trinidad
2021-12-29
18

Spectral Music

Ghost Rhythms
2021-12-18
6

Hymn For Hope

Mats Eilertsen
2021-12-16
4

Mutual Isolation

Burnt Belief
2021-11-12
8

The Way We Are Created

Gabriel Vicéns
2021-11-11
92

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

Atlantico
2021-08-09
6

Aufbruch

J. Peter Schwalm & Markus Reuter
2021-07-27
15

Crossings

Jon Durant & Stephan Thelen
2021-07-18
11

Adventures of the Wildflower

Yelena Eckemoff
2021-07-15
54

Music Between Gigs

Jens Jefsen
2021-05-27
5

Fractal Guitar 2

Stephan Thelen
2021-04-25
6

Fantosme

Carl Mayotte
2021-02-15
5

Free

Joost Lijbaart
2021-02-04
6

Dime Dancing: The Music Of Steely Dan

Andrew Green
2021-01-16
8

Through Luminous Eyes

Laraaji
2021-01-11
4

Vonnegut

Charlie Ballantine
2021-01-04
5

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Mark Sullivan's Favorite Albums Of 2023

Year in Review | 2024-01-01
13

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

Stephan Thelen: Fractal Sextet

Liner Notes | 2023-02-17
2

Mark Sullivan's Best Jazz & Beyond Albums Of 2022

Year in Review | 2023-01-09
10

Itai Kriss & Telavana At The Jazz Room

Live Review | 2022-10-24
5

Guitar Trios x 5

Multiple Reviews | 2022-06-03
9

Big Ears Festival 2022

Live Review | 2022-04-05
13

Enter the Blue

Book Review | 2022-03-16
9

Jazz Is Led at Neighborhood Theatre

Live Review | 2022-01-14
5

Mark Sullivan's Favorite Recordings of 2021

Year in Review | 2022-01-11
9

Joel Harrison and Anthony Pirog on AGS Recordings

Multiple Reviews | 2021-06-08
7

Alternative Guitar Summit 2021

Live Review | 2021-04-09
4

Catching Up On Mostly 2020 Releases

Multiple Reviews | 2021-03-29
7

Sylvie's Love

Film Review | 2021-02-17
5

Steve Sandberg Trio at Soapbox Gallery

Live Review | 2021-02-04
6

Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2020

Year in Review | 2020-12-30
7

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

Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival 2020, Part 1

Live Review | 2020-12-03
9

Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California

Book Review | 2020-09-10
9

Instrumental by Dave Chisholm

Book Review | 2020-09-10
5

PAKT at ShapeShifter Lab

Live Review | 2020-08-25
5

Andrew Cyrille Quartet at Village Vanguard

Live Review | 2020-08-25
5

Bix

Book Review | 2020-08-11
7

Samo Šalamon: Common Flow & Rare Ebb

Multiple Reviews | 2020-06-03
9

Fabio Mittino at Keep Music Live Project

Live Review | 2020-04-01
4

Dave Stryker Quartet At Middle C Jazz

Live Review | 2020-02-18
4

Dave Stryker: Guitars, Organs & Eight-Tracks

Catching Up With | 2020-02-10
3

A World of Piano Trios II

Multiple Reviews | 2020-02-06
13



Read more articles by Mark Sullivan

Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound

Book Review | This article has not been scheduled yet.

Big Ears Festival 2018

Live Review | 2018-04-13
12

Big Ears Festival 2019

Live Review | 2019-04-03
3

Charlotte Jazz Festival 2019

Live Review | 2019-05-16
4

Open Land: Meeting John Abercrombie

Film Review | 2018-08-08
10

ECM @ 50

Record Label Profile | 2019-04-08
9

David Helbock: Inside & Outside the Piano

Catching Up With | 2019-03-22
6

Atlanta Jazz Festival 2019

Live Review | 2019-06-05
2

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band: Body and Shadow

Album Review | 2017-10-26
14

The Nels Cline 4: Currents, Constellations

Album Review | 2018-04-30
9

Shinya Fukumori Trio: For 2 Akis

Album Review | 2018-03-03
27

Avishai Cohen - Trumpet: Into the Silence

Album Review | 2016-02-05
22

Wayne Shorter: Emanon

Album Review | 2018-09-14
16

Michael Formanek’s Ensemble Kolossus: The Distance

Album Review | 2016-02-05
25

Atlanta Jazz Festival 2018

Live Review | 2018-06-09
6

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Rising Grace

Album Review | 2016-10-28
21

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Where The River Goes

Album Review | 2018-10-24
8

Marco Sanguinetti: 9

Album Review | 2018-02-19
16

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

Album Review | 2016-02-22
20

Barre Phillips: End To End

Album Review | 2018-09-30
6

Enrico Rava Quartet with Gianluca Petrella: Wild Dance

Album Review | 2015-08-21
15

Bjorn Meyer: Provenance

Album Review | 2017-10-04
19

Tony Allen: The Source

Album Review | 2017-09-26
16

Kit Downes: Obsidian

Album Review | 2018-02-03
10

Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions

Album Review | 2016-05-07
24

Andrew Cyrille Quartet: The Declaration of Musical Independence

Album Review | 2016-09-25
20

Sungjae Son: Near East Quartet

Album Review | 2018-09-10
6

Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2018

Year in Review | 2018-12-26
10

Lajos Dudas: Ein Künstlerportrait

Film Review | 2018-08-26
21

David Virelles: Gnosis

Album Review | 2017-09-27
21

Miroslav Vitous: Music of Weather Report

Album Review | 2016-07-19
21

Samo Salamon & Howard Levy: Peaks of Light

Album Review | 2018-03-18
2

Food: This Is Not a Miracle

Album Review | 2015-11-18
19

Big Ears Festival 2017

Live Review | 2017-04-05
15

Big Ears Festival 2016

Live Review | 2016-04-11
42

Jakob Bro: Bay of Rainbows

Album Review | 2018-10-05
6

Andrew Cyrille: Lebroba

Album Review | 2018-11-22
10

Ferenc Snetberger: TITOK

Album Review | 2017-06-14
18

Bill Frisell: Harmony

Album Review | 2019-09-27
10

Cuong Vu 4Tet: Change In The Air

Album Review | 2018-10-15
4

Jon Faddis at The Wheel

Live Review | 2018-03-20
3

Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams

Album Review | 2017-11-03
13

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