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John first fell under the spell of free jazz in the 1970s when he wistfully regarded the loft jazz scene from across the Atlantic

Bright Light A Joyous Celebration

Bright Light A Joyous Celebration

Paul Dunmall
2024-04-23
3
Waive

Waive

Omawi: Marta Warelis / Onno Govaert / Wilbert De Joode
2024-04-20
5
Caught In My Own Trap

Caught In My Own Trap

Kirke Karja / Étienne Renard / Ludwig Wandinger
2024-04-19
5
Fathom

Fathom

John Butcher / Pat Thomas / Dominic Lash / Steve Noble
2024-04-18
6
Storm Dance

Storm Dance

Joëlle Léandre / Vinicius Cajado
2024-04-10
3
Triangle - Live At OHM 1987

Triangle - Live At OHM 1987

Peter Brötzmann / Sabu Toyozumi
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5
Un Ruido De Agua

Un Ruido De Agua

Nataniel Edelman Trio
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2
Chimaera

Chimaera

Sylvie Courvoisier
2024-04-03
10
Immense Blue

Immense Blue

Olie Brice / Rachel Musson / Mark Sanders
2024-03-29
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Maua

Maua

Ism
2024-03-20
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Hear The Light Singing

Hear The Light Singing

Myra Melford's Fire And Water Quintet
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5
Shimmer Wince

Shimmer Wince

Anna Webber
2024-02-29
7
Live At Sowieso, Berlin

Live At Sowieso, Berlin

Stephen Gauci
2024-02-21
2
Verbs

Verbs

Simon Nabatov 3 + 2
2024-02-20
5
Live In Oslo

Live In Oslo

Trespass Trio featuring Susana Santos Silva
2024-02-18
5
So It Goes

So It Goes

Evan Parker - Barry Guy
2024-02-17
7
Visitation Of Spirits

Visitation Of Spirits

Roy Campbell
2024-02-14
6
Volume 2

Volume 2

John Dikeman, Pat Thomas, John Edwards, Steve Noble
2024-01-16
5
Alive! In The Studio

Alive! In The Studio

Charlotte Keeffe Right Here Right Now Quartet
2024-01-15
4
We Speak

We Speak

Frode Gjerstad with Matthew Shipp
2024-01-14
8
Dances With Questions

Dances With Questions

Steve Swell
2024-01-11
5
Stop Time: Live At Prince Street, 1978

Stop Time: Live At Prince Street, 1978

Barry Altschul, David Izenson, Perry Robinson
2024-01-08
9
Divisions

Divisions

Johnny Hunter / Mark Hanslip / Olie Brice
2024-01-05
8
Pith

Pith

Tomas Fujiwara 7 Poets Trio
2024-01-03
13
Beyond The Margins

Beyond The Margins

Rodrigo Amado The Bridge
2024-01-01
8
O Kosmos Meta

O Kosmos Meta

Denman Maroney - Scott Walton - Denis Fournier
2023-12-31
2
Know: Delirium Atom Paths

Know: Delirium Atom Paths

Pat Thomas / Chris Sharkey / Luke Reddin-Williams
2023-12-29
5
For Mahalia With Love

For Mahalia With Love

James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet
2023-11-29
20
Animal Quotes

Animal Quotes

bBb
2023-10-31
5
Live At Scholes Street Studio

Live At Scholes Street Studio

Stephen Gauci / Michael Bisio / Whit Dickey
2023-10-29
4
all this this here

all this this here

Barry Guy Blue Shroud Band
2023-10-17
7
The New Syntax

The New Syntax

Matthew Shipp & Mark Helias
2023-10-14
14
The Laughing Stone

The Laughing Stone

Paul Dunmall / Olie Brice
2023-10-12
5
The Quietly Clouds And A Wild Crane

The Quietly Clouds And A Wild Crane

Yuji Takahashi / Sabu Toyozumi
2023-10-01
3
Oblong Aplomb

Oblong Aplomb

Matt Mitchell
2023-09-27
10
Ice In A Hot World

Ice In A Hot World

Thermal
2023-09-16
4
Tender Mercies

Tender Mercies

Frank Gratkowski, Simon Nabatov
2023-09-13
3
Wayward Mystic-Improvisations inspired by the music of St.Hildegard von Bingen

Wayward Mystic-Improvisations inspired by the music of St.Hildegard von Bingen

Faith Brackenbury / Tony Bianco
2023-09-10
3
Blue and Sun​-​lights

Blue and Sun​-​lights

Glass Triangle
2023-09-08
2
Unclosing

Unclosing

Illegal Crowns
2023-08-25
2
House In The Valley

House In The Valley

Luis Vicente 4tet
2023-08-12
6
Micromotives

Micromotives

Moss Freed / Union Division
2023-08-11
2
Live at Scholes Street Studio

Live at Scholes Street Studio

Stephen Gauci / Francisco Mela / William Parker / Matthew Shipp
2023-08-04
7
Tilting Curvaceous

Tilting Curvaceous

Patrick Brennan
2023-07-26
4
The Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris

The Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris

Art Ensemble Of Chicago
2023-07-23
6
Spires

Spires

Sbatax
2023-07-10
3
Scatter: On A Clear Day Like This

Scatter: On A Clear Day Like This

Phil Minton / Pat Thomas / Dave Tucker / Roger Turner
2023-05-28
3
Live in Baden

Live in Baden

Day and Taxi
2023-05-26
4
That's My Life

That's My Life

Paul Dunmall / Paul Rogers / Tony Orrell
2023-05-10
3
Seishin - Seido

Seishin - Seido

Mototeru Takagi / Kim Dae Hwan / Choi Sun Bae
2023-05-08
2

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Eddie Prevost, Evan Parker and John Edwards at Cafe Oto

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Barry Guy Blue Shroud Band in Krakow, Poland

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Live Review | 2014-10-28
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Barry Guy New Orchestra: Krakow, Poland, November 20-23, 2012

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