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Dominican-American saxophonist and composer Alfredo Colon is a proud New York City native. His playing has been described as authoritative and fiery yet mournful and melodic. Drawing on his interest in Dominican folklore and the works of visionary saxophonists Albert Ayler and Ornette Coleman, Colon creates a musical atmosphere that highlights beauty by framing it in disarray.

Alfredo Colon has performed with artists such as Amirtha Kidambi, Moses Sumney, Cautious Clay, Arturo O’Farrill, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Harish Raghavan, Aaron Parks, William Parker and Henry Threadgill. He has presented works at spaces such as NYC Winter Jazz Fest, The Jazz Gallery, Bronx Arts Space, and Roulette Intermedium

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Growth in Stasis

By Stephen Byth

Label: Earshift Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: Seed of Thought All is Not Lost The Light in Everything Cutting Ties New Eyes Freedom (!/?) Illusions Time is Now Growth in Stasis Upon Reflection

Article: Live Review

Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2026

by Mike Chamberlain
May 28, 2026

Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville Victoriaville, QC May 11-17 2026 The theme of the 42nd edition of the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville was change. This was the third edition of the festival under the artistic and general direction of Scott Thomson. The 40th edition in 2024 was ...

Article: What is Jazz?

2026 Winter JazzFest Marathons: A Survival Guide

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 6, 2026

For jazz fans who are in New York, when one countdown ends with the Times Square Ball Drop, another one begins--and ends a few days later, when Winter JazzFest officially gets underway with the first downbeat at Le Poisson Rouge. For 22 years, the festival has been the launch pad of the jazz year ...

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New Monuments Live in Vilnius

By Amirtha Kidambi Elder Ones

Label: Fern Flower Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Third Space; Farmer's Song; New Monuments; The Great Lie.

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Confession

By Gabriel Zucker

Label: Boomslang Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Velvet Ball Of Light; Confession #1; The Most Important Thing; Redeye To London; Intentional (But Never How You Wanted); Trampling The World; Amygdala Portrait; Confession #2; Away, Carelessly; Summer; The Road; Listen To Me (I Know You Won't)

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First Dance

By Lloyd Haber

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Counterbalance; Stop Watch; U.S Blues Inc.; Interpretation; Chattermouth; Song for the Old Ones; Nature of the Past; First Dance.

Article: Album Review

Freedom Art Quartet: First Dance

Read "First Dance" reviewed by Carl Medsker

by Carl Medsker
July 12, 2025

Raucous, brash and freewheeling, First Dance by The Freedom Art Quartet is rooted in the past yet fresh and contemporary. The album should sound familiar to those who have ventured outside the mainstream and spent time with Ornette Coleman and the Art Ensemble Of Chicago. Those forces are strong in the band, but labeling them retro ...

Song of the Day

U.S. Blues Inc.

June 11, 2025

Album: First Dance
By Lloyd Haber
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 4:42

About Freedom Art Quartet

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Freedom Art Quartet

A melodic expression in improvised music fronted by founding members, Percussionist/Composer Lloyd Haber and Multi Wind Player Omar Kabir, who founded the group in 1991. The group's diverse ethnic and compositional structure is a breath of fresh air needed to represent today’s music scene. “Our purpose is to explore and create in depth, the limitless dimensions of the art form.”

The release of the Freedom Art Quartet’s “Spirits Awake” brought the group critical acclaim; Jeff Stockton of All About Jazz said, “Spirits Awake captures the listener’s interest, holds that interest with creativity and intensity, then rewards it with excitement generated by musical variety and masterly expressiveness."