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There’s a very vital avant garde and free jazz scene in The Netherlands that attracts musicians from all over the world. Some new releases by Dutch musicians are indicative of what’s happening there; you’ll get a taste of new albums from the Frans Vermeerssen Trio, Cocktail Party Attack, Mixing Memory Continue Reading

More new releases filled the One Man’s Jazz in-box for this week including two from Diskoknife Records: “Wild Awake” from a quartet led by trumpeter Darren Johnston and “You Break, You Buy” from the trio of keyboardist Mick Rossi, saxophonist Peter Hess and vibraphonist Matt Moran, German guitarist Jorg Schippa’ Continue Reading

Some very special new releases for you this week including bassist Michael Formanek’s Elusion Quartet returns four years after their debut release, and Formanek, Kris Davis, Tony Malaby & Ches Smith are at the top of their game. Great album!! So is “Unfolding” from another quartet, Illegal Crowns. It’s their Continue Reading