#freejazz — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #freejazz, aggregated by home.social.
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Saba Alizadeh & Farzané (NL/IRN) + Vehicle/Passenger (US/CW/DE)
OCCII, Friday, October 23 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Saba Alizadeh
Architect of Power Ambient
Saba Alizadeh occupies a singular space in contemporary music ,a sonic language so distinct it seems to exist outside comparison.
Coming from a distinguished musical lineage and shaped by more than two decades as a composer, producer, and performer, he has developed an artistic voice that merges deep cultural memory with fearless sonic experimentation.
Across four critically acclaimed albums, he has continuously expanded the boundaries between contemporary composition, electronic music, and Persian sonic heritage.
Having lived through defining social and political ruptures – from witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall as a child to experiencing the Green Movement and the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Iran – his work carries the emotional residue of history not as commentary, but as lived memory transformed into sound.
Emerging from Tehran’s underground electronic scene, Alizadeh forged a deeply personal language where Persian classical music, experimental electronics, archival recordings, and cinematic tension dissolve into what critics have called “Power Ambient.”
At the center of his performances stands the Kamancheh: the ancient Persian bowed instrument whose raw, human cry he reshapes through live processing and sonic experimentation into something both ancestral and radically contemporary.
His live sets unfold like fragments of forgotten cinema – dense, haunting, and physical. Continuously reimagining how history, memory, and resistance can breathe through modern sound.
”A bridge between the ancient and the contemporary” — The Wire
”A fresh, compelling soundscape” — Pitchfork
”Hope as an act of resistance” — Frankfurter Rundschau
”Music that feels like a cinematic unfolding of history” — Chain D.L.K.
”The stringed Kamancheh is a living soul and primal voice” — Veil of Sound
"Temple of hope" Live Concert<a href="https://sabaalizadeh.bandcamp.com/album/temple-of-hope">Temple Of Hope by Saba Alizadeh</a>
Farzané
(Farzaneh Nouri), an Iranian sound artist, creative coder, and researcher based in the Netherlands, works at the intersection of experimental music and computer science. Her ongoing practice-based research focuses on embodied knowledge in improvisational settings with machines. Embracing AI’s fundamental otherness while establishing relational connections, her practice aims at creating conditions of genuine encounter and collaborative destabilization between the artist and the machine. This speculative approach moves beyond technological determinism and cultural essentialism, exploring how human and machine intelligences might co-evolve through creative tension and collaborative aesthetic discovery.
Farzané at Audiomanzia<a href="https://farzane.bandcamp.com/track/chiasma">CHIASMA by Farzané</a>
VEHICLE/PASSENGER
Ethereal yet full of raw power. A tour-de-force of artistic expression combined with an urgent message on the state of our world.
In VEHICLE/PASSENGER we gather around thoughtful, radical poetry, as it weaves through energetically improvised pieces and delicate soundscapes. Exploring a queer perspective on body, society and improvisation. The trio reveals a unified, futuristic sound, repositioning the past, present and future of experimental music, free jazz, hip-hop, live electronics and poetry.
“An energy and urgency without simple slogans.” – WDR, Odilo Clausnitzer
“Vehicle/Passenger has created one of the most honest and unique recordings of 2024.” – All About Jazz, Maurice Hoge
The Ballad of a Never-ending Elevator Accident – VEHICLE/PASSENGER – Live in AmsterdamM Alberto (NL/AN) – poetry , saxophones and electronics
Lesley Mok (US) – drums and percussion
Florian Herzog (DE) – double bass and electronicsM. ALBERTO (they/them), is a Euro-Carribean improviser, award-winning poet and composer. Born in Curacao and currently based in the Netherlands. M.’s work is explicitly political, and always critical of colonial structures. They are one of the driving forces behind theatre collectives Boys won’t be Boys, as well as a steady collaborator in other critical productions. They have performed internationally on diverse stages and theatres from The Royal Concertgebouw and the Dutch National Opera to pop-festivalslike Sziget, Rock Werchter and Pinkpop.
FLORIAN HERZOG, bassist and composer, is a pioneer of the German and international jazz and avant-garde scenes whose bass playing has been described by the press as “emancipated, spirited and sensitive.”
He has worked with established greats like Theo Bleckmann, Jim Black and Nils Wogram, but also with the new generation and musicians like Anna Webber, Elias Stemeseder and Nick Dunston.
LESLEY MOK (they/them) is a percussionist and interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY, who works in sound, installation, film, and theater. Interested in the ways social conditions shape our beings, Lesley’s work focuses on overacting humanness to explore ideas about alienness and privilege. Their work draws from queer and feminist art practices, Chinese philosophy, Caribbean folkloric musical traditions, futurist perspectives, and ancestral knowledge. Their critically acclaimed debut album ‘The Living Collection’ was awarded with a prestigious Deutscher Jazz Preis in 2024.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/saba-alizadeh-and-farzane-nlirn-vehiclepassenger-uscwde
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time!
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio or #streaming #aroundtheworld from: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #postpunk #psychedelic #spacerock #freejazz #AvantGarage #strangemusic #noiserock #outsidermusic #musiqueconcrete #ElectroAcoustic #nowave #postrock #ambientmusic #plunderphonics #heavypsych #idmmusic #freeform
#archives (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/08/28/29-august-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow on #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM #portland or #streaming #AroundTheWorld : http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #heavypsych #PostPunk #AvantGarage #spacerock #freejazz #antifolk #electroacoustic #dub #musiqueconcrete #noiserock #psychfolk #postrock #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #ambientmusic #electronicmusic #FreeMusic #freeformradio
#archives (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/08/14/15-august-2026/
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#saturday 6-8 PM PDT What's This Called? #newradioshow #FreeformPortland!
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM #TerrestrialRadio #portland
#streaming #AroundTheWorld http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #PostPunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #psychfolk #heavypsych #spacerock #noiserock #postrock #protometal #protopunk #resistancemusic #freejazz #ElectronicMusic #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #plunderphonics
#archives (#listenanytime) https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/07/17/18-july-2026/
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#saturday #4thofJuly #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM: #TerrestrialRadio in #portland & #streaming #aroundtheworld: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #Drone #noise #PostPunk #postmetal #psychedelic #AvantGarage #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #noiserock #freejazz #freemusic #hiphop #soulmusic #plunderphonics #outsidermusic #garagerock #FreedomRock #freeform
#ARCHIVED (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/07/04/4-july-2026/
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#tonight 2 hours after the What's This Called? #radioshow Ricardo Wang will be subbing Lazer Bacon's Snaq Attack! 10 to Midnight PDT on #FreeformPortland!
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio in #portland & #streaming #AroundTheWorld: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#soulmusic #reggae #ExpunkimentalMusic #electronicmusic #vaporwave #hiphop #postpunk #noiserock #psychrock #freejazz #popmusic #undergroundmusic #freemusic #freeform !
#archive (#listen anytime!): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/06/20/guest-host-for-snaq-attack-20-june-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode What's This Called? #radioshow on Freeform Portland! 6-8 PM Pacific Time.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM #TerrestrialRadio in #portland #streaming #aroundtheworld http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #dronemusic #noise #postpunk #garage #psychedelic #AvantGarage #outsidermusic #spacerock #freejazz #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #ambientmusic #noiserock #electroacoustic #SoundArt #plunderphonics #avantfolk #heavypsych
#archives (#listen anytime!): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/06/19/20-june-2026/
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New Jazz Underground HOODIES
The "New Jazz Underground" album "Hoodies" features the trio of Sebastian Rios on bass, TJ Reddick on drums, and Abdias Armenteros on saxophone, blending traditional jazz with contemporary influences. The album's thirteen tracks explore themes of identity, brotherhood, and cultural solidarity, highlighted by energetic improvisation and structured rhythms. -
This morning's #workout #music is from the late (RIP) great Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) doing a duet concert with Johnny Dyani in 1977. These excerpts really show what a complete musician he was and feature moods from fierce to serene.
https://youtu.be/kHG4Sjkso0Y
#jazz #SpiritualJazz #FreeJazz #piano #Duets #KettleBells #BodyWeightTraining -
#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time
#ExpunkimentalMusic #dronemusic #noise #postpunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #avantfolk #electroacoustic #musiqueconcrete #outsidermusic #undergroundmusic #spacerock #noiserock #experimentalmusic #freejazz #plunderphonics #electronicmusic #freeformradio
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio or #streaming from http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#archives (#24hour #listening): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/06/05/6-june-2026/
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Jazz All'Inferno: Anatomy of The Sun
Ex 51, venerdì 5 giugno alle ore 21:00 CEST
Jazz All'Inferno è una rassegna di jazz indipendente che dal 2019 promuove la musica dal vivo lontana dai circuiti del business
Anatomy of The Sun in concerto il 05/06/2026 all'EX51!!
Anatomy of the Sun, ultimo album di Elena, intende mettere in evidenza la fusione tra la tradizione del jazz e un percorso di ricerca compositiva e sonora tutta personale. Il riferimento al sole, stella madre e antica, prende ispirazione dalle Cosmicomiche di Italo Calvino, Storie del sole, stelle e galassie: come tutti i cosmonauti, anche Elena Paparusso investiga in parallelo i propri sentieri emotivi."Stiamo navigando nel sole, all'interno dell'esplosione solare dove non contano bussole né radar", scriveva Calvino
Elena Paparusso - voce
Domenico Sanna - pianoforte
Francesco Poeti - basso elettrico
Matteo Bultrini - batteria
VENERDÌ 8/5
INIZIO ORE 21:00
SPAZIO SOCIALE EX51
VIA AURELIO BACCIARINI 12
INGRESSO A SOTTOSCRIZIONE
METRO A FERMATA VALLE AURELIA / TRENO LINEA FL3 FERMATA VALLE AURELIAhttps://roma.convoca.la/event/jazz-allinferno-anatomy-of-the-sun-1
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Jazz All'inferno: Anatomy Of The Sun
Ex 51, venerdì 5 giugno alle ore 21:00 CEST
Anatomy of The Sun in concerto il 05/06/2026 all'EX51!!
Anatomy of the Sun, ultimo album di Elena, intende mettere in evidenza la fusione tra la tradizione del jazz e un percorso di ricerca compositiva e sonora tutta personale. Il riferimento al sole, stella madre e antica, prende ispirazione dalle Cosmicomiche di Italo Calvino, Storie del sole, stelle e galassie: come tutti i cosmonauti, anche Elena Paparusso investiga in parallelo i propri sentieri emotivi."Stiamo navigando nel sole, all'interno dell'esplosione solare dove non contano bussole né radar", scriveva Calvino
Elena Paparusso - voce
Domenico Sanna - pianoforte
Francesco Poeti - basso elettrico
Matteo Bultrini - batteria
Jazz All'Inferno è una rassegna di jazz indipendente che dal 2019 promuove la musica dal vivo lontana dai circuiti del business
VENERDÌ 8/5
INIZIO ORE 21:00
SPAZIO SOCIALE EX51
VIA AURELIO BACCIARINI 12
INGRESSO A SOTTOSCRIZIONE
METRO A FERMATA VALLE AURELIA / TRENO LINEA FL3 FERMATA VALLE AURELIAhttps://roma.convoca.la/event/jazz-allinferno-anatomy-of-the-sun
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#special What's This Called? floating #radioshow for #FreeformPortland ! To air whenever needed, but you can #listen anytime from:
https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/05/31/early-summer-evergreen/
#ExpunkimentalMusic #dronemusic #Noise #postpunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #freejazz #plunderphonics #spacerock #noiserock #avantfolk #outsidermusic #postrock #dubmusic #freemusic #freeformradio
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland! 6-8 PM Pacific Time.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio in #portland or #streaming from: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #postpunk #experimentalmusic #dronemusic #noise #psychedelic #AvantGarage #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #plunderphonics #electroacoustic #musiqueconcrete #spacerock #noiserock #freejazz #avantfolk #outsidermusic #darkwave
Archive ( #listen anytime!): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/05/22/23-may-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time!
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio #aroundpdx or #streaming #aroundtheworld from http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #postpunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #strangemusic #outsidermusic #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #spacerock #plunderphonics #experimentalmusic #undergroundmusic #noiserock #freejazz #avantfolk
Archive (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/05/08/9-may-2026/
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Manfred Schoof wird 90 – Fotografien von Hans Kumpf und Manfred Rinderspacher
https://jazzpages.de/manfred-schoof-wird-90-fotografien-von-hans-kumpf-und-manfred-rinderspacher-2604051/ -
Under – What Happened In Roundwood Review By Samguineous MaximusThere’s something tantalizing about the brand of metal-adjacent noise rock that’s experienced a renaissance in recent years. It’s ugly, it’s loud, and it doesn’t give a damn if you’re comfortable. You’ve got breakout stars Chat Pile dragging nü-metal’s bloated corpse through the mud, Couch Slut dishing out dissonant, riff-heavy nightmare fuel, and Intercourse sounding like a feral animal tearing flesh for fun. This isn’t “revival” music; it’s bands weaponizing noise, smashing metal’s brute force into punk’s emotional hemorrhaging, and then deliberately breaking whatever’s left just to see it scream. Enter the UK’s Under, stepping into this mess with zero interest in playing nice. They fuse sludge metal’s suffocating weight, noise rock’s hostility, and art rock’s weird, confrontational instincts into something genuinely unhinged. Their third record, What Happened In Roundwood, doesn’t aim to be palatable. It aims to crush, mesmerize, and leave a dent. The question isn’t what they’re doing—it’s whether Under hit hard enough to leave permanent damage.
In the first half of What Happened In Roundwood, Under establishes their own distinct style that sits nicely in conversation with their American contemporaries. The foundations of these songs are built on angular sludge riffs over looping odd time signatures and off-kilter rhythmic patterns, like if a more avant-garde Melvins crashed into a version of Swans that was capable of editing. Bassist and vocalist Matt Franklin anchors the music with simple but weighty low-end riffs, locking tightly with drummer Andy Preece’s commanding, hypnotic grooves. Guitarist Simon Mayo fills in the gaps with jagged riffs and layers of dissonant, skronk-heavy leads. Franklin lends a sneering, British rasp to the endeavor, guiding the songs with an impassioned vocal performance that successfully conveys the aural depravity on display. This formula is deepened with the addition of menacing choral vocals and harmonies (“Ma,” “The Alchemist”), swirling guitar cacophonies (“Tantrum), and even Primitive Man-tinged, slow noise bursts (“Isaac”). It’s an effective and thoroughly unsettling display with just enough variety in its execution to keep things exciting until the B-side obliterates any sense of normalcy.
What Happened In Roundwood by Under
In the second half of What Happens In Roundwood, Under undergo a dramatic sonic shift, and the results are thrilling. The final stretch of the album leans heavily into exploratory, avant-garde jazz-influenced territory, with the tracks flowing seamlessly into one another like a three-part suite. These songs stand out as the album’s clear highlights. The sequence begins with “Rings,” which unfolds in a state of subdued horror, slowly building tension through sparse instrumentation before reaching a blissful climax. This transitions smoothly into “Roots and Limbs,” a jazzy, post-hardcore-like track that increases the tempo and intensity, providing a sense of release after several slower songs. All of this builds toward the closer, “Felling.” The final track plays out like a fever dream, reprising key moments from earlier in the album and reshaping them into a chaotic haze of noise. When the music finally collapses into rich choral vocals, it feels like the calm at the center of a storm. A perfect ending to a bold and striking second half.
This places What Happens in Roundwood in a peculiar position. The second half of the record explores markedly different sonic territory than the first, and is stronger for it. Under’s more standard sound, showcased on the first five tracks, is engaging, but compared to the highs of the final three, it falls a little short. Repeated listens leave me wanting just a bit more grit or memorability in the more straightforward sludge riffcraft before it gives way to the more exploratory material. I appreciate the band’s efforts to vary their noise-rock/sludge approach through vocal layers/embellishments or a Southern tinge (“Escape Roundwood”), but I find myself largely whelmed by the opening salvo. This isn’t a major mark against the record; the album is solid throughout. Still, it keeps the work from standing quite as tall alongside some of my favorites in the style.
With What Happens In Roundwood, Under have delivered a solid sludgy noise rock record with plenty of autre appeal. I wish the impressive oddity were distributed a bit more evenly throughout the album’s runtime, but it’s still an enjoyable listen that carves out its own unique niche within the broader style. The next time the UK group revisits their brand of sinister sludge, I’ll be excited to listen.
Rating: Good!
#2026 #30 #APFRecords #ArtRock #ChatPile #CouchSlut #ExperimentalMetal #FreeJazz #Intercourse #Jan26 #Melvins #NoiseRock #PrimitiveMan #Review #Reviews #SludgeMetal #Swans #UKMetal #Under #WhatHappenedInRoundwood
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: APF Records
Websites: understockport.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/understockport
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@alexlac51 Fun fact:
#NenehCherry used to sing in a #FreeJazz band. 👀 -
Merzbow at NTS Radio 20th February 2025
The revered Japanese noise artist stops by for a regular NTS slot, playing some surprising selections from his diverse & deep record collection.
https://www.nts.live/shows/merzbow/episodes/merzbow-20th-february-2025
#music #merzbow #nts #ntsradio #experimental #psychedelicrock #freejazz #drone
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DW has some Thursday #music action going, Wayne Shorter live at the Detroit Jazz Festival. Esperanza Spaulding on bass. This is #ModalMusic so it’s a bit experimental. Wayne put together a super quartet for this record. There’s a lot going on but it’s very #FreeJazz like, textures and colors without traditional melody, harmony, and groove. Not everyone’s cup of tea. For the brave.
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#NowPlaying David Murray & Low Class Conspiracy - Vol. 1 : Penthouse Jazz (Circle Records, 1977).
Recorded August 18, 1977 at the Bim Huis, Amsterdam.
With David Murray (ts), Lawrence "Butch" Morris (c), Don Pullen (p), Fred Hopkins (b), Stanley Crouch (d).
What a free band! Fabulous record 🖤
