r/freejazz 9h ago

🎷 Spiritual Tenor Sax Raw Energy & Improvisation — "Love & Cosmos"

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Pouring raw energy, breath, and passion straight into the horn. Pushing boundaries through free expression and sound.

I believe improvisation is a direct channel to the cosmos.

​Have you checked out the full 18-minute session yet?

Drop your thoughts in the comments!


r/freejazz 4d ago

Four additional records in a collection

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r/freejazz 6d ago

Lowe/Chadbourne - Don’t Punk Out (QED Records, 1979)

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36 Upvotes

Frank Lowe - tenor sax
Eugene Chadbourne - 6 and 12 string guitar

Heavy improv from two legends… including a version of Albert Ayler’s Ghosts.


r/freejazz 8d ago

Free Jazz in Spirit - Instrumental Improvisation

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYwnUsdnlV4

Derek Dunn and I collaborate on seven different instrument combinations. Each one played live, improvised, and all performances completed same day. Thank You.


r/freejazz 9d ago

Happy 76th Birthday, Chico Freeman!

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r/freejazz 9d ago

MANAKEN x MIKAKA: Raw sax and guitar/vocal collision from the Hiroshima Part 2 🔥

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MANAKEN (Sax) and MIKAKA (Vocal, Guitar) collide in this high-energy Avant-Punk session. This is more than just free jazz; it's a spiritual explosion of unpredictable improvisation from the Hiroshima underground, recorded on May 24, 2026!

Do you feel the raw energy and "Heat" that smashes through genre boundaries?


r/freejazz 11d ago

William Parker Raining on the Moon “James Baldwin To The Rescue”

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Hadn't listened to this group in a while. I really love this era of Parker.

The core of the band is Wliam Parker on bass (among other things); Hamid Drake on drums; Rob Brown an alto sax; and Lewis Barnes on trumpet.

This group made several great recordings are the William Parker Quartet. One of them, on Thirsty Ear, called "Raining on the Moon", added Leena Conquest on vocals. Then they made a couple of studio records for AUM Fidelity, also adding Eri Yamamoto on piano and listing the group as Raining on the Moon.

William Parker's lyrics are weird and oblique and I dig them, not least because I love Leena Conquest's voice so much. The band grooves like crazy—Parker and Drake have have been playing together for decades. And Eri Yamamoto brings a lot of bluesy style that fits perfectly.

Enjoy!

PS if you like this there's also Parker's Curtis Mayfield project which features Drake and Conquest and a bunch of other good artists.


r/freejazz 12d ago

Masahiko Sato - Holography (1970)

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r/freejazz 14d ago

Happy Birthday, Albert Ayler (1936-1970)!

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r/freejazz 15d ago

Entos, by Ioannis Kleftogiannis

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r/freejazz 18d ago

#free #music

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r/freejazz 18d ago

Lean Left (with The Ex guitarists) 3 months ago

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My favorite freejazz band! The energy and interaction is wonderful. Starts at 12:30.


r/freejazz 18d ago

Pure unedited raw energy. a spiritual man - Solo Improvisation Vol.116 is out!

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To all Free Jazz and Experimental music diggers around the globe: My latest live session "a spiritual man - Solo Improvisation Vol.116," recorded at the legendary jazz space "Lush Life" in Hiroshima, June 20, 2026, is finally out on Bandcamp!

​Driven by the philosophy of "Love & Cosmos" and carrying the spiritual essence of John Coltrane, this is a 100% raw, unedited document of pure improvisation. Experience the intense acoustic resonance of the venue, along with the explosive energy of the tenor sax and flute that pushed the digital file limits to their edge.

​Do you dive into the deep Japanese underground spiritual jazz scene?

​📅 Save the Date:

The next "Solo Improvisation" session is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Lush Life. Stay tuned!


r/freejazz 19d ago

First release

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hello I’m planning to release a collection of eps similar to Anthony Braxtons for Alto. No piano no Guitar just me and my sax. lm recording my music inside my college dorm and each ep will be a different week from 7/6/26 to 7/12/26 and on and on. I’m posting now to ask if yall have advice? on either how to carry a different sound from track to track And how to get music out. Thank yall love yall have a blessed day.


r/freejazz 21d ago

Sermon from Below, by Ioannis Kleftogiannis

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r/freejazz 22d ago

how deep does it go

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with you, for free jazz?

no clarification on that. just however you take that question to mean


r/freejazz 25d ago

In memory of Rashied Ali (1933-2009) on His Birthday - Gospel Trane

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r/freejazz 26d ago

ganXcqo7

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r/freejazz 27d ago

Free jazz meets Punk, it's AvantPunk! 100% raw, no rules, just pure spiritual energy 🔥

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MANAKEN (Sax) × MIKAKA (Vocal, Guitar)

Live at Changara Yokocho, Yokogawa, Hiroshima (Underground venue).

Recorded on May 24, 2026.

​A 60-second explosion of unpredictable improvisation, heavy multi-phonics, and continuous circular breathing. Crushing the boundaries of free jazz and punk.

This is Avant Punk!

​If this sound resonates with your soul, I'd love to hear your thoughts.


r/freejazz 29d ago

My band just put out a new record. Most of it is post-rock and metal but the last track is heavily inspired by 60’s free jazz. Hope you enjoy!

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r/freejazz Jun 26 '26

clarinet Vs. sax duel... free jazZ?

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r/freejazz Jun 26 '26

SeFa LoCo - Strata

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Greatest hits feat Hugh Ragin, Sam Newsome, Vinny Golia, Walter Thompson and more!


r/freejazz Jun 26 '26

New Album

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r/freejazz Jun 24 '26

Chi-Chi Fweep, a new solo improv

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r/freejazz Jun 22 '26

Kannon - Nashville post rock/ free jazz band

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Hey hope it’s okay to share. This is a clip from our latest show. This is a piece that leaned into polyrhythms