Pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, saxophonist Evan Parker, and percussionist Paul Lytton are all members of the first generation of musicians from England and Europe to respond to the example of American free jazz with proposals of their own. Each man has attained singular mastery of his instrument, and between them they’ve stripped the jazz vernacular […]
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An early recording of Europe’s mighty improvising group the Schlippenbach Trio emerges
A new release presents the group’s earliest recordings from April of 1972.
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Free Jazz for a Fee on the Web
The excellent free-jazz blog Destination: Out is selling downloads of select releases from the mighty FMP catalog, including a classic by trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and drummer Günter “Baby” Sommer, who will perform together at this year’s Umbrella Music Festival on November 7.