free jazz

"Italian galactico Valerio Cosi returns with his second album for foxglove, and raises the stakes considerably. He bends his saxophone into a glistening array of aural armaments, channelling the ghosts of giants, these spaced-out, eastern-infused missives. Cosi is a master at bending tones and meshing multiple instruments and styles into a cohesive unit. Layers of guitars, horns, percussion and more create everything from whimsical pop to sprawling, esoteric drone. "The Spiritual Committee" is the perfect homage to the roman gods of yore.

Guitarist/composer/singer/arranger Joel Harrison occupies a musical space between many worlds. His medium is primarily jazz, but his music has various influences that cover the musical spectrum. He has recorded 7 CD’s as a leader since 1996 most of which feature his own compositions, and has toured around the world at major clubs and festivals since 1999. Of his eclectic approach the Village Voice wrote, “Harrison is a brilliant, take-it-anywhere-guitarist,” and the Irish Times said "This is the music of the future.

Andrew Hill (born June 30, 1931 – April 20, 2007) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Hill first recorded as a sideman in 1955, but his reputation was made by his Blue Note recordings as leader from 1963 to 1969, which featured several other important post-bop musicians including Eric Dolphy, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and Tony Williams, as well as two of John Gilmore's rare outings away from Sun Ra.

Angles refers to multiple artists: 1. Swedish jazz sextet made up of Johan Berthling (bass), Kjell Nordeson (drums), Magnus Broo (trumpet), Martin Küchen (alto saxophone), Mats Äleklint (trombone), Mattias Ståhl (vibraphone). The group just released their latest record, "Every Woman is a Tree" (Clean Feed, 2008). Described by Clean Feed: Angles "spans the artificial divisions imposed between the 'new' and the 'old' improvising schools. His radical extended techniques, such as in the sonic use of saliva, are fundamental for the abstract, textural constructions on his solo album 'Homo Sacer.