Free Jazz

Free jazz, emerging in the 1960s, rejected traditional jazz structures, embracing experimentation and spontaneity. Characterized by improvisational freedom, unconventional instrumentation, and avant-garde sounds, free jazz often featured extended instrumental techniques, atypical harmonies, and fluid, often chaotic, rhythms. Born from the avant-garde movement, it drew from African-American spiritual and cultural heritage, while also incorporating elements of blues, gospel, and classical music. Notable for its emphasis on collective improvisation and pushing musical boundaries, free jazz was a pivotal force in the jazz avant-garde, influencing subsequent genres like fusion, punk, and noise music. Its cultural significance lay in its radical challenge to traditional notions of music and its role in reflecting the social upheaval of the 1960s.

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Aaron Parks
Ada Rave
Amir ElSaffar
Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Gould
Arcane Marrow
Archie Shepp
Areski Belkacem
Arthur Liory
Beegie Adair
Berlinde Deman
Bill Parker
Billy Hart
Bubble Wrap Trap
Bévort 3
Camila Nebbia
Cecilia Lopez
Chad Taylor Quintet
Charlie Haden
Chick Corea
Christophe Marguet
Clark Tracey
Clovis Nicolas
Craig Taborn
Dave Douglas
Dave Gisler Trio
Dave Holland
Dee Lucas
Dominik Wania
Doug Raney
Emile Parisien
Fred Frith
Frederic Rzewski
Gabriele Evangelista
George Trebar
H ZETTRIO
Hans Backenroth
Henri Texier
Håkan Broström
I LIKE TO SLEEP
Jaimie Branch
Jason Nazary
Jazzaoquadrado
Jiří Slavík
Joe Elefante
John Gunther
John O'Gallagher
John Zorn
Jonah Parzen-Johnson
Jordan Williams
Josef Akin
Jure Pukl
Kacper Krupa
Kahil El'Zabar
Keiji Haino
Keith Oxman
Kirk Knuffke
Kit Downes
Laura Jurd
Lee Konitz
Makaya McCraven
Mal Waldron
Manel Fortia
Marek Konarski
Mariá Portugal
Martin Maretti Andersen
Maurício Tagliari
Merzbow
Mia Dyberg
Michael Sarian
Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Natural Information Society
Neil Gray
Nicole Johänntgen
Nils Wülker
Ola Asdahl Rokkones
Otomo Yoshihide
Pat Thomas
Patricia Brennan
Peggy Lee
Phil Markowitz
Pierre Dørge
Rebecca Trescher
Rob Mazurek
Roswell Rudd
Ruby Rushton
Sam Gill’s Coursed Waters
Sarathy Korwar
Selskapet
Snorre Kirk
Son Reis Project
Stéphane Kerecki
Teddy Pantelas Trio
The Vanguard Trio
Tim Lefebvre
Trombone Shorty
Vijay Iyer
Xavi Castillo
Yusef Lateef
Zeena Parkins
John Coltrane
Peggy Lee
Beegie Adair
McCoy Tyner
Chick Corea
Snorre Kirk
Yusef Lateef
Charles Mingus
Charlie Haden
Norberg
Trombone Shorty
Paul Motian
Pharoah Sanders
Alice Coltrane
Trey Patton
Ornette Haynes
Sun Ra
Mandevilla
The Source
Bill Frisell
Colin Oxley
Arthur Taylor Trio
Gary Peacock
Max Roach
Dave Holland
Aaron Parks
Lee Konitz
Henry Albert Trio
Makaya McCraven
Jeremy Pelt
Bill Parker
Kjell Öhman
Michel Portal
Bobby Hutcherson
Johnathan Blake
Marc Ribot
Tadd Norman
Jeff Parker
Tompall & The Glaser Brothers
Marek Konarski
Charles Lloyd
Henri Texier
Joe Lovano
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Emile Parisien
Chris Potter
H ZETTRIO
Rudy Royston
Miles Davis Quartet
Bennie Maupin
Steve Swallow
Mal Waldron
Duke Pearson
Roberto Musci
Archie Shepp
John Surman
Ryohei Shimoyama
Jimmy Giuffre
Jasper Somsen
Charlie Rouse
Don Cherry
Nels Cline
John Zorn
Kacper Krupa
Ornette Coleman
Bill Laswell
Eric Dolphy
Antonio Faraò
Tim Lefebvre
Yuichiro Kato
Kahil El'Zabar
Sun Ra & His Arkestra
Ruby Rushton
Areski Belkacem
Calendar Girl Quartal
Ben Street
Ill Considered
Paul Bley
Elvin Jones
John Klemmer
Furio Di Castri
Thomas Sejthen Trio
Albert Ayler
Josh Johnson
Sarathy Korwar
Bubble Wrap Trap
Giacomo Smith
Linda May Han Oh
Nils Wülker
Anders Kjellberg
John Clark
Kenny Wheeler
Petter Eldh
David Ake
Dave Liebman
Mike Westbrook Concert Band
Uri Caine
Sun Ra Arkestra
Maurice Louca
Ernst Reijseger