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Improvised music is a genre defined by spontaneous composition, where musicians create and shape sound in real time without strict adherence to prewritten structures. Drawing from jazz, avant-garde, electronic, and experimental traditions, it thrives on unpredictability, dynamic interplay, and individual expression. Artists like Nels Cline and Otomo Yoshihide incorporate noise textures and unconventional techniques, while others, such as Dominik Wania and Andrew Rathbun, explore lyrical, harmonically rich improvisations. The genre embraces diverse instrumentation, from acoustic piano to electric guitar and modular synthesis, blending chaos and cohesion in unpredictable yet compelling ways.

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September 26, 2025

Peel/Mondo
Ada Rave
6 tracks
September 26

Binaural Beats 40 Hz Healing Sleep
432Hz Orbit Energy•
Brainwave Samples•
Brain Timbre
10 tracks
September 26

Fracture (Arr. Vennart for Saxophone, Piano & Moog)
Stephan Moccio•
Jess Gillam•
Leif Kaner-Lidström•
Sam Becker
1 tracks
September 24

Autumn Comes
Amir ElSaffar
1 tracks
September 24

Aemona
Bram Stadhouders•
Arve Henriksen
7 tracks
September 22

Elegia & One For Ana
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 19

Forgetting Is Violent
Patrick Shiroishi
8 tracks
September 15

Vall de Nuria ~ Interlude ~ Joia
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 14

Human Nature
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 12

Teasing Reflections
Brigitte Beraha
7 tracks
September 10

Creative Connections
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 9

Birthday In The Rain
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 9

Hip Mood
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 7

Elegia
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 6

Fractures: Disease Versus Healing
Rene Van Helsdingen
7 tracks
September 6

Indigo Girl
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 6

Duermevela
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 6

Si, Sexy Flor
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 6

Wizard
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 5

Heat Waves
Trey Patton
1 tracks
September 3

Laura
Shabaka Hutchings
1 tracks
August 29

Ghosted III
Oren Ambarchi•
Johan Berthling•
Andreas Werliin
6 tracks
August 29

Behind the Mask
Heikki Ruokangas•
Julien Tassin
11 tracks
August 29

Ghosted III
Oren Ambarchi•
Johan Berthling•
Andreas Werliin
6 tracks
August 21

Mountains that take wing
Patrick Shiroishi
1 tracks
August 19

Ordinary rooms
Dominik Wania
1 tracks
August 19

Strawberry Laughs Then She Dies Then She Opens Her Strawberry Eyes
Patrick Shiroishi
1 tracks
August 19

What Does It Mean (to be)
Brigitte Beraha
1 tracks
August 15

Stockholm
Julien Tassin•
Heikki Ruokangas
1 tracks
August 15

Hyperglyph
Chicago Underground Duo
2 tracks
August 8

Jaded
Andrew Downing
1 tracks
August 1

Swans
Mats Lidström•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Leif Kaner-Lidström•
Gabriel Fauré•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
24 tracks
July 30

Chahar
Oren Ambarchi•
Johan Berthling•
Andreas Werliin
2 tracks
July 30

Chahar
Oren Ambarchi•
Johan Berthling•
Andreas Werliin
2 tracks
July 29

Tender of Land (Patrick's Version)
M. Sage•
Patrick Shiroishi
2 tracks
July 29

Close to home
Dominik Wania
1 tracks
July 25

Live at Christiania Jazz Club, 2nd set
Karl-Martin Almqvist•
Carl Winther•
Johnny Åman•
Anders Mogensen
5 tracks
July 25

White Noise
Brigitte Beraha
1 tracks
July 24

There is no moment in my life in which this is not happening
Patrick Shiroishi
1 tracks
July 18

madi
Ganavya
1 tracks

September 26, 2025

Peel/Mondo
Ada Rave
6 tracks
September 26

Binaural Beats 40 Hz Healing Sleep
432Hz Orbit Energy•
Brainwave Samples•
Brain Timbre
10 tracks
September 24

Aemona
Bram Stadhouders•
Arve Henriksen
7 tracks
September 19

Forgetting Is Violent
Patrick Shiroishi
8 tracks
September 12

Teasing Reflections
Brigitte Beraha
7 tracks
September 6

Fractures: Disease Versus Healing
Rene Van Helsdingen
7 tracks
August 29

Ghosted III
Oren Ambarchi•
Johan Berthling•
Andreas Werliin
6 tracks
August 29

Behind the Mask
Heikki Ruokangas•
Julien Tassin
11 tracks
August 29

Ghosted III
Oren Ambarchi•
Johan Berthling•
Andreas Werliin
6 tracks
August 1

Swans
Mats Lidström•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Leif Kaner-Lidström•
Gabriel Fauré•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
24 tracks
July 25

Live at Christiania Jazz Club, 2nd set
Karl-Martin Almqvist•
Carl Winther•
Johnny Åman•
Anders Mogensen
5 tracks
July 15

Robin
Nicole Johänntgen
5 tracks
July 11

Mama Killa
Ava Mendoza•
gabby fluke-mogul•
Carolina Pérez
8 tracks
July 11

Openness Trio
Nate Mercereau•
Josh Johnson•
Carlos Niño
5 tracks
July 4

Schoeck vs. Bauer or What Futures Are You Longing For?
Robert Koller•
Gunnar Geisse
28 tracks
June 27

Bura
Raphael Roginski
14 tracks
June 26

Kromosoma Maris
Luigi Cinque
12 tracks
June 13

Live at Christiania Jazz Club, 1st set
Karl-Martin Almqvist•
Carl Winther•
Johnny Åman•
Anders Mogensen
5 tracks
June 13

Whale Songs
Arkady Shilkloper
9 tracks
May 23

Nilam
Ganavya
7 tracks

September 26, 2025

Fracture (Arr. Vennart for Saxophone, Piano & Moog)
Stephan Moccio•
Jess Gillam•
Leif Kaner-Lidström•
Sam Becker
1 tracks
September 24

Autumn Comes
Amir ElSaffar
1 tracks
September 22

Elegia & One For Ana
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 15

Vall de Nuria ~ Interlude ~ Joia
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 14

Human Nature
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 10

Creative Connections
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 9

Birthday In The Rain
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 9

Hip Mood
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 7

Elegia
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 6

Si, Sexy Flor
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 6

Indigo Girl
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 6

Wizard
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 6

Duermevela
Félix Rossy
1 tracks
September 5

Heat Waves
Trey Patton
1 tracks
September 3

Laura
Shabaka Hutchings
1 tracks
August 21

Mountains that take wing
Patrick Shiroishi
1 tracks
August 19

Ordinary rooms
Dominik Wania
1 tracks
August 19

Strawberry Laughs Then She Dies Then She Opens Her Strawberry Eyes
Patrick Shiroishi
1 tracks
August 19

What Does It Mean (to be)
Brigitte Beraha
1 tracks
August 15

Stockholm
Julien Tassin•
Heikki Ruokangas
1 tracks