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2026
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Antifascist Freedom Music -
Chad Fowler/Matt Lavelle: Whirlpool -
Perelman / Ribot / Sharp / Morris: Trifecta -
Things Of This Nature: Things Of This Nature - Ivo Perelman with Marc Ribot, Elliot Sharp and Joe Morris - Trifecta (Mahakala, 2026)
- Whirlpool
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Art Edmaiston / Chad Fowler: Memphis Mandala -
Daniel Carter/Steve Hirsh: Convocation - Convocation
2025
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The Top Ten for 2025 - Things of This Nature
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Ivo Perelman - Oxygen (Mahakala Music, 2025) -
Dave Sewelson, Steve Swell, Matthew Shipp, William Parker & Steve Hirsh: Muscle Memory -
Booker T and the Plasmic Bleeds featuring Gary Hammon - Ode To BC/LY... And Eye Know BO.... da Prez (Mahakala Music, 2025) -
Steve Hirsh: Root Causes - Steve Hirsh: Root Causes
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Rob Brown: Walkabout -
Mahakala Music: Murmuration -
Michael Bisio: NuMBq - NuMBq
- Murmuration
- Murmuration (Mahakala Music, 2025)
- Rob Brown: Walkabout
- Booker T. Williams: Ode to BC/LY
2024
- Graded on a Curve: The Best of 2024’s New Releases, Part Two
- Free Jazz Collective's Top Albums of 2024
- Ivo Perelman — Interview
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Eri Yamamoto: Fly With the Wings -
Gates/Hirsh/Carter: Phosphene -
Ivo Perelman, Chad Fowler, Reggie Workman, and Andrew Cyrille - Embracing the Unknown (Mahakala Music, 2024) ***** -
Ivo Perelman & Fay Victor - Messa Di Voce (Mahakala Msic, 2024) -
Joel Futterman: Forever -
The Crop Circles Suite, Part one -
Chad Fowler, George Cartwright, Chris Parker, Kelley Hurt, Luke Stewart, Steve Hirsh, Zoh Amba – Miserere (Mahakala Music, 2023) - FREEBOP…Travis Reuter: Quintet Music, Ivo Perelman: Embracing The Unknown
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Ava Mendoza & Dave Sewelson - Of It But Not Is It (Mahakala, 2024) -
Chad Fowler – Birdsong (Mahakala, 2024) - Ivo Perelman, Chad Fowler, Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille: Embracing the Unknown
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George Cartwright - three recent recordings
2023
- Ivo Perelman - Sunday Interview
- Free Jazz Blog's 2023 Top 10 Lists
- Graded on a Curve: The Best of 2023’s New Releases, Part Two
- Bobby Zankel/Wonderful Sound 8: A Change of Density
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ALL BY MYSELF…Matthew Shipp: The Intrinsic Nature Of Shipp, Tom Teasley: The Breath - Matthew Shipp - The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp (Mahakala 2023)
- Our Sunday Interview: Matthew Shipp
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Ivo Perelman and James Emery - The Whisperers (Mahakala, 2023) -
Ivo Perelman: Prophecy -
Dave Sewelson, William Parker, Steve Hirsh – The Gate (Mahakala 2023) -
Eri Yamamoto Trio: A Woman With A Purple Wig -
Ivo Perelman and Joe Morris - Elliptic Time (Mahakala, 2022)
2022
- Free Jazz Blog's Top 10s of 2022
- Graded on a Curve: The Best of 2022’s New Releases, Part Two
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Ivo Perelman - Reed Rapture in Brooklyn (Mahakala Music, 2022) - Interview with Chad Fowler
- Chad Fowler on improvisation
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Chad Fowler: Alien Skin - TRIOS…Eri Yamamoto Trio: A Woman With A Purple Wig, Spike Wilner Trio: Plays Monk & Ellington, Domi Edson Trio: Stories From Solitude
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Christopher Parker: Soul Food - Joel Futterman/Chad Fowler and Steve Hirsh
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Joel Futterman, William Parker, Chad Fowler, Steve Hirsh: The Deep -
Chad Fowler & Matthew Shipp: Old Stories -
Eri Yamamoto, Chad Fowler, William Parker, Steve Hirsh - Sparks (Mahakala, 2022) - Matthew Shipp and Chad Fowler – Old Stories (Mahakala Music, 2022)
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Dopolarians: The Bond - Graded on a Curve: Chad Fowler and Matthew Shipp, Old Stories
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(D)IVO Saxophone Quartet (Mahakala Music, 2022) ***½ - Chad Fowler / Matthew Shipp: Old Stories
- IN SEARCH OF THE LOST MELODY…Christopher Parker & The Band of Guardian Angels: Soul Food
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Dave Sewelson: Smooth Free Jazz -
Tyler Mitchell feat. Marshall Allen: Dancing Shadows - Graded on a Curve: New in Stores for January 2022, Part Four
- Tyler Mitchell: Dancing Shadows
- Tyler Mitchell ft Marshall Allen - Dancing Shadows (Mahakala, 2022)
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Original Mind: You Know When It’s Time
2021
2020
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Ivo Perelman: Shamanism - Matthew Shipp at 60, an Interview
- Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp and Joe Morris - Shamanism (Mahakala Music, 2020) ****
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Graded on a Curve: New in Stores for September 2020, Part Three -
INSTRUMENTAL DUETS!…Chad Fowler/ WC Anderson: Lacrimosa, Ran Blake & Frank Carlberg: Gray Moon, Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: Chicago -
A Tribute To Alvin Fiedler: Live At Vision Festival XXIV - Graded on a Curve: New in Stores for July 2020, Part Three
- Graded on a Curve: New in Stores for June 2020, Part Four
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Ivo Perelman and Matt Shipp - Amalgam (Mahakala Music, 2020) ****½ -
WILD IN THE STREETS…Dave Sewelson: More Music For A Free World, Tony Irving & Massimo Magee; Vitriol and The Third Oraculum, Daniel Carter-Patrick Holmes-Matthew Putman: Whoadie - Graded on a Curve: New in Stores for February 2020, Part Three
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FREE AT LAST…Dopolarians: Garden Party, Colin Hinton: Simulacra, International Contemporary Ensemble: Modules, Patty Waters: Live - Dopolarians - Garden Party (Mahakala Music, 2019) ***½