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‘I almost always play it in hiding, alone’: can anyone get into free jazz, history’s most maligned music?

Even though he’s partial to hideous noise, free jazz is mostly unknown to the Guardian’s pop critic. A new guidebook from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore may change his mind

The Guardian - UK

‘The spirits of my ancestors empower me’: jazz great Idris Ackamoor on Afrofuturism, activism and André 3000

A musical seeker since childhood, the 73-year-old’s journeys have taken him from lessons with Cecil Taylor to a formative tour of Africa and now work with the Outkast star. He explains why he’s still chasing the next chapter

The Guardian - UK

Tony Oxley obituary

Drummer and percussionist who developed his own musical language as a composer

The Guardian - UK

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Angelika Niescier/ Tomeka Reid/ Savannah Harris: Beyond Dragons review – immense improv

Seven original tracks of free jazz span fast, jagged pieces and quiet tone poems, with a composer’s ear giving shape, drama and contrast

The Guardian - UK

Tristan Honsinger obituary

American cellist and performance artist who was a major figure in the European experimental music scene

The Guardian - UK

Peter Brötzmann obituary

German saxophonist who was a pioneering figure in the world of European free jazz

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