"The notion that Jochen Irmler and Gudrun Gut would one day merge the best of their two worlds was never quite to be expected. We hear Irmler's meandering, wistfully psychedelic organ sound, seeming to come from a different era. And we hear Gut's...

Founded in 1999 and originally part of the very tail end of the legendary 'downtown sound" as one of the the last bands involved in the "Knitting Factory scene", performing a residency there, as well as having their first album released by the club's label, Gutbucket celebrated their 15 years in action in 2014 with a week long residency at another legendary venue, John Zorn's The Stone.

Dance, the group's 6th album, consists of all-new material, professionally recorded live at the club for that...

“Forcing a conversation between punk, funk and free jazz for saxophone, guitar, bass and drums.” - The New York Times

“A classic case of a band that defies categorization.” – The Washington Post

What happens...

Excellent, completely unknown French stick player who has put together an excellent, ECM-ish, mellow, jazz/rock album with a band that includes Alexis Drossos-saxophones, Jean-Marie Gerintes-percussion, harmonica, musicial saw, Jean-Philippe Rykiel-keyboards and Stephane Deschamps-piano. Good playing from everyone; the accent is not on the leader, but on the ensemble. Take a chance and discover something great!!

“The music reflects of the cultural crossroads that his country embodies. Jazz and...

"For over thirty years, the British double bassist, composer and band leader Barry Guy has been one of the leading personalities in today’s music situated between Jazz, Improvisation and New Music. The Evan Parker – Barry Guy – Paul Lytton Trio counts...

Evan Parker: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone / Barry Guy: Double Bass

This is one of the greatest musical friendships in contemporary music. For more than thirty years, Evan Parker and Barry Guy have been working together in the Evan Parker

Barry Guy: Bass, Compositions / Marilyn Crispell: Piano / Paul Lytton: Percussion

"After the highly praised trio CD, Odyssey, the composer and bassist Barry Guy presents a new CD - ITHACA . with the same trio members, pianist Marilyn Crispell.

"Four years after the successful debut album Inscape-Tableux, Barry Guy and his New Orchestra present their second release, Oort-Entropy. – The first CD was a success at first go. The French magazine Jazzman placed it among its records of the year in...

Recorded on January 22, 1996 by the Swedish broadcasting corporation, this features an international all-star new jazz/improvising group of Mats Gustafsson-soprano, tenor and baritone saxes, Marilyn Crispell-piano, Barry Guy-double bass and Raymond Str...

"Although each member receives equally billing, this record essentially belongs to Egberto Gismonti. The plurality of compositions is his; He wrote the title cut, and the most stunning number on the album "Palhaco," with its impossible weight...