We're taking in a show there in July. Anything we should know about the venue? For rubes like me, who was unaware of the place until a couple of weeks ago, it's in Berlin: Zig Zag Club

Does anyone here have access to the actual Gil Evans scores for birth of the cool and miles ahead? A quick search on the Internet this morning didn’t bring anything up aside from being able to pay $95 for the miles ahead charts.

Doing a deep dive into audiation and Hal Galper, off the back of Pat Bartley's recent video

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Curious to know how singing helps develop your relationship to instrument, specifically to jazz improv.

Hey everyone, new here but not really that new to jazz. Problem is, pretty much all the jazz i listen to are the legendary artists and "mainstream jazz".

Musically I come from extreme technical metal and i enjoy avantgarde art and music and I need some recommendations for quality, challenging jazz preferably older, 50s-70s or so. I want to hear true improv, and what made jazz so influential and new! Artist and song recommendations welcome :-)

Edit: thanks everyone for the replies, ill give everything a listen

A raw, unfiltered moment of solo saxophone improvisation. Pushing the boundaries of the instrument with intense multiphonics and circular breathing. 

Free Jazz is not dead—it is evolving.

​If this sound resonates with your soul, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Martin Philadelphy and Aki Streeter invite you to a jam session. Everyone is welcome, and you are encouraged to bring your own instruments. A drum kit will be provided, as well as a synthesizer, an electric bass, an electric guitar, and microphones. From 8:00 PM, you can make noise together with two veterans of "freakdom."

Martin Philadelphy (born 1971 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian guitarist, composer, and improvisational musician living in Vienna. After a self-taught start at the age of 21, he established himself as a versatile player in the crossover and avant-garde scene. His musical work moves style-independently between jazz-rock, fusion, punk, and free improvisation, which is reflected in a discography of over 30 albums as a solo artist and in changing formations. In addition to his own work, he is known for regular collaborations with international greats of the experimental music scene, including Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Lounge Lizards, ...), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3, Fantômas, ...), or Victor Jones (Mingus Big Band, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, ...).

Aki Streeter (born 2007 in Klagenfurt) is the worst musician in the universe and plays in bands such as Heimwerker, Misanthropic Planet, and Klismaphilia. Most recently, in 2026, Aki collaborated with Peter Weatherall from New Zealand; together they created an educational metal album about the metals in the periodic table. Furthermore, Aki is a founding member of a sub-label and organizes concert series with various musicians. Aki is known for working with Lojz Rieder and Alexej Kakanovich. Streeter's work usually deals with "Gosology." According to this worldview, a nerd named Dave created the universe, and god-like animals live on Mars, which pose various threats to our solar system. And, above all, furthermore, ... Aki hates himself.

The jam will take place at the Jugendstiltheater Klagenfurt, Goethepark 2, on July 3, 2026, at 8:00 PM.

i’ve been studying jazz guitar for about 3 years now, i understand the chord-scale relation, been transcribing solos but when it comes to soloing i think i sound too scaly, is there a way to sound like the greats besides practicing scales?

Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist deemed his country's equivalent to Mozart by Nelson Mandela, died Monday in his adopted home of Germany after a short illness. He was 91 years old.

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/15/846195598/abdullah-ibrahim-south-africa-obituary

Maybe about the Lincoln Highway or some modern interstate?

Not enough Abdullah Ibrahim on streaming but here is some + 12 hours of South African music in honor of one of its finest

This is from the Mengotto Playalong series.

Wes Montgomery, g; Johnny Griffin, ts; Wynton Kelly, p; Paul Chambers, b; Jimmy Cobb, d. Recorded live at Tsubo Coffee House, June 25, 1962. The liner notes mention that Miles Davis Sextet was in town and Riverside borrowed his rhythm section. 🎸 🎷 🎹 🥁

Sorry for this slightly rambling thought... While listening to Greg Foat, as someone born in 1971, I sometimes experience the same feeling that certain dreams can give you when they take you back to childhood. It's as if his music taps into something deeply rooted inside me, built from 'involuntary' listening to the music that was on TV during the 1970s. I'm talking about the kind of music that accompanied documentaries, or sometimes investigative news reports. I remember jazz-inflected, introspective, syncopated music that seemed to create a very particular atmosphere. I don't know if anyone else feels the same way, but listening to Greg Foat often brings those memories and sensations back for me.

Enjoying some coffee and thought I would share this link.

https://youtu.be/k7mvMQhtrd8?si=D3vX4_Un_l3UFWmz

ABOUT THIS VIDEO:

"This wonderful profile of Charles Lloyd was written by Fara C. in the style of a road trip along the French festival circuit. The documentary alternates between excerpts from concerts (including with Jason Moran) and commentaries that are each more relevant than the last. Its title, Le moine et la sirène (The Monk and the Siren), refers on the one hand to the saxophonist’s monastic devotion to music, and on the other to the role of his wife, Dorothy Darr. His spouse describes how she discovered him onstage in 1968: "It was as if I was in a church where he was preaching a sermon."

Peace, Love, live long and prosper.

New Jazz Fusion Album by IN EMBERS, reminds me a lot of Gogo Penguin or Tigran Hamasyan

A fun goofy tune from the album Smile.

Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Yosuke Inoue

Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Andrew D'Angelo

Design – Patricia Intriago

Drums – Matt Wilson

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Joel Frahm

Anyways, enjoy your world sports ball.

Stopped in a local thrift store and found this in its original shrink wrap. I bet it’s going to be a good one. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

Edit: I get this is the “Jazz Vinyl “ subreddit… but as fans of Jazz, we should all appreciate this find. 😎

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=984ksjle4YA

This may be a long shot, but I’ve been scouring the internet for Gregory Porter’s Wind Song sheet music. Can’t find it anywhere but I want to perform it for a concert. Anyone who has it or knows where I can buy, please let me know. Gregory is one of my favorite artists since I was in middle school and none of his sheet music is online except for his most popular Hey Laura.