free jazz
noun
: free-form jazz marked especially by an abandonment of preset chord progression and a lack of melodic pattern
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In fact, Irreversible Entanglements, a free jazz collective that Ayewa is a member of, released its fifth studio album last week.
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Steve Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The event remains the world's largest free jazz festival.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In stark contrast to the treacly ballads of 2025’s Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name, Mr Cobra is all jagged edges, informed by free jazz, musique concrète, and experimental cinema.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
His career spanned more than five decades, from playing in big bands in the late 1930s to radical explorations in free jazz and electronic music from the ’60s through the ’80s.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
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Steve Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The event remains the world's largest free jazz festival.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In stark contrast to the treacly ballads of 2025’s Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name, Mr Cobra is all jagged edges, informed by free jazz, musique concrète, and experimental cinema.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
His career spanned more than five decades, from playing in big bands in the late 1930s to radical explorations in free jazz and electronic music from the ’60s through the ’80s.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Free jazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20jazz. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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