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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Check Up! with Tom Burris - New Episode Tonight!


If you happen to be in the Indianapolis area tonight (4/3) at 7 p.m. be sure to check out the debut of Check Up! with Free Jazz Blog's Tom Burris on 99.1 WQRT.

Tom is focusing on Duos and has created a playlist that you can to check out below, especially if you are unable to tune in. We're still waiting on the ability to podcast, but there will be a repeat of the program on April 17th.


The Free Jazz Collective presents CHECK UP!
a monthly program of free jazz and improvisational music

Show #2: Duos!


  • Tashi Dorji & Tyler Damon - “Leave No Trace” from Leave No Trace (Family Vineyard, 2018)
  • Tashi Dorji – guitar
    Tyler Damon – drums, percussion
    TIME: 16:57



  • Daniel Carter & Federico Ughi - “Sweat It Out” from Extra Room (577 Records, 2014 + vinyl 2017)
  • Daniel Carter – reeds
    Federico Ughi – drums
    TIME: 2:54



  • Schlippenbach - Narvesen Duo - “The Blues Morlocks” from Interweaving (digital self-release, 2017)
  • Alexander von Schlippenbach – piano
    Dag Magnus Narvesen – drums
    TIME: 9:14



  • Kid Millions & Jim Sauter - “One For Diz” from Bloom (Astral Spirits, 2015)
  • Jim Sauter – tenor saxophone
    Kid Millions – drums
    TIME: 3:29



  • Nick Mazarella & Tomeka Reid - “Invoking A Spirit” from Signaling (Nessa, 2017)
  • Nick Mazarella – alto saxophone
    Tomeka Reid – cello
    TIME: 2:14



  • Wadada Leo Smith & John Lindberg - “Typhoon” from Celestial Weather (TUM, 2015)
  • Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet
    John Linberg – double bass
    TIME: 3:36



  • Jemeel Moondoc & Hilliard Greene - “Cosmic Nickelodeon” from Cosmic Nickelodeon (Relative Pitch, 2016)
  • Jemeel Moondoc – alto saxophone
    Hilliard Greene - bass
    TIME: 11:21



  • Frode Gjerstad & Paal Nilssen-Love - “Flying Circus” from Nearby Faraway (PNL, 2017)
  • Frode Gjerstad – reeds
    Paal Nilssen-Love – drums
    TIME: 9:02



  • John Coltrane & Rashied Ali - “Jupiter” from Interstellar Space (Impulse, 1974 – recorded 1967)
  • John Coltrane – bells, tenor sax
    Rashied Ali – drums
    TIME: 5:14



  • Don Cherry & Ed Blackwell - “Brilliant Action” from “Mu” First Part (BYG, 1969)
  • Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
    Ed Blackwell – drums
    TIME: 8:45



  • Jackie McLean & Michael Carvin - “Down In The Bottom” from Antiquity (Inner City, 1976)
  • Jackie McLean – alto sax
    Michael Carvin – drums
    TIME: 4:09



  • Peter Brotzmann & Han Bennink – “Nr. 13” from Schwarzwaldfahrt (FMP, 1977)
  • Peter Brotzmann – reeds
    Han Bennink – percussion
    TIME: 5:44



  • Jooklo Duo – “Primitive Power” from The Warrior 7” (Northern Spy, 2010)
  • Virginia Genta – reeds
    David Vanzan – drums
    TIME: 4:25



  • Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp - “Part Ten” from Saturn (Leo, 2017)
  • Ivo Perelman – tenor saxophone
    Matthew Shipp – piano
    TIME: 4:52



  • Evan Parker & Seymour Wright - “Stone I” from Tie The Stone To The Wheel (Fataka, 2016)
  • Evan Parker – soprano & tenor saxophones
    Seymour Wright – alto saxophone
    TIME: 2:46



  • Han Bennink & Irene Schweizer - “To Misha With Love” from Welcome Back (Intakt, 2015)
  • Han Bennink – percussion
    Irene Schweizer – piano
    TIME: 3:22



  • Barry Guy & Ken Vandermark – “Shadow Cuts Light” from Occasional Poems (Not Two, 2015)
  • Barry Guy – double bass
    Ken Vandermark – reeds
    TIME: 8:49

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