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.


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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