Improv and Avant-Garde

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  Cassandra Jenkins & Suhail Yusuf Khan Share New Improvisational EP 'Chale Jaana'

  PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2022

  Cassandra Jenkins released her lovely sophomore full-length An Overview on Phenomenal Nature back in 2021; later that year, she shared (An...

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  Boris Release Surprise Album 'fade,' Their Third Album of 2022

  PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2022

  Like we said yesterday, good things come in threes, and it's now true when it comes to Boris, who have unexpectedly delivered their third a...

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  Owen Pallett Announces Expanded Reissues of Early Catalogue

  PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2022

  The first two albums and EPs from Mississauga-born composer Owen Pallett's prolific catalogue will be reissued in expanded, remastered form...

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  Ryuichi Sakamoto Announces New Album '12'

  PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2022

  Ryuichi Sakamoto has returned with details of a new solo LP. The composer will deliver 12 on January 17 via Milan Records/commmons. 12 fol...

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  Malibu Returns with New EP 'Palaces of Pity'

  PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2022

  Malibu has returned with a new mini-album. The French artist's five-song Palaces of Pity can be heard in the player below. Out today via U...

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  Colin Stetson's 'Chimæra I' Is a Foreboding Beast

  PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2022

  While every saxophonist breathes into their instrument, Colin Stetson brings an entire world to life when he puts lips to reed. His explora...

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  Le Phoque OFF Announces First Wave of 2023 Artists, with METZ, Atsuko Chiba, Jessica Moss

  PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2022

  Quebec City's Le Phoque OFF is due to return for its ninth edition in 2023, and the festival has now announced the first wave of performing...

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  Toronto's 21C Music Festival Returns This Winter with Tanya Tagaq, Kronos Quartet, Jean-Michel Blais

  PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2022

  With the early 2022 edition of Toronto's 21C Music Festival left hanging in the midst of the Omicron surge, the Royal Conservatory has now...