http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=200&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody OnlineFree Improvisationen720Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:27:40 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=200&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4158&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:24 -0800 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4158 art.4158 John Zorn art.4158 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4158&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4158&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Cobra) and hyperactive, slice-and-dice Grindcore (Torture Garden) to near-minimalist Chamber Music (Redbird) and cinematic studio collages (Spillane and The Big Gundown). The New York City native's most identifiable trademarks are his bloodied, high pitch-dwelling alto saxophone playing and, as a composer, his use of rapid, jarring juxtapositions -- in mood, volume, genre, and/or instrumentation. Both qualities featured heavily in his late '80s/early '90s supergroup Naked City, a sort of rock band summation of his work since the late '70s and one of his two most popular projects. The other, his Jewish-jazz quartet Masada, is relatively traditional, featuring Klezmer and Middle Eastern-flavored melodies in an energetic, Post Bop-to-Free Jazz context. Marking a new phase of his career, Zorn has been devoting attention to his classical material, and in doing so ensuring that his listeners will consistently remain on their toes. - Will York]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68548&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Experimental Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:03:32 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68548 art.68548 Eugene Chadbourne art.68548 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68548&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68548&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9912&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Asia Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:54:11 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9912 art.9912 Min Xiao-Fen art.9912 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9912&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9912&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Spring, River, Flower, Moon, Night -- serve as the most compelling examples of both her percussive, rapid-fire string attacks and the alternate moments of serenity characteristic of the music. - Will York]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21303&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:08:28 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.21303 art.21303 Olu Dara art.21303 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21303&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21303&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56652&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Improvisation Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:33:19 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.56652 art.56652 Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey art.56652 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56652&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56652&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2761&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Experimental Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:51 -0800 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2761 art.2761 Fred Frith art.2761 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2761&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2761&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12609&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Experimental Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:52 -0800 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12609 art.12609 Henry Kaiser art.12609 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12609&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12609&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Outside Aloha Pleasure or Friends & Enemies. Since the mid-1980s, he has worked frequently in more traditional band contexts, often exploring his late '60s/early '70s roots in psychedelia (the surprising Grateful Dead covers of Eternity Blue) and Fusion (Yo Miles!, a tribute to electric-era Miles Davis with trumpeter Leo Smith). As his output varies widely, not everything will please every listener; but those who aren't deterred by a little unpredictability (and a few cornball album covers) will find plenty to explore in Kaiser's music. - Will York]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7916&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant-Garde Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:02 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7916 art.7916 Ikue Mori art.7916 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7916&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7916&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5885&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Improvisation Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:11:21 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5885 art.5885 Lee Ranaldo art.5885 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5885&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5885&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4923&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Improvisation Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:04:19 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4923 art.4923 Thurston Moore art.4923 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4923&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4923&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Barefoot in the Head, a one-off project with Jim Sauter and Don Dietrich of Borbetomagus. Since then he's worked extensively with improvisers Tom Surgal, Nels Cline and Loren Mazzacane to name a few, crafting dynamic, sprawling and occasionally ear-shattering sounds with a subtle hand. Though his improvising is certainly his primary focus outside of Sonic Youth, he released a successful record of well-crafted Indie Rock entitled Psychic Hearts in 1995. - Doug Russell]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16432018&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Improvisation Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:23 -0800 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16432018 art.16432018 Migraine art.16432018 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16432018&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16432018&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4002&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Free Improvisation Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:28:40 -0800 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4002 art.4002 Derek Bailey art.4002 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4002&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4002&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8631&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:28:52 -0800 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8631 art.8631 Evan Parker art.8631 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8631&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8631&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19752&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Noise Rock Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:58:49 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.19752 art.19752 Caspar Brotzmann Massaker art.19752 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19752&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19752&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62121&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Avant Garde Jazz Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:02:47 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62121 art.62121 Beth Custer art.62121 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62121&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62121&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12185784&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Experimental Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:04:24 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12185784 art.12185784 Elliot Sharp art.12185784 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12185784&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12185784&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13155&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss Experimental Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:04:25 -0700 Top Free Improvisation Artists on Rhapsody Online art.13155 art.13155 Miss Murgatroid art.13155 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13155&variant=play&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13155&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Favant-garde-jazz%2Ffree-improvisation%2Fartist-chart.rss