Freelance journalist and music reviewer for the Free Jazz Collective blog, Salt Peanuts and Percorsci Musicalihttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mu6s6fbk6s2qDeep, immediate conversations of Catalan alto sax player Liba Villavecchia and drummer Vasco Trilla. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/liba-villavecchia-vasco-trilla/29 Aug 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6s6fbk6s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mu5tvrdeic2v2nd collaboration of Ukrainian experimental sound artist Tungu (aka Sergiy Senchuk) and American master guitarist Henry Kaiser is a dark, ambient work, addressing the horrors of the endless war with Russia. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/tungu-henry-kaiser/28 Aug 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5tvrdeic2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mu22ibmg3227The free-improv trio of French drummer Tiri Carreras, sax player Sylvain Guérineau & bassist Fred Marty + Carreras and Guérineau’s Al-Shifa expresses outrage following the destruction of the Hospital in Gaza. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/tiri-carreras-sylvain-guerineau-fred-marty-tiri-carreras-sylvain-guerineau/27 Aug 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu22ibmg3227https://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtyj3nx3x226French trombonist Christiane Bopp's Rêver, murmurer, dire captures her «optimistic obsessions» with the trombone, and portrays her as a fearless improviser, a mad sonic scientist, a lyrical poet, and a sonic shaman. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/christiane-bopp-2/26 Aug 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyj3nx3x226https://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtvylz7wns24American reed master and composer Henry Threadgill returns with his flagship band Zooid, demanding deep listening from both musicians and listeners, to listen beyond habit and hear beyond expectation. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/henry-threadgill-zooid-3/25 Aug 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvylz7wns24https://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtuq5enlbs24Portuguese guitarist Marcelo Dos Reis & Italian trombonist Salvoandrea Lucifora sketch free-improvised, intimate, and vivid, melodic conversations. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/marcelo-dos-reis-salvoandrea-lucifora/25 Aug 2026 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuq5enlbs24https://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtthzmmecc2lBritish free-improvising pianist Veryan Weston's Tessellations 1 is a solo piano work that transforms visual interlocking symmetries and geometric shapes into the audible world of pitches, rhythm, and counterpoint. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/veryan-weston24 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtthzmmecc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtsivazjes2l deeply poetic, spontaneous meeting of pianist Leo Genovese, double bass player Takashi Sugawa & drummer Alfred Vogel. My review for the Free Jazz Blog: https://www.freejazzblog.org/2026/08/leo-genovese-takashi-sugawa-alfred.html24 Aug 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsivazjes2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtq2wz6x7s27The experimental trio Glass Triangle - electric harpist Zeena Parkins, sax player Mette Rasmussen & drummer Ryan Sawyer - explores resonant, shifting timbres, subtle textures, and dynamic momentum in real-time. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/glass-triangle/23 Aug 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtq2wz6x7s27https://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtoke4bdgc2kVocal artist Natalie Peters leads the Swiss experimental Insub. Collective with a morning piece responding to the reality of war and destruction in Gaza + in a free-improv trio with cellist Sara Käser & violist Marie Takahashi. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/insub-collective-sara-kaser-natalie-peters-marie-takahashi/22 Aug 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoke4bdgc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtky6l55jk2pVocal artist Vera Morais' EUPNEA vocal and flute ensemble explores the resonant, ethereal timbres of breath, vocal pitches, and air as a territory of invention and shared listening. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/vera-morais/21 Aug 2026 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtky6l55jk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtjgdbs66k23The live, organic, rhythmic interplay of the trio of Norwegian double bass master Arild Andersen, Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon & French drummer Patrice Heral. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/samo-salamon-arild-andersen-patrice-heral/20 Aug 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjgdbs66k23https://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtfy4zatdk2nThe Paper Trio - vocal artist Randi Pontoppidan, reed player Thomas Agergaard & double bass player Greg Cohen - celebrates the music of Danish great composer Carl Nielsen. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/paper-trio-2/19 Aug 2026 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfy4zatdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtefjjngc22xPostcards documents the debut album of the Finnish-Danish working jazz trio of guitarist Lassi Friman, double bass player Jonathan Bäckström & drummer Jens Emil Jensen. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/backstrom-friman-jensen/18 Aug 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtefjjngc22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mtavu7l3f22mGuitarist Jon Madof's Netzach (Eternity in Hebrew) offers a new blend of raging Jewish music, surf-rock twang, punk energy, and pyrotechnic fusion improvisation. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/jon-madof/17 Aug 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtavu7l3f22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mt7ge4bi4s2vGuitarist-synth player Serge Rogalski with bassist Gael Petrina & drummer Sam Ospovat in an intense, raw, and physical, friction-filled, rock-based sound and in a more experimental, free-improvised form. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/serge-rogalski-trio/16 Aug 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7ge4bi4s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mt3xqq73ps2ePortuguese organist David Maranha and tenor sax hero Rodrigo Amado play music of resistance, offering a most beautiful, invigorating antidote of love, desire, and freedom for the current tough times. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/david-maranha-rodrigo-amado/15 Aug 2026 05:44 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3xqq73ps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mt3swrd7j22mSecond time at the Austrian Bezau Beatz festival and I had a great time. Here are my impressions for the Free Jazz Blog: https://www.freejazzblog.org/2026/08/bezau-beatz-aug-6-9-2026-bezau-austria.html15 Aug 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3swrd7j22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mt2pgdkzdc2bNorwegian power-punk-noise-free-improv duo MoE - bassist and vocalist Guro Moe and guitarist Håvard Skaset + Japanese drummer Ikuro Takahashi & sax player Signe K. Emmeluth - in its most volatile, merciless form. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/moe-ikuro-takahashi-ft-signe-emmeluth/14 Aug 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2pgdkzdc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mswvw3grsk2lTurkish bağlama and tar player and vocalist Volkan Kaplan joins the Dutch chamber jazz Rembrandt Trio to explore traditional, ancient Turkish and Azerbaijani folk-rooted melodies. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/volkan-kaplan-rembrandt-trio/13 Aug 2026 05:28 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswvw3grsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3msvopa4sqk2tChansons du Crépuscule -the experimental duo of harpist Helene Breschand & polymath Elliott Sharp suggests evocative songs that allow themselves to get lost and find themselves anew in their rich sonic forests. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/chansons-du-crepuscule-helene-breschand-elliott-sharp/12 Aug 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvopa4sqk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3msrqtdjies2cThe Japanese experimental K Trio features poet Kei, guitarist Takao Miyazaki & pianist Yoichi Ichikawa, uses its performance spaces as integral, active resonant elements, transforming the relationship between voice and sound. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/k-trio-2/11 Aug 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrqtdjies2chttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3msqbq4gmn225Viennese double bass player and vocalist Helene Glüxam's debut solo album relies on the tension between the direct, earthy, and deep-toned bass and her fragile and emotionally charged voice and whistling. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/helene-lluxam/10 Aug 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqbq4gmn225https://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3msmtqgj4ls2tThe experimental duo of Chilean trumpeter Benjamin Vergara Portales & alto sax player Edén Carrasco searh for resonant, breath-like timbres. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/benjamin-vergara-eden-carrasco/09 Aug 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmtqgj4ls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3msmswmj4es2tVocal artist Maja S. K. Ratkje , guitarist - electronics player Torstein Slåen & electronics player Sigurd Ytre-Arne take their disruptive, subversive swamp to stage. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/maja-s-k-ratkje-torstein-slaen-sigurd-ytre-arne/09 Aug 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmswmj4es2thttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mshqiqe3hs2lArgentinian experimental guitarist Luciana Bass leads a new trio + in a duo with fellow Argentinian experimental guitarist Wenchi Lazo. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/bass-jaime-isasti-wenchi-lazo-luciana-bass/07 Aug 2026 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshqiqe3hs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mshpyxrjzc2lExperimental guitarists Loren Mezzacane & David Grubbs' 3rd duo album, and the most free and noisiest one. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/loren-mazzacane-connors-david-grubbs/07 Aug 2026 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshpyxrjzc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3mscom5hz5s25Finnish guitarist Heikki Ruokangas has a new trio and an album os story-like instrumental pieces inspired by the world of ghosts. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/heikki-ruokangas05 Aug 2026 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscom5hz5s25https://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3msbcddx67c2zTres Hongos - trumpeter Jacob Wick, pianist Marc Riordan & drummer Frank Rosaly - offer subversive and disruptive journey that flirts with Dadaist chaos. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/tres-hongos/04 Aug 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbcddx67c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eyalh.bsky.social/post/3ms5lcxplyc2fNorwegian pianist and composer Kjetil A Mulelid is a romantic who is well-versed in the solo piano legacy within classical music and jazz, but has already developed his distinct, mature, elegant, and thoughtful voice. My review for Salt peanuts: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/kjetil-mulelid-3/03 Aug 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:tkvt276il2bjtfiz2gskgfwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms5lcxplyc2f