NTS Guide to: Independent North American Jazz Vol 4 - 11th October 2025

This guide takes another deep dive into the world of independently released and private-press jazz from across the US and Canada. The fourth instalment highlights visionary artists who worked beyond the major label system: from the spiritual minimalism of Ahmed Jamal and the cosmic brass meditations of Brother Ah, to the rare community recording of The African Jazz Ensemble, captured live at Brightwood Elementary School in Washington D.C. Expect modal explorations, small-press ingenuity, and the restless experimentation that defined the continent’s underground jazz movement.
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