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Corey Mwamba presents new free jazz and improvised music plus a unique conversation with heavy-hitting saxophonist Paul Dunmall, following the release of That’s My Life with Tony Orrell and Paul Rogers. The album, released at the beginning of January, comprises an explosive live performance recorded in Bristol in 1989, heard now for the first time.

Turning seventy this year, Dunmall has been a pivotal figure in the jazz and improvised music scene for the past fifty years, both in the United Kingdom and in the USA, where he counts amongst his musical collaborators legendary pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane. In this special chat with Freeness, the British reeds-player talks about what made Bristol such a bustling stage for free jazz in the ‘80s, and he shares some of the creative inspirations, both in jazz and other genres, that led to the development of his personal technique and approach as an improviser.

Elsewhere in the show, an unreleased track from the Freeness Inbox from Latvian/German pianist and singer Maria Kalnars and British bass-player Ian Robinson that celebrates collaborative improvisation. And a live piece from the first album by Earscratcher, a newly-formed quartet with Austrian pianist Elisabeth Harnik at the helm alongside Dave Rempis (alto saxophone), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello and electronics), and Tim Daisy (drums).

Produced by Silvia Malnati
A Reduced Listening production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3