This DVD is dedicated to the late Irving Stone and his wife Stephanie, once ubiquitous at NYC avant-garde concerts. Sadly, it can also be considered a dedication to Bailey himself, now retired due to ...

Much has been discussed and said about improvisation in every form. In its search for freedom from conventional and standard forms, improvised music has gone into all kinds of directions. The results ...

Opening arguments in Derek Bailey's trial were heard on Tuesday, along with emotional testimony from one of the alleged victims. Bailey is the former Tribal Councilor accused of sexually assaulting ...

These are the only known recordings of the legendary improvising guitarist and the celebrated jazz drummer. Though wildly abstract, their playing also feels like a conversation between friends. No ...

In 1992, Derek Bailey, the English titan of free improvisation, wrote and narrated a four-part television documentary, “On the Edge: Improvisation in Music.” The docuseries, based on the guitarist’s ...

According to various postings on the web, free-music guitarist Derek Bailey died on Christmas Day. I’ve seen Bailey a few times, all of them a long time ago when he’d periodically put together in New ...