"Thurston Moore is obsessed with jazz. Not the mellow, easy-listening variety that serves as background music in elevators and waiting rooms. No, Moore goes for the hard stuff: wailing saxophones, arrhythmic bass lines, drums that follow beats so out of time they might as well come from the deepest reaches of space. Call it broadcasts from Planet Jazz. We're talking free jazz, an experiment in improvisational music that captivated the world's greatest jazz musicians in the second half of the 20th century."
"For the last six years, Moore has been pouring this passion into a new book: "Now Jazz Now: 100 Essential Free Jazz and Improvisation Recordings 1960-80," co-written by Byron Coley and Mats Gustafsson and published by Ecstatic Peace Library, the publishing imprint he runs with Eva Moore. The book also features words from Neneh Cherry and Joe McPhee. The irony is abundant."
Thurston Moore pursues an intense fascination with free jazz, favoring explosive saxophones, arrhythmic bass, and unmoored drumming. He collaborated with Byron Coley and Mats Gustafsson on a compilation titled Now Jazz Now: 100 Essential Free Jazz and Improvisation Recordings 1960–80, released by Ecstatic Peace Library, an imprint he runs with Eva Moore. The compilation highlights legendary and obscure artists, features contributions from Neneh Cherry and Joe McPhee, and reflects decades of collecting and commitment to improvisational practices. The selections emphasize experimental, boundary-pushing performances from the 1960s through 1980, celebrating radical approaches to musical form and collective improvisation.
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