During Albert Ayler's performance at John Coltrane's funeral on June 21, 1967, Ayler described Coltrane as the "father," Pharoah Sanders as the "son," and himself as the "holy ghost." The remark ...

Philippe Gras / Courtesy of the artist A tenor saxophone hops over an interval like it’s a turnstile. And for a moment, the energy alight from two hours of hard-blown, soul-cleansing music seems on ...

My Name is Albert Ayler is a documentary that needed to be made. Directed by Swedish filmmaker Kasper Collins, the film is a spellbinding look at one of jazz' most misunderstood geniuses. With ...

A quick word to mention that “My Name Is Albert Ayler,” a superb jazz documentary—one not available on DVD—is back, tonight, at 7:30, Maysles Cinema. (The director, Kasper Collin, will be on hand for ...

A noteworthy and remarkable portrait of innovative jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler (1936-1970), highlighted by clips of recently discovered concert-performance footage of Ayler with his band. The ...

Albert Ayler performing under a geodesic dome on July 25, 1970. Revelations contains the full recordings from the saxophonist's two-night stint at Fondation Maeght outside Nice, France. A tenor ...

A well-rounded portrait created by a doggedly determined filmmaker and the calm, detached audio of its deceased subject, "My Name is Albert Ayler" brings a sense of logic and humanity to a man whose ...

At the risk of straining a flimsy journalistic gimmick, I’m going to use the less-than-momentous occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth on July 13 to bring up Albert Ayler, the late ...

Kasper Collin’s excellent, sad documentary film is a tender and slightly unsettling love letter to iconic avant-garde saxophonist Albert Ayler. Largely ignored during his short life, Ayler remains a ...

A well-rounded portrait created by a doggedly determined filmmaker and the calm, detached audio of its deceased subject, "My Name is Albert Ayler" brings a sense of logic and humanity to a man whose ...