Cecil Taylor is continued to be discussed in this episode. His expression not only exists through his music but through poetry and dance as well. A quote from Ronn Mann’s 1981 great film “Imagine the Sound” “Music is everything that you do” is remembered. His music style is under examination. His using of melodic and rhythmic cells (actually, Unit Structures, as his album's title) and composing from those cells (units) and letting the other musicians get around and beyond them. Also, the difference between free jazz and free improvisation is discussed. Composing at the moment or at the instant is that the question?

The podcast is in English, with sporadically a touch to Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Robert Reigle, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Cecil Taylor is continued to be discussed in this episode. Robert Reigle’s personal acquaintance with him and thus personal history is presented here. Robert attended his two workshops and played. His compositions, his sheet music and how it is transferred to music is discussed.His conduction methods, directing and confrontations to other musicians.

The podcast is in English, with sporadically a touch to Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Robert Reigle, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Robert Reigle joins to be one of the hosts of the Radio show. At this episode Cecil Taylor is started to be discussed. First period from 1956 to 1962, his style coming from the Jazz tradition and his studies in New England Conservatoire as well as his involvement in the music clubs is presented. Thus, political economy of the music is started to be discussed.  The condition of the artists who does not make any money through his art and his/her struggle against the system, trying to survive. Also although his free music precedes the music of Ornette Coleman, Cecil is not acknowledged being the founder but Ornette Coleman. This is emphasized. Albert Ayler’s meeting with Cecil Taylor is mentioned and the importance of meeting of these two giants are presented. 

The podcast is in English, with sporadically a touch to Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Robert Reigle, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Noise and Smoke presents the poetry of Amiri Baraka. Being a symbol of black struggle, his historical emerging is presented. His connection with first to Islam, then to black nationalism and after his visit to Cuba and listening to Fidel Castro for a few hours one of his long speeches and then in the USA listening to Malcolm X, his involvement to Marxist Leninist ideology is presented. 

His poems are sampled: Against Bourgeois Art, Am-Trak, Class Struggle in Music. 

Frank Kofsky is cited. Martin Luther King’s speech at the funeral of 1963 Birmingham massacre is sampled and discussed rhythmically with the piece of Alabama of John Coltrane. 

Black Arts Center which was founded by Amiri Baraka is mentioned. Panel discussion of Cecil Taylor and Amiri Baraka with the white composers are displayed. Air and David Murray’s musical contribution to this great poet, activist and communist black artist is sampled as well.

The podcast is in Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Noise and Smoke continues to discuss the music of John Coltrane. How his influence to the musicians is elaborated. His direct mention of John Gilmore in the formation of his free style, his listening of Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman. Anti-jazz, hate-music terms from the Down Beat magazine are discussed which emerged after the concerts of Village Vanguard. His Europe Tour is sampled. Also his modal playing after his interest on the Indian music is discussed. Near the end, whether he is distancing his music from the Western music and getting closer to East, or something else is discussed. 

The podcast is in Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Noise and Smoke discusses the music of John Coltrane. Historical background and musically the significance is outlined. Political context of the emerging of Coltrane into Free Jazz  from post-bop is elaborated. Eric Dolphy’s contribution to the music of Coltrane and his importance is also mentioned. His tragic death is slightly touched and his practices with Coltrane as well as unissued music are sampled. Sheets of Sound definition is given.

The podcast is in Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Noisand Smoke discusses the music of Ornette Coleman. This episode is focused on Paul Bley who played with Ornette at the very beginning of his career. 1971 Cologne concert with Charlie Haden's Song for Che is discussed as well.

The podcast is in Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Discussions on the music of Ornette Coleman continues. The theory of Harmolodics is presented, defined and sampled. 

The podcast is in Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Dİscussions on the music of Ornette Coleman continues. 1970's period is sampled and generally Free Jazz is discussed.

The podcast is in Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu

Murat Taner and Ozun Usta are guests in this episode. After a long personal acquaintance with Ornette Coleman, Murat and Ozun remembers their memories. Murat Taner and Ozun Usta present their music mainly inspired by the great musician Ornette Coleman.   

The podcast is in Turkish.

Hosts are: Can Tutuğ, Şevket Akıncı and Volkan Terzioğlu