The Annoying Frenchman wroteDefine Infinity wroteListening habits: Miles Daivs, Thelenious Monk, John Coltrane, Camel.
Charles Mingus! John Zorn! Van der Graaf Generator! Soft Machine! It's what you need.
Indeed. I have recently received two albums by VGG, bought a Mingus album, am contemplating on the Zorn, don't know of Soft Machine.
EDIT: Not that much into the whole Canterbury scene. Thanks for the recommendations, though! Cheers.
Second EDIT: I didn't know the CS was an influence on the Avant-Garde.