Other names are used. It surely is a genre that needs some ‘getting used’ to. I mentioned a few albums over on the jazz thread.
It is one section of jazz (not the only one) I particularly love. Believe it or not, the cacophony many say it is actually relaxes me. I go further and say it sometimes almost hypnotises me, making time and present blur when I close my eyes. I can feel rhythm when there is seemingly none and no, no hallucinogenic drugs involved (unlike those that play, often).
It is also a decent system tester, especially but not exclusively for transients, both macro and small. On a ‘non resolving’ system it can sound all of one. It can do this on a decent system too but usually there is space between performers if recorded well and yes, some of it is recorded good.
Nobody I personally know would listen to anything like it and Mrs Winniethefoo calls it ‘elephant noises’.
For anyone not ‘into’ this, perhaps try listening to a free jazz record or five. Not loud but hear them all the way through. Read liner notes on the performer/s. They are almost always very skilled musicians that could/can easily switch to more conventional tunes. Do that a few times when you feel relaxed and not on edge! Perhaps you grow to like it like I did. I hope so but even if you don’t, you have exposed yourself to a category of music that takes skill, even if it not always seems so and you can say you’ve tried. Who knows, in a few years your musical tastes may expand to this 
I could easily recommend a few but feel you need to choose this yourself if intrigued. There is always the Jazz music thread which features one or two. Thanks
