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Fuse Remembrance: Ornette Coleman — The Gentle Iconoclast
Ornette Coleman’s music was avant-garde but, perhaps unconsciously, his notion of art as free lyrical adventure was deeply American.
Book Review: “Outside Music, Inside Voices” — Illuminating Conversations about Creating Jazz
Jazz fans with open ears should rush to this book: so should anyone interested in the creative process, its rewards as well as its challenges.
Jazz Review: British Saxophonist Evan Parker Brings his Brand of Innovation to Boston
Free and fluid as it was, the set made memorable sense to the packed crowd at the Lily Pad.
Album Review: B L A C K I E — Conflating the Barbaric and the Beautiful
Imagine Yourself in a Free and Natural World finds B L A C K I E reaching an ambitious artistic high, delivering potent pieces of jazzy discord that impressively conflate the barbaric and the beautiful.