Jazz Articles

Various: Morton Feldman Jazz Tributes

by AAJ Staff
May 6, 2005

Though Morton Feldman's early concerts were commonly shared with such experimental classical composers as John Cage and Earle Brown, Feldman (1926-87) would also go hear jazz at the Five Spot and Jazz Gallery. Much of his spaciously composed works for solo instruments and small groups actually provide a foundation for fascinating jazz renditions, and it's a wonder that his name isn't heard more in the more avant-garde, contemporary classical-inspired, or European jazz circles.The work of the late great ...