Jazz Articles about Rauhan Orkesteri

Rauhan Orkesteri: Rauhan Orkesteri

by Matthew Wuethrich
February 4, 2004

If naming a free jazz group Peace Orchestra (Rauhan Orkesteri in Finnish) seems like a contradiction, it should; free jazz has always reveled in contradiction: the established rules of melody, harmony and rhythm, the jazz tradition and images of the stereotypical jazz player have all been questioned, torn down and then recreated by those working within the free jazz aesthetic.

What's more, the label “free jazz" is nothing more than a broad stylistic umbrella that encompasses a ...