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Early on in his career, alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, recorded an album entitled, The Shape of Jazz To Come. It might have seemed like an expression of youthful arrogance - Coleman was 29 at the time - but actually, the title was prophetic. Coleman is the creator of a concept of music called "harmolodic," a musical form which is equally applicable as a life philosophy. The richness of harmolodics derives from the unique interaction between the players. Breaking out of the prison bars of rigid meters and conventional harmonic or structural expectations, harmolodic musicians improvise equally together in what Coleman calls compositional improvisation, while always keeping deeply in tune with the flow, direction and needs of their fellow players. In this process, harmony becomes melody becomes harmony. Ornette describes it as "Removing the caste system from sound." On a broader level, harmolodics equates with the freedom to be as you please, as long as you listen to others and work with them to develop your own individual harmony.
Irene Schweizer: Piano Solo: Prelude To A Kiss And More
by Mark Corroto
It might be a touch of hyperbole to say the world wasn't ready for Swiss pianist Irène Schweizer's 1986 recording Piano Solo: Prelude To A Kiss And More. Yet listening to it some 40 years later, that may well be your first thought. Schweizer (1941--2024) had already established herself as a formidable improviser through recordings such ...
John Coltrane in Detroit: A Brief History
by Paul Rauch
When the calendar turned to 2026, a spirit of celebration was sparked in the jazz community. It marked one hundred years from the birth dates of two jazz titans in John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Coltrane departed us in 1967 from cancer, a life of barely more than forty years that changed the course of jazz. ...
Roberto Magris e il Questionario di Proust
by Paolo Peviani
Pianista, triestino, classe 1959. Forse perché proveniente da una terra di confine, è sempre stato più attivo e conosciuto all'estero che in Italia. Cittadino del mondo, ha collaborato con musicisti dell'Est Europa quando la cortina di ferro era ancora saldamente in piedi, mentre dall'altra parte dell'oceano Kansas City gli ha riconosciuto la cittadinanza onoraria per meriti ...
Geof Bradfield / Myra Melford / Ben Goldberg / Dana Hall: Open Or Close
by Dan McClenaghan
Ornette Coleman may come to mind at the beginning of the spin of Open Or Close. This is understandable. The title song, which opens the set, is from Coleman's pen. Additionally, the jazz collective at work here--reedmen Geof Bradfield and Ben Goldberg, pianist Myra Melford and drummer Dana Hall play loose and free, à la Ornette, ...
Moon Inhabitants: Canned Luna
by Daniel Mège
Is there anybody up there? The question is not as far-fetched as it sounds: NASA's lunar program is about to celebrate All About Jazz's 35th anniversary with the start of construction of a permanent lunar base (2030), laying the foundations for AAJ's 50th anniversary with its completion. Jazz will win: once the planet's taxpayers' money has ...
Charlie Haden: Anatomy of a Jazz Classic
by John Ephland
It was a phoner from the suburban Chicago offices of DownBeat to bassist Charlie Haden in L.A. Our talk, which was held on September 15, 1991, was periodically interrupted by his needing to say, “Hold on one second." The occasion? The 30th anniversary of the release of saxophonist Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking LP Free Jazz: A Collective ...
Moldejazz Jam Sessions: What Makes Them Tick?
by Daniel Mège
Jam sessions are greatest fun for jazz musicians and the audience. Yet behind their apparent spontaneity lies one of the most demanding traditions in jazz. Learning the repertoire, the language and the unwritten codes can take years, and it is in this sometimes intimidating setting that musicians can make or break their reputation. The Moldejazz jam ...
Nick Mazzarella: Siena Sessions
by Troy Dostert
With a fruitful partnership extending back to 2016, Chicago mainstay Nick Mazzarella has played in a variety of contexts with bassist Silvia Bolognesi and drummer Cristiano Calcagnile, but they chose Italy for their first recorded encounter. Mazzarella's tart alto saxophone seems particularly energized by the change of scenery, and his obvious chemistry with his superb partners ...
New York's Hottest New Club Has Arrived
by Mark Robbins
Martin Porter's life has revolved around jazz from an early age. Growing up playing jazz piano and listening to the greats, he eventually found himself living out a dream--working at the Jazz Standard, one of the city's premier jazz clubs. The closing of the Standard left a void in New York's jazz community--one that Martin Porter was ...
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