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What can friendship teach you about the experiences of jazz in New York and L.A.?
1 year, 7 months ago

What can friendship teach you about the experiences of jazz in New York and L.A.?

LA Times  

This story is part of “Discourse,” a fresh look at the dire state of the bicoastal conversation — free from corniness and cliches. Check out the whole issue — the “New York” issue, if you’re reading between the lines — here. We’re asked, what are the different experiences of jazz on each coast, in New York, in Los Angeles? “Haitian …

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Remembering Ornette Coleman: What you need to know about the late jazz visionary
9 years, 9 months ago

Remembering Ornette Coleman: What you need to know about the late jazz visionary

Salon  

Miles Davis said he must be “all screwed up inside” to play that way he did. But Ornette Coleman, who died today of a cardiac arrest at 85, lived longer than almost any jazz great, and made important and challenging music for decades. How to get into Coleman’s music, which drove so many people crazy, influenced musicians in jazz, funk …

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'Live In The Present': Charlie Haden Remembered
10 years, 8 months ago

'Live In The Present': Charlie Haden Remembered

NPR  

'Live In The Present': Charlie Haden Remembered toggle caption Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images Charlie Haden, the preeminent bass player of his generation, died on July 11 at 76. New things were happening, not only in music, but in people's minds, every night from that music." On being arrested in Portugal "We were playing with the Newport Jazz Festival of Europe, which …

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Ornette Coleman: 'Change of the Century'
13 years, 9 months ago

Ornette Coleman: 'Change of the Century'

NPR  

Ornette Coleman: 'Change of the Century' toggle caption Web Resources Ornette Coleman MURRAY HORWITZ, American Film Institute: That's the sound of Ornette Coleman, the alto saxophonist, with trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer Billy Higgins. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: Because it was the most unusual, original, and creative sound in small group jazz in the late …

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Charlie Haden: From 'Ramblin" To 'Ramblin' Boy'
15 years, 7 months ago

Charlie Haden: From 'Ramblin" To 'Ramblin' Boy'

NPR  

Charlie Haden: From 'Ramblin" To 'Ramblin' Boy' Enlarge this image toggle caption Rafa Rivas/Getty Images Rafa Rivas/Getty Images In this installment of Take Five, we wish a happy birthday to one of the greatest bassists in jazz: Charlie Haden, born Aug. 6, 1937, in Shenandoah, Iowa. Charlie Haden: From 'Ramblin" To 'Ramblin' Boy' Charlie Haden/Hank Jones It's best to start …

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Ornette Coleman on Sound Innovations
17 years, 6 months ago

Ornette Coleman on Sound Innovations

NPR  

Ornette Coleman on Sound Innovations As the master of free jazz, Ornette Coleman's career spans more than five decades. Mr. ORNETTE COLEMAN : It's the scientific form of sound based upon the human emotion of expression that's basically what it is and what it does. Mr. COLEMAN: Well, I don't know if I'm hitting it, but I know I'm not …

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S.F. Jazz Collective to Feature Ornette Coleman's Work
20 years, 11 months ago

S.F. Jazz Collective to Feature Ornette Coleman's Work

NPR  

Jazz Collective to Feature Ornette Coleman's Work NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with composer and saxophonist Joshua Redman, artistic director of the San Francisco Jazz Collective. Redman has chosen to highlight the work of "free jazz" pioneer Ornette Coleman for the Collective's inaugural season. Jazz Collective to Feature Ornette Coleman's Work Audio will be available later today. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks …

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ROCK / Loose fittings, nifty threads: Don Cherry - QEH
32 years ago

ROCK / Loose fittings, nifty threads: Don Cherry - QEH

The Independent  

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