Free jazz

Free jazz is a movement of jazz music first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and ’50s. Each in his or her own way, free jazz musicians attempted to alter, extend, or break down the conventions of jazz, often by discarding hitherto invariable features of jazz, such as fixed chord changes or tempos. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: POW Ensemble

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Monday 20 February 2012
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem Jenny Scheinman, Nels Cline, Jim Black, Todd Sickafoose Monday 20 February 2012	(le) poisson rouge New York, United States 40.728495 -73.999835	1 going Add shout
Friday 9 March 2012
Matthew Shipp Trio Matthew Shipp, Whit Dickey, Michael Bisio Friday 9 March 2012	Philadelphia Art Alliance Philadelphia, United States 39.948237 -75.170793	1 going Add shout
Wednesday 4 April 2012
Ballister Lasse Marhaug, Paal Nilssen-Love, Fred lonberg-Holm, Dave Rempis Wednesday 4 April 2012	The Maas Building Philadelphia, United States 39.972099 -75.14545	Add shout
Saturday 28 April 2012
Otomo Yoshihide Saturday 28 April 2012	The Stone New York City, New York, United States 40.721025 -73.98109	1 going Add shout

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themalefactor wrote:
13 days ago

>not listening to this genre >2012

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secondplanet_ wrote:
last month

Eric Dolphy's owrk is just amazing.

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Goldi_lox wrote:
last month

http://dirtypharmeceuticals.bandcamp.com/

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toztizokzndz wrote:
November 2011

Depending on what kind of free jazz you like: Cecil Taylor: Unit Structures, Albert Ayler: Spiritual Unity, Sun Ra: Magic city, Art Ensemble of Chicago: live in Paris. There is also a lot of good avant garde jazz stuff out there.

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crazydude1992 wrote:
November 2011

Patrick Star told me to acquire a taste for this. I got Coleman's "Free Jazz", could you recommend me some other albums?

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toztizokzndz wrote:
November 2011

spy vs spy is not purely free jazz

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BlooodMusic wrote:
October 2011

Toby Driver speaks on the new deluxe 'maudlin of the Well' release! http://tobydriver.blogspot.com/2011/10/maudlin-of-well-bath-leaving-your-body.html

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McFearless835 wrote:
October 2011

Dillinger Escape Plan, I lol'd.

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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
September 2011

it's free.

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adelsmusic wrote:
September 2011

Don't buy it.

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b-l-ackstage wrote:
August 2011

thats how true jazz should sound like

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shibbywalkk wrote:
July 2011

naked city

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rumboon wrote:
May 2011

I think everybody should just pay for their jazz

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vves wrote:
April 2011

FREE JAZZ, NOT SLAVES

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GeronkoMan wrote:
April 2011

Free jazz is the best jazz.

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Podlas wrote:
January 2011

while most zorn's releases just incorporate some elements of free and improv, there are albums (spy vs. spy for example) that are purely free jazz.

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Metropolis2112 wrote:
October 2010

I'm gonna sound like a n00b to this genre but that's probably because I am....what are some good Free Jazz albums? I've been enjoying "throat" by Little Women very much but I have no idea where to go now..halp!

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DougMig wrote:
October 2010

Fats Waller.

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ndeselms wrote:
October 2010

How is Zorn not free jazz?

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toztizokzndz wrote:
August 2010

I suggest the 'Jazz Actuel' Comp by BYG

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