An extraordinary CD of solo violin and viola improvisations by the composer/performer who has been called "not only the father of extended improvisational string music, but also one of the guiding lights of creative music as a whole" (String Magazine). In other words, "no violinist in the field can touch Leroy Jenkins" (The Village Voice). The selections on this CD cover a wide spectrum of expression and ideas in both Jenkins' original compositions and his reading of two modern classics by Gillespie and Coltrane: "Blues #1," "Um Cha Chi Chum,&… read more
An extraordinary CD of solo violin and viola improvisations by the composer/performer who has been called "not only the father of extended impro… read more
An extraordinary CD of solo violin and viola improvisations by the composer/performer who has been called "not only the father of extended improvisational string music, but also one… read more
Leroy Jenkins (March 11, 1932 – February 24, 2007) was a composer and free jazz violinist and violist. One of the most important musicians to emerge from the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), the legendary collective of which he was a member until his death in 2007. Like many of the Association's members, Jenkins studied under the legendary Walter Dyett at DuSable High School, where he learned the alto saxophone. He received a music degree (in violin) from Florida A&M University, where he studied composition and the classical masters of the violi… read more
Leroy Jenkins (March 11, 1932 – February 24, 2007) was a composer and free jazz violinist and violist. One of the most important musicians to emerge from the AACM (Association for the Advan… read more
Leroy Jenkins (March 11, 1932 – February 24, 2007) was a composer and free jazz violinist and violist. One of the most important musicians to emerge from the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), the legendary c… read more