Podcasts about creative musicians

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek previews the summer movie season with Classic Cinemas CEO Chris Johnson. After some uncertainty the past few years at the box office, the industry is hoping audiences will be back in full force this summer. The Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel, join Gary to review a world premiere titled GORGEOUS. And well hear from the author of a book about the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.

This week, Features contributor Josset Yarbrough speaks with Nicole Mitchell about her newest collaboration, Bamako​*​Chicago Sound System and how it materialized as if a dream came true, the collision of musical languages that represent Chicago, and their shared love of the flute. "We think of the flute as being pretty, flowery, sweet, [..] optimistic, joyful - which is funny because I guess my personality is kind of like that too. My range as a vocalist is pretty much the same range as the flute - I can go really high. So I started incorporating my voice with the flute. This also gave me the feeling of leaving evidence that a woman was here." - Nicole Mitchell Nicole Mitchell is a groundbreaking improvisational jazz flutist, composer, poet, author, and educator. Her vast musical career started with Samana, which was the first all female ensemble from the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. She also founded the group's Black Earth Ensemble, Black Earth Strings, Black Earth Sway, Sonic Projections, and Ice Crystal. Produced by DJ Ninja. Photo Credit: Mário J. Negrão

Amina Claudine Myers was one of the earliest members of the AACM, and if you're listening to this podcast, I'm pretty sure you know what the AACM is, but just in case you don't, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians is an organization formed by Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell and a few other musicians in Chicago in the mid-1960s. A tremendous number of the most important avant-garde jazz musicians of the mid to late 20th century and the 21st century have come out of the AACM, including Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Fred Anderson, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Wadada Leo Smith, Matana Roberts, Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, and Amina Claudine Myers. There's a tremendous book by trombonist and composer George Lewis, called A Power Stronger Than Itself, that's the best possible introduction to the group. You should absolutely read that if you're a fan of any of the musicians I just named.Now, all the founders and early members of the AACM worked together, supporting each other, and moving the music forward in large part by composing and performing original work. What's interesting — and this is something we talk about in this conversation — is that Amina Claudine Myers' early albums included some original music, but they also included interpretations of other people's compositions, specifically Marion Brown and Bessie Smith. But she always paired that music up with pieces of her own that demonstrated a really fascinating compositional voice that was a combination of jazz, gospel, blues, and classical music. She took all her influences and early training and combined them into something that sounded like nobody else out there, and was incredibly powerful.In addition to making her own records, she's been a part of albums by Lester Bowie, Henry Threadgill, Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Braxton, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Bill Laswell, and many other people. Her latest release is a collection of duos with Wadada Leo Smith, the first time they've recorded together since 1969, and their first collaboration as leaders.I'm really glad I had the chance to interview her. We talked about a lot of things — the AACM, the role of spirituality in music and the way the term spiritual jazz is used to gatekeep certain things, her work with all the artists I just mentioned, her upbringing in Arkansas and Texas and how it influenced her writing... this is a really wide-ranging conversation that I think will be really interesting for you to hear. I thank you as always for listening.

On this episode, Marc talks with Paul Steinbeck, the author of “Sound Experiments: The Music of the AACM,” published in paperback in December of 2023. It's a look at the longtime Chicago-based musical organization the AACM, or Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and began in 1965 and is still going strong today. Paul chose to approach the history of the AACM through individual recordings, focusing each of his chapters on a single album, and providing both a background of the artist and the recording, and a detailed, step by step description and analysis of the music on that record.As he writes in his introduction, “Close analyses of these pieces illustrate how AACM composers and performers advanced the Association's signature musical practices, from extended forms and multi-instrumentalism to experimental approaches to notation and conducting.”We hope you enjoy Marc's talk with Paul Steinbeck!

Episode 11- Jon Irabagon: Always Moving Forward Jon Irabagon is always driving ahead whenever he wants to make a statement with a new recording. With his saxophones facing forward, Jon's bold and articulate improvisations draw on his singular drive to create a pathway for the future of jazz. He draws on the forces of the hand-chosen musicians, each becoming a lifelong ally in the music business. Jon is first-generation Filipino American, and the father of two girls. Jon is influenced more by the individualistic philosophies and accomplishments of the Chicago-based organization, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, or AACM. These mixed complex-compositional ensembles, highly influenced by the works of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, and Albert Ayler, are the basis for Jon's work but it's the future of this music that he seeks to play, not the rehashing of the music of the past.  Jon Irabagon 's life story begins in Chicago, the town of the tenor sound. It was in high school in the Chicago north suburbs when he was driven to seek out the music of the tenor titans: John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins and an alto titan, Sonny Stitt. After earning a Bachelor of Music from DePaul University, Jon went on to earn a Master of Arts from the Manhattan School of Music and then post-graduate studies at Julliard. In 2008 Jon went on to win the Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition and years later the Philippine Presidential Award. Jon prefers to look ahead, seeking the future of the music, of the sound of jazz. For him, it's all about what's next. This is the main driving force for him. He's fortunate to have a gaggle of musicians with whom he can play the music. Furthermore, Jon has his own label, Irabbagast Records which gives him a label to publish music that may be considered more challenging to other commercial labels. Jon also accommodates his friends who are true to the music and the sound they prefer to play. In this episode we hear story after story about Jon and his music, his family, the creation of a record label so he can have a place to record his music, spreading the music as an instructor, and when Jon went to stay with his in-laws in South Dakota at the beginning of the pandemic lockdown intending an eight-week stay and winding up living with them for eight months, spending countless hours playing to the canyons, and so much more. The stories insistently pique your interest. So, strap yourself in for this ride.  This will be the opening episode, complete with two tracks of music. There is a bonus episode that completes the full episode. The interview weaves great tales and the music wraps it all up tightly. In the opening episode you will find this music. Thanks to Jon Irabagon for all the music. Please remember to subscribe if you haven't already.  The music tracks in Episode 11 include the following and with the noted personnel: Anchors (Outright! Innova Recordings, 2008) 8:27 Jon Irabagon-alto saxophone, Russ Johnson-trumpet, Kris Davis-piano, Eivind Opsvik-bass, Jeff Davis-drums  Mammoth (Rising Sun, Irabbagast Records, 2022) 11:59 Jon Irabagon-tenor saxophone, Adam O'Farrill-trumpet, Matt Mitchell-piano, Chris Lightcap-electric bass, Dan Weiss-drums When you're done with this episode, listen to the bonus episode complete with more music. Enjoy the conversation with Jon Irabagon, the sax player who's always looking forward. Here on Strictly Jazz Sounds. Thanks for listening. Steve Braunginn  

We're celebrating the announcement of the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters by revisiting my interview with 2021 NEA Jazz Master and 2016 Pulitzer-Prize winner Henry Threadgill. Threadgill  remains one of music's great innovators—as a composer and as a musician. In this podcast, Threadgill reflects on the vast musical legacy he found in his hometown of Chicago and the early influence of Muhal Richard Abrams and The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.  He looks back at his ensembles and the various musical languages he's expressed with each as well as his overall philosophy of composing and making music—explaining why he believes the true test of music is in the live performance.  Henry Threadgill is not just a musical seeker, he's also a deeply thoughtful and very funny storyteller.  Follow us on Apple Podcasts!

We're celebrating the announcement of the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters by revisiting my interview with 2021 NEA Jazz Master and 2016 Pulitzer-Prize winner Henry Threadgill. Threadgill  remains one of music's great innovators—as a composer and as a musician. In this podcast, Threadgill reflects on the vast musical legacy he found in his hometown of Chicago and the early influence of Muhal Richard Abrams and The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.  He looks back at his ensembles and the various musical languages he's expressed with each as well as his overall philosophy of composing and making music—explaining why he believes the true test of music is in the live performance.  Henry Threadgill is not just a musical seeker, he's also a deeply thoughtful and very funny storyteller.  Follow us on Apple Podcasts!

Drummer Jack DeJohnette returns to the Jazz Room to talk about his project.” Made in Chicago” He and his band have created their own musical sound and language to communicate with each other to make something fascinating. In Part 1 of our interview he talks about the development of this project and the AACM the Association for Creative Musicians based in Chicago.

Composer Renee Baker believes that "classical" training doesn't have to be a barrier to other genres and styles - she sees it as a bridge! She returns to TRILLOQUY's third movement to talk about her entry into the world of "creative music", her recent collaboration with the American Composers Forum and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and the way capitalism helps maintains American orchestral paradigms. Scott shines a light on the intersection of Black history and present as it relates to "classical" guitar, and Garrett speaks to white supremacy as it exists in both heavy metal and "classical" cultures. Playlist: Thomas Flippin - "Beyond Ferguson" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiogFVTPNiw&t=38s) Hirax - "El Diablo Negro" arr. The Theorist - "Donda Medley" for cello and piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEmP_eyEkHo) Justin Holland - "Martha" (perf. John Alvarado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN6mXTQVazE) Leroy Jenkins - "Through the Ages of Jehovah" One World Jam - Improvisation w/ Renee Baker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfygTFRw7rU) arr. DSharp - "Hot Girl Summer" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edu9ZPgHDNg) More: Downbeat (Megan Thee Stallion Explains 'Big Ole Freak' To A Classical Music Expert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ESyhpq_BwA&t=143s Maria "Isa" Perez-Hedges announces bid for Minnesota Senate: https://www.insightnews.com/news/maria-isa-perez-hedges-announces-bid-for-minnesota-senate-seat/article_606474ea-594e-11ec-81e1-cbc33961bd03.html Teenage virtuoso Damian Goggans' journey to Oberlin: https://www.ideastream.org/news/guitar-found-me-teenage-virtuoso-damian-goggans-journey-to-oberlin Thomas Flippin, guitar: https://thomasflippin.com Stop White Supremacy in Heavy Metal Music: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/hate-music/?source=AH_Dec7_stage3_mailer_image_random_400k&t=3&akid=52563%2E15058325%2E6xL-DF The Black Metal Sketch List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RdoohJdrM4XZLWiuzYMpbUnTG-tA-lkdHcg9BQF5gKk/edit#gid=0

The generations of work that have gone into creating racial equity in "classical" music can't be overstated, and Chicago-based composer Renée Baker joins Garrett to offer her story and why the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) remains a vital part of the movement. The guys offer their Christmas music picks for the season, and unpack the notion of inappropriate musical characterizations of culture. Garrett and Scott wrap up the show with a raw and emotional discussion that centers Julius Eastman's "Crazy Nigger" and Claude Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk". Playlist: Florence Price - "Adoration" (perf. Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgtP1lgGlHE) Pyotr Tchaikovsky - excerpts from "The Nutcracker" Imani Winds - "This Christmas" Glen Campbell - "Pretty Paper" Murray Head - "One Night in Bangkok" Renée Baker - "Warm Broth" Julius Eastman - "Crazy Nigger" Claude Debussy - "Golliwog's Cakewalk" More: Renée Baker: http://www.reneebakercomposer.net Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians: https://www.aacmchicago.org Downbeat (Chris Cuomo Comments on CNN Suspension: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFMlh7mNMtk&t=16s) NYC Kids Write Book About Florence Price: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1060468024/these-nyc-kids-have-written-the-history-of-an-overlooked-black-female-composer Scottish Ballet Revises The Nutcracker To Address Racism: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-59527811 NutRemix: https://www.newballet.org/performances/nut-remix/

Henry Threadgill remains one of music's great innovators—as a composer and as a musician. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2016 for his album In for a Penny, In for a Pound, becoming only the third jazz artist to receive the award.  A multi-instrumentalist, throughout his career he has led ensembles of varying sizes—experimenting with instrumentation and creating new compositional techniques. In this podcast, Threadgill reflects on the vast musical legacy he found in his hometown of Chicago and the early influence of Muhal Richard Abrams and The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians—a collective that encouraged musicians to compose and play their own music.  He looks back at his ensembles and the various musical languages he's expressed with each as well as his overall philosophy of composing and making music—explaining why he believes the true test of music is in the live performance and why he eschews the word “jazz.”  Henry Threadgill is not just a musical seeker, he's also a deeply thoughtful and funny storyteller.

Henry Threadgill remains one of music’s great innovators—as a composer and as a musician. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2016 for his album In for a Penny, In for a Pound, becoming only the third jazz artist to receive the award.  A multi-instrumentalist, throughout his career he has led ensembles of varying sizes—experimenting with instrumentation and creating new compositional techniques. In this podcast, Threadgill reflects on the vast musical legacy he found in his hometown of Chicago and the early influence of Muhal Richard Abrams and The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians—a collective that encouraged musicians to compose and play their own music.  He looks back at his ensembles and the various musical languages he’s expressed with each as well as his overall philosophy of composing and making music—explaining why he believes the true test of music is in the live performance and why he eschews the word “jazz.”  Henry Threadgill is not just a musical seeker, he’s also a deeply thoughtful and funny storyteller.

Henry Threadgill remains one of music’s great innovators—as a composer and as a musician. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2016 for his album In for a Penny, In for a Pound, becoming only the third jazz artist to receive the award.  A multi-instrumentalist, throughout his career he has led ensembles of varying sizes—experimenting with instrumentation and creating new compositional techniques. In this podcast, Threadgill reflects on the vast musical legacy he found in his hometown of Chicago and the early influence of Muhal Richard Abrams and The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians—a collective that encouraged musicians to compose and play their own music.  He looks back at his ensembles and the various musical languages he’s expressed with each as well as his overall philosophy of composing and making music—explaining why he believes the true test of music is in the live performance and why he eschews the word “jazz.”  Henry Threadgill is not just a musical seeker, he’s also a deeply thoughtful and funny storyteller.

Sintonía: "Highway 101" - Orchestra John Barry La primera entrega de la serie "Creative Musicians", compiladas por el germano Florian Keller para el sello (también alemán) Perfect Toy Records en el 2002: "Mabusso" - Orchester Ambros Seelos; "Jumping" - Charly Antolini´s Power Dozen; "Time" - Ju-Par Universal Orchestra; "Let´s Go (It´s Summertime)" - James Reese & The Progressions; "Stop! (Don´t Worry About It)" - Lonette; "The Barracuda" - Leonard King & The Soul Messengers; "Sha-Bazz" - The Rhoda Scott Trio; "Creative Musicians" - The Lyman Woodard Organization; "Whiplash" - Leon & The Burners; "Don´t Boom Boom" - Lillian Hale; "I´m a Good Woman" - Barbara Lynn; "Concentrate" - Willie Tee; "Questions (Part I & II)" (Edit) - Pat Stalworth; Bonus track: "Black Rite" - Color Climax Escuchar audio

  Welcome to TNC Radio (The Next Chapter) where we will always be diving into open in-depth conversations about dreams, determination, and dedication and the journey taken to realize them. Focusing on transitioning from one level to another and recognizing when and how to move to the next chapter. Tune in tonight with your hosts A-Town and Gypsy Starr.   Poet, songwriter, author, workshop facilitator, and educator Regie Gibson has performed, taught, and lectured at schools, universities, theaters and various other venues on two continents and in seven countries including Havana Cuba. Regie and his work appear in the New Line Cinema film love jones, based largely on events in his life. The poem entitled "Brother to the Night (A Blues for Nina)" appears on the movie soundtrack and is performed by the film's star, Larenz Tate. Regie performed "Hey Nappyhead" in the film with world-renowned percussionist and composer Kahil El Zabar, composer of the score for The Lion King musical. Regie has worked with: Gwendolyn Brooks, Roy Ayers, Fareed Haque, Kurt Vonnegut, David Amram, The Monks of the Drepong Gamong Monastery, members of the world famous AACM (Association for the  Advancement of Creative Musicians), Mos Def, David Murray, Sterling Plumpp, Marc Smith, Mark Strand, Reg E. Gaines, Savion Glover, John Legend and many other artists in musical genres including World, Celtic, Jazz, Blues and, Salsa, and classical European.

The drums tell stories when played by masters. The traditional chanting with the drum elicits the spiritual sanctuary of slaves aboard ships sailing from Mother Africa to the islands. The slaves communicated amongst themselves, staying in the moment, keeping spirits high, as high as they could be. The drum and its rhythms made their way through the steel bands of the Bahamas and Danny Ray playing Cungas @ some Pink Flamingo Hotel in Miami Beach to Armando Peraza and George Shearin or Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie. But what about the stories, the poems the clave beat in Congo Square or Wayne State when my guest attended school. When traditional earthy Afro-Centric Jazzers were exploring Free Music. Totally unencumbered by time- The total African American Experience....in the moment all the time everyday. My guest today is a creator. Forever creating his spirit transcends his own being. Some people wait a whole lifetime to figure this out. My guest started realizing his true nature back when Frank Strazzeri and Jimmy McGriff and Willis Jackson were blowing up Rochester at the social club his mom ran. At Wayne State the neighborhoods were communities, tribes with different factions but an understanding of the music. The power of the music and the sophistication of the music. It might have been the Jockey Club with Jimmy Smith and Donald Bailey. Or at the London House where Ed Thigpen held down the groove with Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown. The music and the rhythms have always been suppressed in this country which is why my guest is no longer living here. He lives in France where music is an inherent part of the cultural fabric of the people. It's a multi-colored fabric that reaches all across the world and acknowledged the great black musicians, artists and entertainers. You want to make 5 trillion dollars and be obligated to give nothing back to the culture then the US is the place to be. If you want to be recognized and appreciated as an artist within a successful non communist system most African musicians moved to Europe. All of a sudden we as a country are having big discussions about race. My guest felt this, saw this, experienced this decades ago and bounced out. He dug the Midwest what with his unheralded Black Artists Group of St. Louie.....when Dizzy and Blakey and Elvin were still circuiting this globe searching for that magic triangle of sound. My guest left an imprint with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and The Arts Ensemble of Chicago which pleasured audiences here in the States and abroad what with their colorful attire, storytelling and sheer creative genius that told the story of their people. A story getting lost in the homogenization of the Americas. My guest believes his number one goal is to please the audience, educate those who's ears are open and play on in the memory of Roy Brooks and Tony Williams and Buddy Rich and Joe Jones and Art Blakey and.........well. Famoudou Don Moye welcome to the JFS --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support

Saxophonist, composer and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell is a musical seeker. He's interested in sound and its colors. He is one of the most influential (and prolific) jazz musicians around who nonetheless says he has never been as excited or inspired as when I spoke with him in December 2019. And this from one of the original members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and one of the founders of the Art Ensemble of Chicago! Our interview was on my birthday—and it was the best present I could have received. Roscoe Mitchell—aside from being a fabulous musician--is an eloquent philosopher about music. Speaking with him was a true pleasure and I hope you'll feel the same listening to this podcast.

Saxophonist, composer and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell is a musical seeker. He’s interested in sound and its colors. He is one of the most influential (and prolific) jazz musicians around who nonetheless says he has never been as excited or inspired as when I spoke with him in December 2019. And this from one of the original members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and one of the founders of the Art Ensemble of Chicago! Our interview was on my birthday—and it was the best present I could have received. Roscoe Mitchell—aside from being a fabulous musician--is an eloquent philosopher about music. Speaking with him was a true pleasure and I hope you’ll feel the same listening to this podcast.

Saxophonist, composer and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell is a musical seeker. He’s interested in sound and its colors. He is one of the most influential (and prolific) jazz musicians around who nonetheless says he has never been as excited or inspired as when I spoke with him in December 2019. And this from one of the original members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and one of the founders of the Art Ensemble of Chicago! Our interview was on my birthday—and it was the best present I could have received. Roscoe Mitchell—aside from being a fabulous musician--is an eloquent philosopher about music. Speaking with him was a true pleasure and I hope you’ll feel the same listening to this podcast.

Saxophonist, composer and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell is a musical seeker. He’s interested in sound and its colors. He is one of the most influential (and prolific) jazz musicians around who nonetheless says he has never been as excited or inspired as when I spoke with him in December 2019. And this from one of the original members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and one of the founders of the Art Ensemble of Chicago! Our interview was on my birthday—and it was the best present I could have received. Roscoe Mitchell—aside from being a fabulous musician--is an eloquent philosopher about music. Speaking with him was a true pleasure and I hope you’ll feel the same listening to this podcast.

Will Suit sits down with Colleen Lively and Melissa Loga to discuss creative ideas for young musicians during the summer months. #pedalpointmusic #williamtells #williamtellspodcast

In this episode of the Here We Glow Podcast, Kia Smith offers wisdom for young professionals who are new to the non-profit sector. Ashley and Kia discuss the the logistics to starting a non-profit including start-up costs and filing, fundraising, sponsorship, and more. Kia also shares her passion for cultivating accessible dance opportunities to the south side of Chicago for all ages and skill levels.  About Kia Kia is the founding Executive Artistic Director of the South Chicago Dance Theatre,  a multicultural theatre company, firmly rooted on the city’s south side, aiming to preserve the art of dance through quality performances and educational opportunities. A Chicago native, Kia Kia trained intensely on scholarship at The Hyde Park School of Dance, The Joel Hall Dance Center, ETA Creative Arts Foundation, and StoryCatchers Theatre. She is a recipient of the American Dance Festivals tuition and staff assistant scholarships, and graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Western Michigan University. Kia has toured and performed on many stages, nationally and internationally.  Her collaborative and choreographic credits include; Nike, HBO, Chicago Opera Theatre, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and many more.   Connect with Kia! Website: http://www.southchicagodancetheatre.com/ Email: southchicagodancetheatre@gmail.com Instagram: @southchicagodancetheatre     Connect with HWG Pod Website: hereweglowpod.com Email: ashley@hereweglowpod.com   Visit our Socials Twitter: @hereweglowpod Instagram: @hereweglowpod Facebook: @hereweglowpod

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Con la entrega 443 de HDO lanzamos un especial dedicado al saxofonista, flautista, compositor e ideólogo musical Henry Threadgill, en los que repasaremos su carrera. Nacido en Chicago en 1944, Henry Threadgill es un músico perteneciente a la AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), y al que siempre se le ha situado en la vanguardia del jazz. En 2018 sigue en activo y en plena forma, habiendo publicado sendas grabaciones en el sello Pi Recordings con sus formaciones Ensemble Doble Up y 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg. Comenzamos el amplio especial con un repaso a la música de los Loft en los años 70 en Nueva York:, que supuso una nueva manera de concebir la expresión del jazz, poniendo en cierta manera al día el concepto de las jam sessions, y buscando una nueva manera de que los músicos pudieran desarrollar sus carreras. En los dos primeros programas del especial escuchamos a algunos de los músicos de esa escena que aparecían en el triple CD Wildflowers: Loft Jazz New York 1976 (Douglas Records), grabado en en directo entre el 14 y el 23 de mayo de 1976 en el loft del saxofonista Sam Rivers, el famoso Rivbea Studio de Nueva York. Como preludio a la música de Threadgill, en HDO 443 suena la música de Randy Weston, Sam Rivers, Anthony Braxton, Wadada Leo Smith, Oliver Lake, Anthony Davis, Barry Altschul, George Lewis y Anthony Davis, entre otros, muchos de los cuales -tal y como se podrá escuchar en próximos programas- han sido compañeros de las andanzas musicales de Henry Threadgill. Tomajazz: © Pachi Tapiz, 2018 HDO es un podcast de jazz e improvisación (libre en mayor o menor grado) que está editado, presentado y producido por Pachi Tapiz. Para quejas, sugerencias, protestas, peticiones, presentaciones y/u opiniones envíanos un correo a hdo@tomajazz.com.

This is the second time that I’ve had the chance to talk to Wadada Leo Smith. A trumpeter and composer, an early member of the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) and a distinctive and powerful voice in jazz and creative music for over 50 years. Although his music is often described as … Continue reading "Wadada Leo Smith Talks About His Work and America’s National Parks"

This week we return from our July hiatus with some exciting audio from the northeastern edge of North America – St. Johns, NL, Canada. While we were gone, we embraced stormy skies, sea-going improvisational instruments, the smell of cod tongue dinners and severe jet lag to tell the tale, and tell the tale we do! This week we meet up with improviser and scholar Ellen Waterman to discuss the colloquium “Improvisation as Intercultural Contact and Dialogue,” listen to ships near and far making music together, and get into the nitty-gritty of what the heck we mean by improvisation anyway… Sound Symposium: http://www.soundsymposium.com/ International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation: http://improvisationinstitute.ca Field Recordings: Introduction North Atlantic thunderstorm on Fogo Island – Steven Roswell, Radio Aporee https://aporee.org/maps Opening: Harbor Symphony, recorded by Renee T. Coulombe July 10, 2016, St. Johns, NL. During introduction: Field recording made in small Café, downtown St. John’s by Renee T. Coulombe, July 5, 2016. Musical Examples: 1x2x3=Nem!* for improvising pianist, drummer, and Gamelan Orchestra with live electronic processing by Renee T. Coulombe. Performed by the UCR Gamelan Orchestra, June 8, 2007. Badal’s Bayan with Badal Roy, tablas, Walter Gershon, saxophone and Renee T. Coulombe, piano. Interview guest: Ellen Waterman: http://www.mun.ca/music/people/faculty/ewaterman.php and folks we mentioned: Ajay Heble: https://www.uoguelph.ca/sets/sets-ajay-heble Jason Stanyek: http://www.music.ox.ac.uk/about/people/academic-staff/university-lecturers-and-college-fellows/jason-stanyek/ Keynote Address title: “Bossa Nova and the Intercultural Imagination: On the Critical Demographies of Improvisation” Deborah Wong: https://music.ucr.edu/faculty/wong/ Keynote Address title: “Alliances, Coalitions, Partnerships, and Pacts: From Interzones to Solidarities” Dhiren Panikker (University of California, Riverside): “Browntopia: Interminority Coalition Building in Post-9/11 Jazz and Improvised Music” Pauline Oliveros: http://paulineoliveros.us/ AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Creative_Musicians Improvised Alchemy: improvisedalchemy.com George Lewis: http://music.columbia.edu/people/bios/user/glewis Dylan Robinson: http://www.queensu.ca/llcu/people/faculty/dylan-robinson Linda M. Ippolito: https://www.collaborativepracticetoronto.com/professionals/lindamippolito/ Sara Ramshaw: https://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/law/staff/ramshaw/ Judith Butler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Butler

Chicago's storied Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has provided a unique place for musicians of all kinds to create unique and stunning new creations. AACM turned 50 in 2015 and we'll celebrate with performances of Afterword, an opera about the AACM by longtime member and celebrated composer George Lewis. We'll chat with Lewis about the piece, the AACM, and play music by other AACM composers. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Sarah Zwinklis Music Muhal Richard Abrams Blues Forever [EXCERPT] George Lewis Afterword, an Opera; Act I [EXCERPT] Henry Threadgill Ceroepic (For Drums And Percussion) [EXCERPT] In For A Penny, In For A Pound George Lewis Afterword, an Opera; Act I [EXCERPT] Nicole Mitchell Afrika Rising Mvmt III: Intergalactic Healing Afrika Rising George Lewis Afterword, an Opera; Act II [EXCERPT] Tomeka Reid Super Nova [EXCERPT]

George Lewis is a groundbreaking trombonist and composer as well as the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University. Lewis’ career as a musician has been closely tied to the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, a group founded in Chicago in 1965 to nurture creative and experimental music. Since 1971, Lewis has performed and recorded with a number of the group’s members, including Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Braxton, and Roscoe Mitchell. Lewis is also well-known for his work with computers and electronic music, including his software Voyager, which listens to and improvises with human performers. Since the 1990’s, he has also achieved success as a scholar, notably with his 2008 book A Power Stronger than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music, which won the American Book Award in 2009.

A half-century of musical innovation and self-determination, told by AACM co-founder (currently AACM-New York president) and 2010 NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard Abrams, current AACM-Chicago chairman Ernest Dawkins, and AACM member and 2014 NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton.

A half-century of musical innovation and self-determination, told by AACM co-founder (currently AACM-New York president) and 2010 NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard Abrams, current AACM-Chicago chairman Ernest Dawkins, and AACM member and 2014 NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton.

A half-century of musical innovation and self-determination, told by AACM co-founder (currently AACM-New York president) and 2010 NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard Abrams, current AACM-Chicago chairman Ernest Dawkins, and AACM member and 2014 NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton.

A half-century of musical innovation and self-determination, told by AACM co-founder (currently AACM-New York president) and 2010 NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard Abrams, current AACM-Chicago chairman Ernest Dawkins, and AACM member and 2014 NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton.

Nicole Mitchell, flutist, composer and bandleader is our guest on today's show. . Around 2001, Ms. Mitchell began to receive notice for her work around Chicago, quickly releasing a flurry of releases on the Delmark, RougeArt nad Firehouse 12 labels, all capturing her spirited flute and her deep well of memorable compositions. Her reputation began to stretch out to Europe and worldwide collecting accolades and commissions and fronting groups like The Black Earth Ensemble, The Black Earth Strings, Ice Crystal and Sonic Projections. In 2009, she became the first female President of the AACM, the legendary Chicago-born collective whose initials stand for The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and has been home to many of the greatest jazz musicians of the last fifty years. Ms Mitchell has been a Downbeat poll winner, was the Chicago Tribune's 2006 "Person of the Year," and in recent years has left her home in Chicago to live and teach in California at UC Irvine. If musically Mitchell wears her passions on her sleeve, she did in conversation too, easily discussing family dearths, the racism and other obstacles she has faced as well as her worries and fears. But she also laughs easily and often. We talked about musicians Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy and her teacher Jimmie Cheatem as well as The Hunger Games, the travails of being an adjunct professor, jazz in Chicago, dwindling student diversity, the writings of sci-fi author Octavia Butler and more.

The Chicago based Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week. This episode features an archival conversation conducted by Lincon T. Beauchamp with AACM members Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, and Roscoe Mitchell at the ICASP Colloquium in Guelph Ontario in 2010. It originally aired on CFRU 93.3Fm on April 23, … Continue reading Episode #17: The AACM at 50: Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, and Roscoe Mitchell →

Oct. 25, 2013. A rare Washington appearance from Henry Threadgill, "one of the most important living composers in and around the jazz idiom" (Nate Chinen) and a dazzling alto saxophonist and flutist with masterly improvisational skills. Speaker Biography: At the edge of the jazz avant-garde since the early 1960s, composer-performer Henry Threadgill operates within a sophisticated, multi-sourced musical language developed over decades, since his early years with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. It's a language uniquely his own, one that his Zooid colleagues speak fluently. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6619

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