Howard Mandel's freelance Urban Improvisation (Arts Journal)

9 March 2010, 9:52 am

Composer, conceptualist and multi-instrumentalist Ornette Coleman, b. March 9 1930, is widely known for "free jazz" -- which is routinely depicted as the most abstract and daunting music to emerge from the U.S. But this overlooks Ornette's deep roots in blues from the Southwest and his fealty to the freedom of expression, mobility and individuality that has distinguished U.S.... Read More »

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