Imagination: The Prophetic Act of Living an Alternative Narrative, Poetry for Building Community, Reader, Structure Of Belonging “Peace” When Ornette Coleman and his “free jazz” ethos arrived in New York’s jazz scene in the late 1950’s, he shook…
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Possibly: Freedom for A New Story, Reader, Significance Of Place The City Where Jazz Is Love One of the brilliant musicians in the jazz tradition who often goes overlooked is the pianist Mary Lou Williams. Williams…
Reader, Structure Of Belonging, The Abundant Community Jazz as a Megaphone for the People Of all the talents a jazz musician possesses, the gift of listening is paramount. That's because jazz, as a genre,…
