The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is a nonprofit organization,founded in 1965 in Chicago by pianist Muhal Richard Abrams,pianist Jodie Christian,drummer Steve McCall,and composer Phil Cohran. The AACM is devoted "to nurturing,performing,and recording serious,original music," according to its charter. It supports and encourages jazz performers,composers and educators. Although founded in the jazz tradition,the group's outreach and influence has,according to Larry Blumenfeld,"touched nearly all corners of modern music."
Leroy Jenkins was an American composer and violinist/violist.
Myra Melford is an American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer. A 2013 Guggenheim Fellow,Melford was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as an "explosive player,a virtuoso who shocks and soothes,and who can make the piano stand up and do things it doesn't seem to have been designed for."
Joseph Jarman was an American jazz musician,composer,poet,and Shinshu Buddhist priest. He was one of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and a member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Stomu Takeishi is a Japanese experimental and jazz bassist. He is known for playing fretless five-string electric bass guitar and a Klein five-string acoustic bass guitar,often using extended techniques and electronic manipulations such as looping.
Marty Ehrlich is a multi-instrumentalist and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz.
Fred Anderson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who was based in Chicago,Illinois. Anderson's playing was rooted in the swing music and hard bop idioms,but he also incorporated innovations from free jazz. Anderson was also noted for having mentored numerous young musicians. Critic Ben Ratliff called him "a father figure of experimental jazz in Chicago". Writer John Corbett referred to him as "scene caretaker,underground booster,indefatigable cultural worker,quiet force for good." In 2001,author John Litweiler called Anderson "the finest tenor saxophonist in free jazz/underground jazz/outside jazz today."
Steve Buckley is a British jazz musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist and most often plays alto and soprano saxophones,penny whistle and bass clarinet.
Steve McCall was an American jazz drummer.
Scott Fields is a guitarist,composer,and bandleader. He is best known for blending music that is composed with music that is written and for his modular pieces. He works primarily in avant-garde jazz,experimental music,and contemporary classical music.
Brandon K. Ross is an American jazz guitarist. He was born in New Brunswick,New Jersey.
Tomeka Reid is an American composer,improviser,cellist,curator,and teacher.
Lindsey Horner is an American jazz double-bassist.
Reginald "Reggie" Nicholson is an American jazz drummer.
Revolutionary Ensemble is an eponymous live album by the free jazz group consisting of violinist Leroy Jenkins,bassist Sirone and drummer Jerome Cooper,which was recorded in Austria in 1977 and released on the German Enja label and in the U.S. on Inner City Records the following year.
Vietnam,also referred to as Vietnam 1 &2 is a live album by the Revolutionary Ensemble,violinist Leroy Jenkins,bassist Sirone and drummer Jerome Cooper,which was recorded in 1972 and released on the ESP-Disk label.
Above Blue is an album by pianist Myra Melford's group The Same River,Twice which was recorded in 1999 and released on the Gramavision label.
Out of the Mist is an album by saxophonist Joseph Jarman and violinist Leroy Jenkins,which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Ocean label. Jarman,Jenkins,and pianist Myra Melford would go on to form the collaborative trio Equal Interest.
Return of the Lost Tribe is an album by Bright Moments,a collaborative project by saxophonists Joseph Jarman and Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre,percussionist Kahil El'Zabar,bassist Malachi Favors and pianist Adegoke Steve Colson,which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Delmark label.
The Art of Improvisation is a live album by violinist / composer Leroy Jenkins. It was recorded in October 2004 at an AACM concert in New York City,and was released by Mutable Music in 2005. On the album,Jenkins is joined by the members of his world music improvisation group,Driftwood:Min Xiao-Fen on pipa,Denman Maroney on piano,and Rich O'Donnell on percussion.
