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A look at the history and evolution of the free jazz movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Note: Distributed by Submarine Deluxe
Sep 10, 2021 | Theatrical Limited (3 locations)
$5,300
$11,288
$11,288
Country of Origin: United States
Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and ’70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers – brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and John Coltrane – are today acknowledged as central to the evolution of jazz as America’s most innovative art form. FIRE MUSIC showcases the architects of a movement whose radical brand of improvisation pushed harmonic and rhythmic boundaries, and produced landmark albums like Coleman’s Free Jazz: A Collective Inspiration and Coltrane’s Ascension. A rich trove of archival footage conjures the 1960s jazz scene along with incisive reflections by critic Gary Giddins and a number of the movement’s key players.