Word: improvisationism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The latest batch of Young jazz Turks has produced some dynamite soloists -- but few great bands. This is due partly to the high level of competition among the up-and-comers and partly to their inexperience in the art of collective improvisation. Trumpeter ROY HARGROVE, in his third Novus album...
Carson came to see Leno perform at the Improvisation in 1975 and gave him one piece of advice: more jokes. He had already appeared on the Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas shows when he got his first shot on the Tonight show: "March 2, 1977. Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross. I...
And indeed they are. Hogwood's plan to fuse baroque and jazz failed primarily because of that sticky area where classical music doesn't seem to operate: improvisation.
As fans know, the defining characteristic of good jazz music is the style and skill of the artist in improvisation. Placed onstage next to a flock of tuxedoed musicians sawing away on 17th and 18th century violins, the Quartet seemed to forget this. The quartet/trio simply didn't improvise.
Violinist-Percussionist Ricardo Frota--in an evening of spontaneous music improvisation. Presented by Mobius, Boston's artist-run center for experimental work in all media. Frota is an improviser and experimental composer, a violinist and percussionist who has performed in Europe, Brazil and the U.S. At Mobius at 354 Congress...