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The Jazz Composers Collective on Creating and Performing

By Frank J. Oteri on March 1, 2001No Comment
Jazz Composers Collective
Photo by Lourdes Delgado

February 8, 2001 at The Jazz Standard, NYC

Members:

Ben Allison
Frank Kimbrough
Ted Nash
Michael Blake
Ron Horton

with Frank J. Oteri

Conversation transcribed by Karyn Joaquino

  1. Precedents for the Collective
  2. Mutual Influence
  3. Ken Burns
  4. What is Jazz?
  5. Jazz Composition
  6. Herbie Nichols
  7. Reactions to Other People’s Interpretations
  8. Rights and Wrongs of Music Education
  9. Audiences, Clubs and Non-Profit Goals

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