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Association For The Advancement Of Creative Musicians

George Lewis -- Photo by Maurice Weiss

George Lewis Has Spent His Career Creating Space for Black Musicians — His New Opera is No Exception

This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. George Lewi...
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Yaz Lancaster
JoVia Armstrong The Antidote Suite

JoVia Armstrong’s “The Antidote Suite” Releases Grief and Embraces Change

Black music is the art of storytelling. It encompasses the pain, the grief, the joy, and the triumph...
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Artifacts Trio...and then there's this

Artifacts Trio Builds a Bridge to the Unknown on “…and then there’s this”

The provocative title of the latest album from Artifacts Trio, …and then there’s this, suggest...
Author
Dalanie Harris
AACM's Great Black Music Ensemble--Photo courtesy of the AACM

ACF Announces Compositions Celebrating the AACM’s 55th Anniversary

American Composers Forum (ACF) is thrilled to announce the premieres of music commissioned through i...
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George Lewis’ The Recombinant Trilogy Reimagines the Boundaries of Experimental Music

A renowned member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since 1971, le...
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Jillian DeGroot
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Bells for the South Side: the AACM and Its Ongoing Impact

The new album Bells for the South Side, released by ECM Records on June 16, 2017, features multi-ins...
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Alexander Rothe
Vijay Iyer

5 Questions to Vijay Iyer (2017 Ojai Festival Music Director)

Composer, pianist, and educator Vijay Iyer is Music Director of the 71st Ojai Music Festival, June 8...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
Nicole Mitchell--Photo by Lauren Deutsch

5 Questions to Nicole Mitchell (composer, flutist)

Composer, flutist, bandleader, and educator Nicole Mitchell is a Professor of Music in the Integrate...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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5 Questions to Renée Baker (composer, conductor)

Composer and conductor Renée Baker is a dynamic force in the creative music scene in Chicago. She ha...
Author
Arlene & Larry Dunn

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