MUSIC 78 Lecture Notes - Muhal Richard Abrams, Association For The Advancement Of Creative Musicians, Roscoe Mitchell
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~charlie parker"s improvisational approach had a big influence on today"s jazz education methods: true. ~bebop is considered a dance music: false beats were much faster than swing so difficult to keep up; made it mainly for listening for reflection/for a social stratosphere. ~in the 50s, many jazz musicians did not respect bebop: true b/c jazz was starting to get respect as a new music form vs the subtle, tasteful playing before bebop. ~identified themselves as creative musicians, not jazz musicians (separated themselves from that definition) ~during a time when taxes put on club owners motivated musicians to make opportunities for themselves. ~nonprofit, collective organization of musicians didn"t like looking at themselves as individuals. Started the aacm experimental band, which grew into the aacm. Major impact on the creative direction of the aacm. Performs and records work in jazz and new music. Records and performs work in jazz and new music.
