Tonight we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM)which was created originally in Chicago but is now also present in New York. We will be listening to several members of the Association from the beginning to the present.
Unichange Muhal Richard Abrams - Spihumonesty - Black Saint |
Mr. Freddie Jodie Christian - Rain or Shine - Delmark |
The Ragtime Dance Air - Air Lore - RCA |
Jays Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre - Wildflowers; The New York Loft Jazz Sessions - KnitMedia |
Mean Ameen Ernest Dawkins - New Hoeizon Ensemble Live at the Original Velvet Lounge: The Messenger - Delmark |
Tobago Tango Art Ensemble of Chicago - Naked - DIW |
Butterfly Dee Alexander - Wild In The Wind - Blujazz |
Composition No 45 Anthony Braxton - Eugene - Black Saint |
Grasshopper Greens Fred Anderson - Chicago Chamber Music - South port |
Freedom Jazz Dance Kahil El'Zabar and The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Freedom Jazz Dance - Delmark |
Lonnie's Lament Chico Freeman - Spirit Sensitive - India Navigation |
Ed Blackwell, The Blue Mountain Sun Drummer Wadada Leo Smith, Jack De Johnette - America - Tzadik |
Greetings and Saluatations Leroy Jenkins, Muhal Richard Abrams - Lifelong Ambitions - Black Saint |