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Jazz bands as brands and the changing jazz landscape
A music writer discusses how jazz bands function as brands from The Bad Plus to The Art Ensemble of Chicago. It traces shifts from classic constantly touring groups to freelance ensembles and examines nostalgia risks and the tension between heritage and forward motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Davis
Ellington and
Basie
Zodd
Jason Moran
Bandwagon
the Cockers
Bad Plus
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Edition Records
Fresh Sound New Talent
Moze
Rogue Art
Paris
Sons D’hiver
Ethan Iverson
Reid Anderson
Dave King
Speed
Monder
Jim Black
Alas NoAxis
The
Art Ensemble of
Chicago
Association For the Advancement of Creative Musicians
Joseph Jarman
AECO
Lester Bowie
Malachi Favors
Jarman
Roscoe Mitchell
Famoudou Don Moye
Mitchell
Moye
Bowie
Moor Mother
Franco Berardi
Wynton Marsalis
Stanley Crouch