Fire Music : The Story of Free Jazz

538 Congress St,Portland ME 04101

18 November, 2021

Description

Fire Music : The Story of Free Jazz ALL AGES FIRE MUSIC IS A FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE REVOLUTION IN SOUND THAT IS FREE JAZZ. Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and ‘70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers – brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and John Coltrane – are today acknowledged as central to the evolution of jazz as America’s most innovative art form. FIRE MUSIC showcases the architects of a movement whose radical brand of improvisation pushed harmonic and rhythmic boundaries, and produced landmark albums like Coleman’s Free Jazz: A Collective Inspiration and Coltrane’s Ascension. A rich trove of archival footage conjures the 1960s jazz scene along with incisive reflections by critic Gary Giddins and a number of the movement’s key players. SPACE is a nonprofit organization that supports contemporary arts projects, champions artists, and encourages an open exchange of ideas.