free jazz
noun
: free-form jazz marked especially by an abandonment of preset chord progression and a lack of melodic pattern
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City Park Jazz, an annual series of free jazz concerts that turns Denver’s marquis green space into the biggest and best party in town on Sunday evenings in the summer, will return June 1.
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The Know, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
The group dabbles in a variety of musical genres—from free jazz to experimental electronic.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Their subterranean seaside stone bunker is awesome, as is the film’s score, which vacillates between free jazz, drone, and psych guitar.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Born in Berkeley, California in 1940, Lesh grew up as a trumpet player and appreciator of avant-garde classical and free jazz.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Know, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
The group dabbles in a variety of musical genres—from free jazz to experimental electronic.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Their subterranean seaside stone bunker is awesome, as is the film’s score, which vacillates between free jazz, drone, and psych guitar.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 21 June 2024
Born in Berkeley, California in 1940, Lesh grew up as a trumpet player and appreciator of avant-garde classical and free jazz.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Free jazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20jazz. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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