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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ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
Merging elements of free jazz, psychedelic rock, and noise, the group creates a distinctive and adventurous sound.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Marsalis and company use the moment to veer temporarily into stormy free jazz, a move that only makes their shift back into up-tempo swing for the rest of the leader’s solo feel that much more exhilarating.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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.
—The Know, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
Merging elements of free jazz, psychedelic rock, and noise, the group creates a distinctive and adventurous sound.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Marsalis and company use the moment to veer temporarily into stormy free jazz, a move that only makes their shift back into up-tempo swing for the rest of the leader’s solo feel that much more exhilarating.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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.
—The Know, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Free jazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20jazz. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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