Diw Records Artists - Steve Coleman, Arthur Rhames, Rashied Ali, James Blood Ulmer, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Marion Brown, David Murray, Sunny Mu (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Steve Coleman, Arthur Rhames, Rashied Ali, James Blood Ulmer, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Marion Brown, David Murray, Sunny Murray, Jack Wilson, John Patton, Clifford Jordan, Andrew Cyrille, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Stanley Cowell, Frank Lowe, John Hicks, George Cables, Carla White, Steve Grossman, Geoffrey Keezer, David S. Ware, Mike Nock, Charles McPherson, James Williams, Defunkt, Walter Bishop, Jr., David Kikoski, Joseph Bowie, Wilber Morris, New York Art Quartet, Phalanx. Excerpt: Steve Coleman, born September 20, 1956 ), is an African American saxophone player, spontaneous composer, composer and band leader. His music and concepts have been a heavy influence on contemporary jazz. Steve Coleman grew up in one of the large African American neighbourhoods of the northern American big cities, the South Side of Chicago, where music (African American music) was around all the time," just part of the community" and the sound of everything else." As a child, he was in these little singing groups, imitating the Jackson 5, singing in church or something like that" and he started playing Alto-saxophone at the age of 14. About three years later he began to study the music of Charlie Parker (of whom his father was a fan), Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and other masters of this music tradition. After spending two years at Illinois Wesleyan University, Coleman transferred to Roosevelt University (Chicago Music College) in downtown Chicago in order to concentrate on Chicago's musical nightlife. Specifically Coleman had been introduced to Chicago premier saxophonists Von Freeman, Bunky Green and others from whom he learned. He told: When I was growing up and playing in Von Freeman's sessions, there were certain things that were important: Your sound, your groove, and how you express yourself. ... There was always...