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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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 His interest in music was immediate, starting out as a violin player before trading the string instrument in for a trumpet and studying the avant-garde classical and free jazz sounds that would later characterize his unique bass style with the Dead. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Detroit Jazz Fest shines through gloomy Labor Day weather This year’s festival also expanded its programming to include free jazz performances at the new state-of-the-art Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, located on the Wayne State University campus. —

Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free jazz