On the Music of Ornette Coleman
A workshop with Jamaaladeen Tacuma
ACF Philadelphia invites you to a lecture and workshop on the music of Ornette Coleman (at the Clef Club) led by Philadelphia bassist, and composer Jamaaladeen Tacuma a 12-year alumnus of the legendary Ornette Coleman’s Prime Time band.
http://www.jamaaladeenmusic.com/
Jamaaladeen will give a lecture on his experiences as a band member and student of Ornette, he will discuss his understanding of Ornette Coleman’s compositional approach citing examples from compositions he recorded and performed live with Ornette (during the first hour) and will follow the lecture with a hands on two-hour workshop on concepts found in Ornette Coleman’s music. Workshop attendees can either watch or participate in group activities, which will be improvisational. Attendees of all musical interests and educational levels are encouraged to participate, they will gain a better understanding of how in “Harmolodics” and “Compositional Improvising” the musical idea is more important than the notes, and how one can extract their own musical ideas from the melody.
If you wish to participate in the workshop, please RSVP ([email protected]) by June 29th and indicate what instrument you will bring.
Attendance is FREE for ACF members and $10 for everyone else.
Event location:1st floor "Jazz Room" at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz.
Cover photo by Gramavision