The Jazz Composer's Orchestra was an influential American jazz ensemble that emerged in the mid-1960s, known for its avant-garde compositions and arrangements. It was established by composer and conductor Michael Mantler and saxophonist Carla Bley as an extension of the Jazz Composers Guild, a collective that sought to create opportunities for innovative jazz musicians to compose and perform their works. The orchestr
... MoreThe Jazz Composer's Orchestra was an influential American jazz ensemble that emerged in the mid-1960s, known for its avant-garde compositions and arrangements. It was established by composer and conductor Michael Mantler and saxophonist Carla Bley as an extension of the Jazz Composers Guild, a collective that sought to create opportunities for innovative jazz musicians to compose and perform their works. The orchestra brought together some of the most forward-thinking jazz musicians of the era, including Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, and Gato Barbieri, among others.
Less