Free Jazz: Deconstricting Derridean Genre Theory

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Dan Adleman

Published: 2010-11-18

This article examines Derridean genre theory by probing the connection between Jacques Derrida's concern over taxonomic approaches to genre and his failure to win over the jazz audience during an improvised performance with Ornette Coleman at the 1997 Paris Jazz Festival.

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Improvisation implies a deep connection between the personal and the communal, self and world. A “good” improviser successfully navigates musical and institutional boundaries and the desire for self-expression, pleasing not only herself but the listener as well.

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Improvisation implies a deep connection between the personal and the communal, self and world. A “good” improviser successfully navigates musical and institutional boundaries and the desire for self-expression, pleasing not only herself but the listener as well.