Biography
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Art Ensemble of Chicago
2 follower
Origin :
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres :
Avant-garde jazz
Free jazz
Labels :
BYG
Nessa
Delmark
ECM
AECO
Pi
Years active :
1969–present
Members :
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman
Don Moye
Corey Wilkes
Jaribu Shahid
Ari Brown
Elliot Ngubone
Past members :
Lester Bowie
Phillip Wilson
Malachi Favors
Website :
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The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz group that grew out of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in the late 1960s. The ensemble integrates many jazz styles and plays many instruments, including "little instruments": bells, bicycle horns, birthday party noisemakers, wind chimes, and various forms of percussion. The musicians wear costumes and face paint while performing. These characteristics combine to make the ensemble's performances both aural and visual. While playing in Europe in 1969, five hundred instruments were used.
