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IN MEMORIAM: Alvin Fielder (1935 – 2019)

January 30, 2019 by: Geraldine Wyckoff

"I have Max Roach dancing in my head,” drummer Alvin Fielder once said when asked about his approach to his instrument. Fielder, is most recognized for co-founding, along with saxophonist Kidd Jordan, the Improvisational Arts Quintet. It was in Chicago that he gained a reputation for being a founder of the progressive Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and his work with forward-thinking musicians like pianists Sun Ra and Muhal R...

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