Myra Melford Freedom and Form

Myra Melford is equally comfortable performing a blues tune, jamming in a completely free-improvisatory setting with other musicians, or exploring more predetermined structures in the compositions she writes for her own ensembles. “I understand that a lot of what I do works in the jazz context ... Jazz is an inclusive music.” she tells Frank J. Oteri in this video presentation by Alexandra Gardner and Molly Sheridan. To read their entire conversation, please visit NewMusicBox: https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/myra-mel...