Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Ave
415.864.6000
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Ornette Coleman
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Sunday Nov 8, 2009 (8pm)
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Various Prices
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Just shy of the big eight-zero, saxophonist Ornette Coleman is one of the only surviving jazz giants. He practically invented "free jazz," a no-holds-barred improvisational expression that plays off the communication among musicians, and paved the way for avant-garde legend John Zorn and even the noise experimentation of Throbbing Gristle and all the shoegazers that followed. While he knows the power of dissonance better than anyone, Ornette is also amazingly adept at sliding in a well-constructed melody. Tonight, he graces Davies Symphony Hall to play what has become an annual gig during SFJazz's fall season.
