A Power Stronger Than Itself

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The AACM and American Experimental Music

By George E. Lewis

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A Power Stronger Than Itself chronicles the history of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), founded in 1965 and renowned worldwide. George E. Lewis, a member since 1971, presents a communal, cross-generational narrative enriched with interviews and rare imagery. The book traces the AACM's journey from Chicago to New York and Paris, revealing its pivotal role in avant-garde music and art.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book will appeal to readers interested in avant-garde music, cultural history, and the social dynamics of art movements, particularly those fascinated by jazz, African-American cultural contributions, and Chicago's artistic legacy.

Founded in 1965, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. This work establishes the full importance and vitality of the AACM. It uncovers a vibrant, multicultural universe and reveals a major piece of the history of avant-garde music and art.

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Founded in 1965 and still active today, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. George E. Lewis, who joined the collective as a teenager in 1971, establishes the full importance and vitality of the AACM with this communal history, written with a symphonic sweep that draws on a cross-generational chorus of voices and a rich collection of rare images.

Moving from Chicago to New York to Paris, and from founding member Steve McCall’s kitchen table to Carnegie Hall, A Power Stronger Than Itself uncovers a vibrant, multicultural universe and brings to light a major piece of the history of avant-garde music and art.

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New York Times praises the book as "an important book" with "exacting context and incisive analysis," highlighting its biographical portraits for an engrossing read. Nation notes Lewis's blend of intellectual breadth and spirited critique. The Chicago Tribune commends the work for its dramatic and scholarly storytelling, situating the AACM within broader cultural and social shifts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226476964

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 15.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 1021g

Pages: 728

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Arts & Culture George E. Lewis Non-Fiction

About the Author

George E. Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship in 2002, Lewis has made over 120 recordings as composer or performer, and his publications on experimental music appear regularly in scholarly and popular journals.