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He's also a largely self-taught pianist and a powerhouse player at that and composer for string quartet, theatre, film, orchestra, spoken-word multimedia, free improvisation, ESPN commercials, etc.
NPR: Vijay Iyer Trio: Newport Jazz Festival 2009
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Mingus mashed up bebop, swing and soul, all while leading an avant-garde excavation of the free-jazz latent in New Orleans group improvisation a sort of bluesy Charles-Ives-meets-King-Oliver approach.
WSJ: Mercurial Charles Mingus | Mingus Ah Um | Masterpiece by Eric Felten
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Each issue is a masterpiece of improvisation by the three 27-year-old Asian-Americans who produce the magazine in their free time.
CNN: Raw, Original and Truthful