Tag Archives: jazz

Hundred Highways Tour #8: MT Highway 3 to the High Plains BookFest

Posted on October 12, 2015 by marcbeaudin

The High Plains BookFest and the High Plains Book Awards presented by the Writer’s Voice and the Billings Public Library are a great reminder of the importance of community in the literary arts. Writers spend so much of their time … Continue reading →

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The Way of Free Travel

Posted on July 5, 2015 by marcbeaudin

First of all, toward a definition. I don’t mean “free” as in money-less, though much of Free Travel is free in that sense as well. My thought for it is more in line with “Free Jazz.” A way of expression. … Continue reading →

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"Rwanda" by Faruq Z. Bey & The Northwoods Improvisers

Posted on October 14, 2008 by marcbeaudin

There are lions and oribi roaming through the savannah during the opening mystery of this song. Dark birds of prey follow their movements. Mike Gilmore, Nick Ashton and Mike Johnston create a percussive landscape filled with shadow and flashes of … Continue reading →

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