The Chicago Blog

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviewed George E. Lewis's new book A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music for the July 29 edition of NPR's Fresh Air. In the review, Whitehead outlines the book's captivating scholarly portrait of the Chicago avant-garde jazz collective known as the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, which, since its inception in 1965, has counted among its ranks internationally acclaimed artists such as Anthony Braxton, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and Muhal Richard Abrams, and gained world wide recognition as one of the defining forces in the avant-garde jazz scene.

Listen to the archived audio on the NPR website.

Also, read an excerpt from the book.