Free jazz

/fɹˈiː dʒˈaz/

/fɹˈiː dʒˈæz/

Free jazz

a style of jazz that emphasizes improvisation and experimentation, often characterized by unconventional musical structures, tonalities, and techniques

Examples

1. But free jazz does not reflect society.

2. Now check out this excerpt from Free Jazz, an album released that same year by saxophonist Ornette Coleman.

3. Free jazz can reflect the most chaotic part, the most anarchic part, but within the orchestra, we have a mirror of the exercise of democracy, and it can be a mirror of society.

4. So, okay, then I thought, "I'm done with free jazz forever."