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Michael Mantler
Michael Mantler was born in Vienna in 1943 and moved to New York City in 1962. There he studied with Cecil Taylor and worked with musicians like Don Cherry...
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Michael Mantler was born in Vienna in 1943 and moved to New York City in 1962. There he studied with Cecil Taylor and worked with musicians like Don Cherry and Larry Coryell. He founded the Jazz Composers Guild Orchestra in 1964, a collective aimed at pushing jazz boundaries.
His compositions for the JCGO, such as "The Doubtful Guest," blended free improvisation with serialism and experimental composition. The music featured complex rhythms and dissonant harmonies that polarized listeners, with some critics finding it inaccessible while others praised its innovative spirit.
Mantler has released a prolific body of work with his own bands and the JCGO. He remained focused on exploring musical limits through his trumpet playing and challenging compositions.
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