Wayne Shorter

Zero-gravity music

by Piotr Michalowski

posted 9/1/2008

Repetition and nostalgia are among the dominating principles of commercial culture. Hard-of-hearing rockers gather together after many years to tour, reprising their early hits, and many jazz musicians who find some modicum of commercial success are likewise happy to stay within the groove that audiences expect of them. Others, most notably John Coltrane and

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