2005 -2021 AACM New York City Chapter, Inc
aacm new york
About Us
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), a non-profit tax-exempt arts organization co-founded in 1965 by Dr. Muhal
Richard Abrams, Jodie Christian, Kelan Phil Cohran, and Steve McCall, is one of the oldest musicians associations in the United States. Since its
founding in Chicago, Illinois in 1965, the organization's members have developed a body of work that encompasses the spectrum of traditional and
contemporary music.
The AACM New York Chapter, Inc. a non-profit tax-exempt entity was established in 1983.
The AACM New York Chapter, Inc. functions as an ensemble of composers and performers whose mission is to present concerts that feature world
premieres which are composed by AACM members.
The AACM is significantly unique in that it has nurtured and brought to fruition so many accomplished composers and performers. The
organization's artists have developed a body of work that has achieved lasting significance across borders of music genres and geography to play a
critical role in the ever evolving process of music creation and its vital influence throughout the world.
AACM members who have been featured in our programs include: Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, Henry Threadgill,
Thurman Barker, Frank Gordon, Adegoke Steve Colson, Iqua Colson, Chico Freeman, Amina Claudine Myers, George Lewis, Reggie Nicholson,
Leonard Jones, Peggy Abrams, Richarda Abrams, Laroy Wallace McMillan and posthumously Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams, Joseph Jarman, Leroy
Jenkins, Kalaparusha Ahra Difda, Lester Bowie, Steve McCall, Fred Anderson, John Stubblefield and Fred Hopkins.
2005 -2021 AACM New York City Chapter, Inc
aacm new york
About
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), a non-
profit tax-exempt arts organization co-founded in 1965 by Dr. Muhal Richard
Abrams, Jodie Christian, Kelan Phil Cohran, and Steve McCall, is one of the
oldest musicians associations in the United States. Since its founding in
Chicago, Illinois in 1965, the organization's members have developed a body of
work that encompasses the spectrum of traditional and contemporary music.
The AACM New York Chapter, Inc. a non-profit tax-exempt entity was
established in 1983.
The AACM New York Chapter, Inc. functions as an ensemble of composers and
performers whose mission is to present concerts that feature world premieres
which are composed by AACM members.
The AACM is significantly unique in that it has nurtured and brought to fruition
so many accomplished composers and performers. The organization's artists
have developed a body of work that has achieved lasting significance across
borders of music genres and geography to play a critical role in the ever
evolving process of music creation and its vital influence throughout the world.
AACM members who have been featured in our programs include: Anthony
Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, Henry Threadgill, Thurman
Barker, Frank Gordon, Adegoke Steve Colson, Iqua Colson, Chico Freeman,
Amina Claudine Myers, George Lewis, Reggie Nicholson, Leonard Jones, Peggy
Abrams, Richarda Abrams, Laroy Wallace McMillan and posthumously Dr.
Muhal Richard Abrams, Joseph Jarman, Leroy Jenkins, Kalaparusha Ahra Difda,
Lester Bowie, Steve McCall, Fred Anderson, John Stubblefield and Fred
Hopkins.