M-Base collective

E838965

The M-Base collective was an influential 1980s New York–based group of forward-thinking jazz musicians who pioneered a complex, groove-oriented, and concept-driven approach to improvisation and composition.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
M-Base collective canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf music collective
abbreviationOf Macro-Basic Array of Structured Extemporizations NERFINISHED
activePeriod late 1980s
mid-1980s
associatedWith Black Rock Coalition NERFINISHED
downtown New York music scene
basedIn Brooklyn NERFINISHED
characteristic collective compositional methods
complex rhythmic structures
concept-driven improvisation
groove-oriented approach
odd time signatures
polyrhythms
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
field improvised music
music
genre avant-garde jazz
contemporary jazz
funk-influenced jazz
jazz
hasConcept Macro-Basic Array of Structured Extemporizations NERFINISHED
hasPart Steve Coleman and Five Elements NERFINISHED
inception 1980s
influenced contemporary jazz improvisation
groove-oriented jazz composition
language English
locationFounded New York City NERFINISHED
mainSubject composition
groove
improvisation
rhythm
movement M-Base NERFINISHED
notableFor influencing later generations of jazz musicians
pioneering a new conceptual framework for jazz
notableMember Cassandra Wilson NERFINISHED
Gary Thomas NERFINISHED
Geri Allen NERFINISHED
Graham Haynes NERFINISHED
Greg Osby NERFINISHED
James Weidman NERFINISHED
Kelvyn Bell NERFINISHED
Kevin Eubanks NERFINISHED
Lonnie Plaxico NERFINISHED
Marvin "Smitty" Smith NERFINISHED
Reggie Washington NERFINISHED
Robin Eubanks NERFINISHED
Steve Coleman NERFINISHED
philosophy creative expression based on personal experiences and structured improvisation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greg Osby memberOf M-Base collective