An
Encounter Between the French Philosopher Jacques Derrida and American
Saxophonist / Composer Ornette Coleman (June 1997)
The
founder of ‘deconstructionism’ speaks to the father of ‘free jazz’ about the
role that language plays within their respective professions as philosopher and
musician. In this gem of an interview Ornette Coleman and Jacques
Derrida chat about the complex relationship between improvisation and composition.
If a piece of music requires a framework with rules and structure then how
could it be said to be improvised? Both agree that ‘repetition’ is key to
improvisation although it complicates the meaning of improvisation. Derrida
does a remarkable job eliciting connections between their ideas as well as
their shared experiences of racism and ‘otherness’.
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