During the '70- and '80's, the Woodstock-based Creative Music Studio was considered the premier study center for contemporary creative music. Founded in 1971 by Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso and Ornette Coleman, CMS brought together leading innovators in the jazz and world music communities. Unprecedented in its range and diversity, CMS was an acknowledged phenomenon in the international music world, providing participants with the rare opportunity to interact personally with the musical giants of improvisation and musical thought on a daily basis.
CMS is credited as the birthplace of Worldjazz - the improvisational and compositional expansion of the world's musical traditions. Now one of the main driving forces in many styles of music, this concept was pioneered very early at CMS, guided by authentic leaders. Hundreds of live concerts were recorded, many heralded as landmark performances. Thousands of workshops, master classes, concerts and colloquia inspired a generation of musicians who took with them the ideas, concepts and practices developed at CMS. The CMS community still exists in a remarkable network of creative musicians, many of whom came to CMS from Asia, Europe and South America.
CMS started a Fund Drive for its ARCHIVE PROJECT to preserve the large collection of its live recordings created from1972 until1986.This collection of recordings is unique in its artistic scope: the CMS program featured some of the most outstanding and ground-breaking composers/performers in World Jazz, World Music, New Music, guiding ensembles of highly motivated emerging artists.See "News"
Karl Berger and the Creative Music Studio Orchestra at the Kingston Jazz Festival
Karl Berger and the Creative Music Studio Orchestra at the Kingston Jazz Festival The Creative Music Studio Orchestra, an all-star ensemble of soloists, will perform as part of the Kingston Jazz Festival on Friday, June 27, 7:30 to 9 PM at City Hall, 420 Broadway, Kingston NY. The orchestra, with many members of the original, legendary CMS Orchestra of the 80's, is led by Karl Berger. Participating soloists include: Jayna Nelson, piccolo and flute, Sylvain Leroux, flutes and altosax, Tomas Ulrich, cello, Don Davis, alto sax and contraalto clarinet, Peter Apfelbaum, flute and tenorsax, Peter Buettner, flute and tenor sax, Joe Giardullo, sopranino and soprano sax, Tom Collins, baritone sax, Bill Ylitalo, baritone sax, Joe McPhee, fluegelhorn, Bob Selcoe, trumpet, Ted Orr, guitar, John Menegon, bass, Tom Schmidt, bass, Tani Tabbal, drums, Ingrid Sertso, vocals / poetics, Karl Berger, melodica, conductor -- Compositional materials by Karl Berger, Don Cherry, Thelonious Monk. "Spontaneously conducted and improvised dynamic movements between solo, duets, trio alternating with full orchestral motions are the trademark of Karl Berger and the Creative Music Studio Orchestra". During the '70- and '80's, the Woodstock-based Creative Music Studio was considered the premier study center for contemporary creative music. Founded in 1971 by Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso and Ornette Coleman, CMS brought together leading innovators in the jazz and world music communities. Currently, CMS is archiving historical performances and presenting performances of the Creative Music Studio Orchestra. For more information: http://creativemusicstudio.org www.myspace.com/cmsarchive 845 679 8847