KALAPARUSHA MAURICE MCINTYRE

Multi-reedist Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre was one of the founding members of Chicago's AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians). McIntyre had the ability to not only play "free jazz" but he also spent many years playing rhythm & blues with musicians including J.B. Hutto and Little Milton. It was his blues roots mixed with avant-garde technique that shaped the sound of McIntyre's tenor playing. McIntyre was born in Clarkville, Arkansas, but his family moved to Chicago when he was very young. Music was an integral part of his upbringing; his parents insisted he play an instrument. He started on drums at age seven and switched to saxophone shortly after. Upon high-school graduation, McIntyre attended the Chicago College of Music. Instead of copying the strict hard bop tenor sound prominent at the time, he developed his own musical concept based on freedom instead of molded restriction. Luckily, McIntyre hooked read more...