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AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians AACM was co-founded in 1965 The AACM New York City Chapter, Inc.

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. a non-profit tax-exempt entity was established in 1983. 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 and posthumously Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams, Joseph Jarman, Leroy Jenkins, Kalaparusha Ahra Difda, Lester Bowie, Steve McCall, Fred Anderson, John Stubblefield and Fred Hopkins.

AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. Celebrating 61 Years of Creative Music in partnership with Roulette IntermediumPresents...
09/21/2026

AACM New York City Chapter, Inc.
Celebrating 61 Years of Creative Music
in partnership with Roulette Intermedium
Presents:

Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 8pm

J D PARRAN and SPIRIT STAGE 3
Featuring
Christopher Dean Sullivan, bass,
Alexis Marcelo, piano,
Michael T A Thompson, percussion,
and
J D Parran, saxophone, clarinet, flutes
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ADEGOKE STEVE COLSON & IQUA COLSON
Featuring
Adegoke Steve Colson, piano,
Iqua Colson, vocals,
Steven Bernstein, trumpet,
Luke Stewart, bass
and
Chris Beck, drums

Mistress of Ceremonies: Richarda Abrams​
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Friday, December 18, 2026, 8pm

DAVID VIRELLES (Solo Piano)
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THURMAN BARKER AND NOAH BARKER DUO
Featuring
Thurman Barker, drums, percussion and bells
and
Noah Barker, piano
(AACM New York City Chapter Inc.’s 2025 Emerging Artist)
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THURMAN BARKER (Solo Percussion)
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World Premiere of Thurman Barker’s new String Quartet
“ROCK CITY (Zion National Park)”
with
THE RHYTHM METHOD
Featuring
Leah Asher, violin,
Marina Kifferstein, violin,
Carrie Frey, viola
and
Meaghan Burke, cello

Mistress of Ceremonies: Richarda Abrams​

This Event is made possible by New York State Council On The Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, additional funds made possible by Individual Donors.

More Info: www.roulette.org

Happy Birthday Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams pianist, composer, band leader, co-founder of the AACM the Association For The A...
09/19/2026

Happy Birthday Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams pianist, composer, band leader, co-founder of the AACM the Association For The Advancement of Creative Musicians and the Jazz Institute of Chicago and founder of the AACM School of Music!
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, Doris Duke Artist , BNY Mellon Living Legend and so much more.

Dr. Abrams, self-taught pianist, composer, historian and leader, gathered many of the top musicians in Chicago in a meeting and out of that discussion he co-founded the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in 1965. He served as the first President and created the AACM Music School and taught all of the musicians how to study music and access their individualism to compose their own musical works. When he moved to New York, he established the AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. and served as president.

his National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master interview

https://youtu.be/SleQiNHNeH8?si=WTWGI3dWg8FnHhes

AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. member performing Percussion Peace a solo work utilizing a colorful spectrum of sel...
07/09/2026

AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. member
performing
Percussion Peace a solo work utilizing a colorful spectrum of selected percussion instruments to explore freedom of expression through structured improvisation. Taking its title from his 2005 solo recording, this performance will be presented as a vehicle to radiate peaceful vibrations to our planet.
Thu, Jul 16, 8:30pm - 9:15pm EDT

PERCUSSION PEACE, presented by RE/VENUE NYC at Mabou Mines

Please join us to Celebrate AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. member Amina Claudine Myers:Thank You, Amina! Birthday Cele...
03/14/2026

Please join us to Celebrate AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. member Amina Claudine Myers:

Thank You, Amina! Birthday Celebration & Listening Party March 22, 3:00p.m. to 8:00 p.m. @ Mabou Mines Theater, 150 First Avenue, 2nd Floor

Thank You, Amina! will be a free-flowing event that offers a rare opportunity to listen to Amina's recordings as she guides us through stories that trace her journey from Arkansas to Chicago’s AACM to international stages. She will be in conversation with Dr. W.S. Tkweme, Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Pan-African Studies, University of Louisville.
Set 1. 3:00-4:00 p.m. Becoming Amina: Arkansas, Chicago, 1st recordings, the original African Blues
Set 2. 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. At the Piano: Composer's varied gifts for piano, bands and vocal ensembles
Set 3. 6:00-7:00 p.m. "On the Road mit Jazz!": Grand encounters, harrowing adventures, world-changing discoveries, levitating stages.
7:00 p.m. Birthday Party! Food and Amina's favorite cake baked by Marcellus Holton

For more information visit. https://www.maboumines.org/production/thank-you-amina/

We hope you will join us for this very special celebration of Amina's life and music!

Thank You, Amina! Photo by Steven Baboun/NativRoots Buy Tickets THANK YOU, AMINA! LISTENING PARTY AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ___________________________________ Sunday March 22, 2026 | 3 – 8pm “She relies on fine touch, inner calm and pure feeling to soothe the soul – hers and ours – using pur...

02/25/2026

Generation IV a female gospel group formed by legend and Amina Claudine Myers was featured on the Voices of Healing and Liberation concert 2/21/26 presented by JGI at Bedford Central Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. member Richarda Abrams (daughter of co-founder and legend Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams .mu ), along with Pyeng Threadgill and her daughter Luna Threadgill-Moderbacher (respectively the daughter and grand daughter of legend ), studied voice and/or gospel music privately with Ms. Myers. From those studies Ms. Myers formed Generation IV, paying tribute to the female gospel groups from the 1950’s and onward.





member Amina Claudine Myers in conversation with member George LewisAt Brooklyn Peace CenterSun. Feb 8 at 5pmhttps:...
02/04/2026

member Amina Claudine Myers in conversation with member George Lewis
At Brooklyn Peace Center
Sun. Feb 8 at 5pm
https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/mxll69-conversation-amina-claudine-myers-george-lewis-8th-feb-brooklyn-peace-center-new-york-city-tickets

member Amina Claudine Myers featured with her solo organ work, her trio featuring member Reggie Nicholson with Jerome Harris, and her group Generation 4 a female gospel group featuring member Richarda Abrams, along with Pyeng Threadgill and Luna Threadgill-Moderbacher in Voices of Healing and Liberation at Bedford Central Presbyterian Church
Sat, Feb 21 at 7:00 PM
https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/7dpen7-voices-of-healing-liberation-21st-feb-bedford-central-presbyterian-church-new-york-city-tickets

Presented by Jazz Generations Initiative

01/12/2026

Congratulations and on a decade of music in the Artists Studio. As we complete 60 years of our legacy, we are proud to be part of your legacy.
Wishing you many more decades.
Thank you again Jason!
Creatively,
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, AACM New York City Chapter, Inc.

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