1965: SOUND, FIRE & REVOLUTION
As we continue our summer series highlighting illuminating, throught-provoking conversations from Big Ears 2025, we’re excited to share our newest episode: a powerful roundtable on the seismic year of 1965, when fire and revolution echoed through jazz and beyond. Guitarist Nels Cline, bassist Melvin Gibbs, and drummer Chad Taylor join critic Nate Chinen for a conversation that’s as insightful as it is resonant today—touching on landmark albums like John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, Don Cherry’s Complete Communion, Archie Shepp’s Fire Music, and Andrew Hill’s Compulsion!!!