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Jazz Review: The Revolutionary Ensemble

Fresh Air | By Kevin Whitehead
Published February 10, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews And now... The Revolutionary Ensemble. The three-man group uses instruments ranging from violin and harmonica to acoustic bass and a wide range of percussion.

The group, which came from Chicago's free improvisation scene during the 1970s, reunited in 2004 after years of not playing together.

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Kevin Whitehead
Kevin Whitehead is the jazz critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Currently he reviews for The Audio Beat and Point of Departure.
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