The Museum of Modern Art will present “Free Jazz on Film,” a program that explores the work of avant-garde jazz pioneers Sun Ra.

The odd (or accidental?) connection between the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus," avant-garde composers, and Shakespeare.

Annette Morreau, who has died aged 80, was a tireless champion of new music; in 1970 she founded the Arts Council’s ...

Frank Zappa might be linked to rock music today, but that was never his intention when he started playing guitar in the late 1950s.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A week full of wild and out-there music has begun in Rochester. The “Avant Garde a Clue” music festival held its first night of performances at 75 Stutson Street on Monday night.

UNUSUAL SOUNDS: Xpress explores WNC's avant-garde music scene, spotlighting some of the acts that are contributing to the area’s eclectic mix. Featured, starting left, Min Xiao-Fen, Tashi Dorji and ...

John Cage, an icon of the contemporary avant-garde, occupies an odd status in the music world. A seminal figure in the history of post-World War II music, Cage, who died in 1992, stood at the ...

SUMMERS: That's them on March 14 in Sao Paulo. Of course, COVID lockdowns were sweeping across the world, so Cale and the band cut the tour short and caught one of the last flights back to the States.