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A Fresh Look at the âOrganic Musicâ of Moki and Don Cherry Starting in the late 1960s, the textile artist and the trumpeter taught classes, held concerts and made work in a Swedish schoolhouse. This period is the focus of a new celebration by Blank Forms. Don and Moki Cherry at the schoolhouse in Tagarp, Sweden, where they taught classes, held concerts and made work, in 1979.Credit.Rita Knox April 28, 2021, 8:41 a.m. ET In the mid-20th century, a steady stream of American jazz musicians flew the coop to Europe, ditching the restrictions and prejudices of their home country for a continent where earning a decent living as an artist seemed more possible. ....
Rediscovering Moki and Don Cherry’s Utopian Visions ‘Organic Music Societies’ shows the nomadic world the late American jazz icon and Swedish artist created for their friends, collaborators and children, Neneh and Eagle Eye Cherry ‘On nights before our days of travel, the sewing machine’s drive was a lullaby,’ writes musician Neneh Cherry, reflecting on her mother, the artist Moki Cherry, in a new book about her life and work with her husband, the free jazz trumpeter Don Cherry. Moki would stitch stage sets and costumes into the early hours. ‘She even made the luggage,’ Neneh adds. While Don is recognized as one of the most important musicians of his generation, Moki’s broad artistic output – tapestries, costumes, set design, poetry, sculpture and collage – has been less documented. The new book accompanies an exhibition of the same name, ‘Organic Music Societies’, curated by Moki’s granddaughter Naima Karlsson and Lawre ....