Microgroove continues John Corbetts exploration of diverse musics; with essays; interviews; and musician profiles that focus on jazz; improvised music; contemporary classical; rock; folk; blues; post-punk; and cartoon music. Corbetts approach to writing is as polymorphous as the music; ranging from oral history and journalistic portraiture to deeply engaged cultural critique. Corbett advocates for the relevance of "little" music; which despite its smaller audience is of enormous cultural significance. He writes on musicians as varied as Sun Ra; PJ Harvey; Koko Taylor; Steve Lacy; and Helmut Lachenmann. Among other topics; he discusses recording formats; the relationship between music and visual art; dance; and poetry; and; with Terri Kapsalis; the role of female orgasm sounds in contemporary popular music. Above all; Corbett privileges the importance of improvisation; he insists on the need to pay close attention to ldquo;otherrdquo; music and celebrates its ability to open up pathways to new ideas; fresh modes of expression; and unforeseen ways of knowing.
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