"Free form" is a term used to encompass a whole genre—or genres—outside mainstream jazz. Jazz has its roots in spiritual music, Dixieland, New Orleans, blues and ragtime, and after the 1940s these ...

This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

Office Depot is offering oodles of free forms designed to help out the business owner. The forms cover areas from compensation/benefits and firing to worker safety and marketing. Whether you're a ...

A language in which statements can reside anywhere on a line or even cross over lines. It does not imply less syntax structure, just more freedom in placing statements. For example, any number of ...

Data that does not reside in fixed locations. Text in a word processing document is a typical example. Contrast with structured data. See free-form database. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

A tiny island, Jamaica has punched far above its weight musically. Dub and reggae are the primary manifestations, but the island has also produced a disproportionately large number of notable jazz ...