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Free funk
Stylistic origins	Free Jazz, Funk
Cultural origins	1970s in the United States
Typical instruments	Saxophone, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums
Derivative forms	M-Base

Free funk developed in the 1970s as a combination of Avant-garde jazz with Funk music. Leaders of the genre include Ornette Coleman and his Prime Time group, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Jamaaladeen Tacuma and James "Blood" Ulmer. The music has been quite influential on the M-Base genre, as well.^[1]

See also

• List of free funk musicians

References

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