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I n the 1960s, Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane introduce a form of jazz that is almost without form, rejecting traditional rhythmic and harmonic restrictions.
Preservation Hall in New Orleans opens in 1961, a living museum to bring traditional jazz to future generations of listeners. As the civil rights movement brings attention to African-American culture, jazz begins to receive more serious academic study, and enters the course catalogs of colleges and universities.
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