Steve Coleman's new album, Morphogenesis, is out now. John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation hide caption
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Steve Coleman
Maria Schneider and Rudresh Mahanthappa share top honors in the 2015 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. Briene Lermitte/Jimmy Katz/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Steve Coleman's new album is called Synovial Joints. Jeff Fusco/John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation hide caption
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Steve Coleman plays in the ruins of Fort Adams during the Newport Jazz Fest 2011. NPR hide caption
Steve Coleman performs with Five Elements, including Jonathan Finlayson (on trumpet, foreground), on the Harbor Stage at the Newport Jazz Festival. Erik Jacobs/NPR hide caption
Steve Coleman And Five Elements: Newport Jazz 2011
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If Steve Coleman's music sounds a little chilly sometimes, it's because he's more interested in compositional logics than setting a mood. Courtesy of the artist hide caption