When I was ten my Dad took me to an afternoon concert at Creative Music Studios. It was down the road from where we lived in Woodstock, NY. It was violin and drums in duo, and after talking to Karl Berger and others about it, I am almost positive I heard Leroy Jenkins and Ed Blackwell. Of course I had no idea what I was hearing, but it opened me up to the idea that music could be so expressive of the moment, and so free. Thinking back, I was incredibly fortunate to have been exposed to that.
For that reason I was proud to be invited for this new iteration of the CMS 40th Anniversary Workshop from May 20-24. Lots of great musicians participating and lots to share. Here is the link to their site.
UPDATE: Bob Sweet sent me info about this site related to CMS as well. http://arborville.com/?p=347