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John Stevens: A Sadder But Wiser Avant Gardist

Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 18 February 1967

JOHN STEVENS has come back a sadder but wiser man from the so-called "avant garde scene" in Copenhagen. Stevens, drummer-organiser of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, one of Britain's few active "new thing" groups moved out to Copenhagen with his wife and child last November, accompanied by other young musicians, eager to find a good atmosphere for their music.

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