Ornette Coleman's "? Civilization" was a major four-concert series at the 1997 Lincoln Center Festival, celebrating his "harmolodic" approach to music. It featured his quartet with Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins, reasserting his massive impact on jazz, following its world premiere in Paris. Key aspects of the 1997 event included: The Concept: A "harmolodic celebration" highlighting his unique musical theory. Performers: The reunion of the original 1959 quartet, which included Don Cherry (archive/reflection), Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins. It was a retrospective of his career during a time he was focusing on new recordings with his son, Denardo Coleman
