ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO, THE. Jazz group (orig. 1968 in Chicago, Illinois). The instrumental group was formed in 1968 by members of AACM (the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) , including Joseph Jarman , Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, Lester Bowie, and Steve McCall. Don Moye joined the group in 1969. The Art Ensemble developed from a group formed by Mitchell in 1966. The group was active in France during the years 1969-71, then settled in Chicago,...