A protégé of the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, he borrowed from and greatly influenced styles like funk, punk, jazz and the blues. By Clay Risen Listen to favorite songs by an adventurous musician who ...

The shock of Ornette Coleman's harmolodic free-jazz concepts -- a style that fractured the jazz world 45 years ago -- is gone, although his musical constructions continue to amaze. He still takes his ...

British saxophonist Ronnie Ross had just locked down his now iconic baritone solo on Lou Reed's soon-to-be overplayed rock classic, "Walk On the Wild Side" when co-producer David Bowie snook up behind ...

MONTREAL – Last night, American jazz legend Ornette Coleman was awarded the highest jazz honor north of the border before playing a magnificent show with his quartet before a sold-out room at the ...

Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific ...