It's been a decade since the last bounty of Ornette recordings. 1995-96 saw releases from his free-funk mélange Prime Time; a robust quartet with pianist Geri Allen and bassist Charnett Moffett; and ...

What happens after you set the world on fire? On six Blue Note LPs following landmark albums The Shape of Jazz to Come and Free Jazz, the mercurial saxophonist endeavored to find out. Conversely, the ...

While his name and visage may not be as immediately recognizable as those of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, jazz composer and saxophonist Ornette Coleman did as much (or perhaps even more) to push the ...

Jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman has died at the age of 85. A representative of his family confirmed that he passed away in Manhattan today (June 11) after suffering a cardiac arrest. Coleman was a major ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz legend Ornette Coleman, the visionary saxophonist who pioneered “free jazz” and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007, has died. Publicist Ken Weinstein says Coleman died on Thursday at 1 ...

Saxophonist Coleman recorded Ornette! about a month after his milestone Free Jazz sessions, retaining bassist Scott LaFaro, drummer Ed Blackwell, and the amazing Don Cherry on pocket trumpet. Four ...

NEW YORK -- Jazz legend Ornette Coleman, the visionary saxophonist who pioneered "free jazz" and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007, has died. Publicist Ken Weinstein says Coleman died on Thursday at 1 a.m.

The late, great Lou Reed called this one of his greatest moments, downtown NYC avant-garde overlord John Zorn skronked his head off on a record comprised of his compositions, he collaborated with both ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. You can play the alto saxophone in a ...