Guardian Music — Free-jazz saxophonist devoted to his hometown of ChicagoNew Orleans and New York are usually the frontrunners for iconic jazz towns, but Chicago comes very close. Louis Armstrong and the pioneering New Orleans jazz wave moved there in the northward m... more info

All About Jazz — Most people are unaware that in 1960, Newport, R.I., hosted not one but two jazz festivals. There was the big one that had been produced by George Wein since 1954. And there was a smaller, alternative festival put on by Charles Mingus. But after the ... more info

Guardian Music — (Jazzwerkstatt)Some recordings are so unabashedly about the idiosyncrasies of the improvisers, specific references and the simplicity of the session that it's hard to see anyone but the faithful getting the point. This set, featuring clarinettist Per... more info

All About Jazz — Congratulations to Ornette Coleman! Ann Arbor, MI -- May 2010 -- Music legend Ornette Coleman received an honorary doctorate of music from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation of the School ... more info

Guardian Music — Folk legend Richard Thompson reflects on his line-up for Britain's most eclectic summer festival"It's a lovely thing," says Richard Thompson. "Who wouldn't relish an opportunity like this? It's an opportunity for me to show off some of my favourite a... more info

Guardian Music — (Zig Zag Territoires)The antecedents of this recording (an academic study that took French saxophonist Imbert to New York to investigate spiritual influences in jazz) might suggest a rather more long-faced outcome than this exuberant trio set, which ... more info

All About Jazz — Matt Wilson unveiled an expanded version of his working group at Iridium on Wednesday night or maybe it was two groups, depending on the whim of the moment. Near the end of the first set, it was possible to imagine a borderline across the stage, a... more info

All About Jazz — The Gent Jazz Festival (July7-July18) announces more names for the 2010 edition with Ornette Coleman, Pat Metheny Group, Gilberto Gil, Toots Thielemans, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Mariza, Kurt Elling, The Cinematic Orchestra en Stanley Clarke feat. Hiro... more info

All About Jazz — This interview is part of the book/dvd project "Under your skin" which includes Interviews with David Murray, Ornette Coleman, Chuck D - Public Enemy, Yusef Lateef, Stanley Clarke, Melvin Gibbs, Liu Fang, Malika Zarra, Zap Mama, Les Nubians, Esperanz... more info

Guardian Music — (Zig Zag Territoires)The antecedents of this recording (an academic study that took French saxophonist Imbert to New York to investigate spiritual influences in jazz) might suggest a rather more long-faced outcome than this exuberant trio set, which ... more info