All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Tomasz Stanko's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Tomasz StankoTomasz Stanko was 20 and a graduate of the Cracow Music Academy when he formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with pianist Adam Makowicz in 1962.... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Moodswings said...New Wave:THE CURE "THE HEAD ON THE DOOR" (DELUXE EDITION)Jazz:ORNETTE COLEMAN "TWINS" (REMASTER)Progressive Rock:RUSH "2112" (REMASTER)Hard Rock:WHITESNAKE "RESTLESS HEART"@ http://newmoodswings.blogspot.com Fantod said...Jesse R... more info

All About Jazz — Erika Stucky interview is part of the book project "Under your skin". Interviews to include: Korn, Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Zap Mama, Chuck D / Public Enemy, Les Nubians, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Dj Vadim, Bob James, Marilyn Crispell, Bil... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonLong after the last note, the crowd was still in the hall. Ornette Coleman's final gig, at the Meltdown festival he curated and played at, was carried off with typically wayward flair. His 50-year career has been stuffed wi... more info

Guardian Music — The pioneering guitarist dazzled contemporaries and put the now ubiquitous sound of the electric guitar on the mapSaxophonist Ornette Coleman's arrival in the late 1950s stunned the jazz world, and the biggest shock was his demolition of the chord-pr... more info

Guardian Music — This year's magical Meltdown finds Yoko Ono backed by Sean Lennon, the Roots rapping up a storm, Baaba Maal and friends in dazzling harmony and Patti Smith hypnotised by a pagan sound of wallNow in its 16th year, the Southbank Centre's Meltdown festi... more info

All About Jazz — This interview is part of the book/dvd project "Under your skin" which will include Interviews with: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Zap Mama, Chuck D / Public Enemy, Korn, Les Nubians, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Dj Vadim, Bob James, Living Colour, M... more info

Guardian Music — London Royal Festival HallPatti Smith regards the audience in the Royal Festival Hall with an affectionate, rather maternal smile and sighs. "In the true spirit of Ornette Coleman high-pressure Meltdown," she announces, "I'll be joined by many people... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIt seems fitting that Philadelphia hip-hoppers the Roots should help kick off Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival. Like Coleman, they've worked with guitarist James Blood Ulmer; like Coleman, they feature a nerdy-looking wh... more info

Guardian Music — The Meltdown organisers want your suggestions as to who should put together next year's festivalAnyone in attendance during Sunday's performance at London's Southbank Centre would have been treated to the unusual sight of Yoko Ono performing alongsid... more info