Guardian Music — Southbank Centre, LondonThe opening night of Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival featured drummer Tony Allen and his band. The music of Nigerian-Ghanaian Allen may seem an odd choice for a festival curated by the godfather of free jazz, but in the ev... more info

All About Jazz — Stan Kenton could be grandiose in his music. Otherwise, for the most part, he was down to earth. In the 1950s following a concert, a reporter asked him, "Mr. Kenton, where is jazz going from here?" "Well," Kenton said, "tomorrow night we'll be in De... more info

All About Jazz — The founder of the Creative Opportunity Orchestra, a musicans' cooperative of composer-improvisers on the model of Chicago's AACM, is suffering late stage breast cancer. Beautiful Tina Marsh, age 55, whose disease was successfully treated in the '90s... more info

Guardian Music — He's taken jazz where it has never gone before - playing with pipers, punks and divas. As Ornette Coleman arrives in Britain, Patti Smith, Moby and others salute a great. By John LewisBorn in Texas 79 years ago, saxophonist Ornette Coleman came to t... more info

All About Jazz — une is jazz month in New York. Still. The recent collapse of the JVC Jazz Festival may have created a different impression among casual observers — and make no mistake, its absence is being felt. But there’s a reassuring abundance in the ... more info

Guardian Music — It's been nearly 30 years since Sonic Youth first blew the minds of music fans - and they're not flagging. The art-punk heroes talk to David Peschek'Bands are usually a young man's game," says Thurston Moore, the guitarist with Sonic Youth for nearly... more info

Time Out, London — The mighty Meltdown returns to the South Bank, this year curated by jazz legend Ornette Coleman, and featuring Patti Smith, Moby, Yoko Ono, Tony Allen, Yo La Tengo and more more info

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

All About Jazz — The complete programme has been announced for Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival, which runs at London's Southbank from June 13th to 21st. As well as the headline acts that had already been announced--and for which tickets are selling fast-- the ful... more info

All About Jazz — Montreal - {{Stevie Wonder = 16975}}, Toots and The Maytals, {{John Pizzarelli = 10328}}, {{Ornette Coleman = 5818}} and {{Susie Arioli = 3472}} are the 2009 winners of the prestigious prizes awarded annually by the Festival International de Jazz de ... more info