Time — (NEW YORK) — Bassist Charlie Haden, who helped change the shape of jazz a half-century ago as a member of the groundbreaking Ornette Coleman Quartet, has died. He was 76. Haden, who had in recent years suffered from post-polio syndrome, died Friday... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Ornette Coleman / Laurie Anderson / Flea The 2014 Celebrate Brooklyn! season continued with another free show in Prospect Park this past Thursday (6/12), a tribute to pioneering free jazz great Ornette Coleman (also part of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Laurie Anderson at The Stone in 2011 (more by David Andrako) The Celebrate Brooklyn! 2014 lineup was announced not long ago, and since then there's been a few updates. The Ornette Coleman tribute on June 12 now features Laurie Anderson... more info

Destination Out — THE MEN WHO LIVE IN THE WHITE HOUSE Ornette Coleman Skies of America Columbia : 1972 OC, alto sax; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums, and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted By David Measham. SOCIAL WORK Curlew... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The longtime record producer and engineer, who died Saturday, worked with the industry's biggest names (including JFK), helping good artists sound great and the great ones even better.That Phil Ramone was a musical force in the recording studio is un... more info

Guardian Music — (Enja)The brilliant US sax improviser Dave Liebman and pianist Lewis Porter had been collaborating on Liebman's autobiography when they hatched this plan for an album with unfamiliar partners: Tom Waits guitarist Marc Ribot, bassist Brad Jones and dr... more info

Guardian Music — The Roxy Music man has rerecorded some of his biggest hits in a 20s jazz style with the Bryan Ferry OrchestraFans of Bryan Ferry well know that while he's often looked like a vision from the future – and sounded like it too, especially with Roxy Mu... more info

Guardian Music — Alexis and Kieran are joined this week by Charlotte Richardson Andrews – and no time is wasted before a heated debate around Rihanna's latest release. There's also a touch of the French Elvis, Johnny Hallyday, who is Alexis's new favourite thing.Ri... more info

ContactMusic — Yoko Ono will curate next year's (13) Meltdown Festival in London.Ono was invited to perform as part of Patti Smith and Ornette Coleman's Meltdowns... more info

Guardian Music — Tokyo-born musician and activist 'deeply honoured' to organise 10-day Meltdown arts festival at Southbank centreYoko Ono has been named the next curator of the Meltdown festival at the Southbank centre in London. The musician, artist, author and acti... more info