Stereogum — The New York Times reports that the alto saxophone great and free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman died this morning in Manhattan after suffering from cardiac arrest. Coleman was 85, and we will not see his like again. Coleman came from Fort Worth, Texas... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The alto saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman, one of the most powerful and contentious innovators in the history of jazz, died on Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was 85. The cause was cardiac arrest, a representative of the family said.... more info

Mercury News, California — Here's the full transcript of our conversation with master saxophonist Charles Lloyd. The 'Showcase Artist' at this year's Monterey Jazz Festival, he spoke with us for 90 minutes about his remarkable 60 years in music -- growing up in Memphis, retrea... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Thurston Moore at Ornette Coleman tribute in June (more by Greg Cristman) After releasing an album with his post-Sonic Youth band Chelsea Light Moving, Thurston Moore revealed plans for a new solo album coming out on Matador. Sonic Youth's site... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In the later years of Charlie Haden's lauded professional life, long after he'd helped reconfigure jazz as part of Ornette Coleman's group, the bassist, composer, longtime Angeleno and patriarch of one of the city's most accomplished musical families... more info

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