All About Jazz — ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA is the last film by the great American independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke. She portrays Ornette Coleman, one of the most influential and controversial musicians in jazz. Clarke uses performances of Coleman's "Skies of Ameri... more info

All About Jazz — Creatures With Striking Features will perform at Ibeam on Friday February 5 at 9:30pm. The group features Phil Doyle on saxophone, Jeff Davis on drums, and Landon Knoblock on rhodes. Ibeam is located at 168 7th St. Brooklyn, NY. F, R, and G trains to... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about songs that give you the shivers. This time we want tracks about famous people from the pastThe last week has been a sombre one, unavoidably so. It was touching too though, an example of why RR is a real community and one with ... more info

Guardian Music — Pat Metheny's latest band are all robots. But can they keep up with his virtuosity?The jazz band at Manhattan's Legacy Studios is swinging: piano, vibes, bass, two guitars, percussion and drums in fast, syncopated flow. It's playing an effortlessly m... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read, and the articles listed below represent our top 100 published in 2009. 1. Bill Anschell's Notes from the Lobby Careers in Jazz by Bill Anschell Published: August 18, 2009 2. General Articles Sepa... more info

Guardian Music — The only thing you could really expect from jazz in the noughties was the unexpectedJazz sounds different now; different from the way it sounded in the century that spawned it. It's not that over the last 10 years musicians have stopped improvising p... more info

Destination Out — PART II Ornette Coleman Chappaqua Suite Columbia : 1966 OC, alto sax; Pharaoh Sanders, tenor sax; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums; Joseph Tekula, orchestral arranger; plus 11 studio musicians. Several key Ornette Coleman albums have falle... more info

Guardian Music — One of the great jazz educators and innovators, this unheralded pianist was an inspiration to generations of musiciansMiles Davis is often associated with the late-1940s jazz that came to be known as The Birth of the Cool. But the blind Chicago piani... more info

All About Jazz — The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, with artistic director Jon Faddis, continues the 11th American Heritage Jazz Series with honoring 1959: The Music of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Miles Davis featuring special guests David Sanchez and Steve Wilson at ... more info

All About Jazz — Words by: Eric Podolsky Ornette Coleman :: 11.08.09 :: Davies Symphony Hall :: San Francisco, CA Ornette Coleman There was a distinct buzz swirling in the air throughout the lobby of Davies Symphony Hall before show time. The diverse Sunday night... more info