NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ornette Coleman, a self-taught alto saxophone player who polarized the jazz world with his unconventional "free jazz" before coming to be regarded as an avant garde genius, died on Thursday morning in New York at the age of 85, according to his publicist.
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 w... more info
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... more info
Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ornette Coleman, a self-taught alto saxophone player who polarized the jazz world with his unconventional "free jazz" before coming to be regarded as... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ornette Coleman, an alto saxophonist whose spontaneous approach to jazz improvisation and imaginative compositions stamped him as one of the most innovative and controver... more info