For the 60th anniversary of the release of "A Love Supreme" the Village Voice asked dozens of sax players to muse on the jazz masterpiece.

“When I got into Ornette Coleman, most of the musicians I knew in Houston didn’t want to play with me anymore because it was like I was out-of-tune or something.” In 1990, Alcorn attended ...

The main challenge, for anyone making a film about Saturday Night Live, is capturing the unique and unmistakable character of the venerable American comedy series. And on that front, Jason Reitman ...

These three famous rock stars were heavily influenced by jazz, and even diehard fans may not know how deep that influence runs.

Producer Tom Dowd said Cream never played “Crossroads” for less than seven minutes in concert and was certain the 'Wheels of Fire' recording was an edit ...

The late blues stalwart Guitar Shorty often performed with his mother on keyboards, while cutting-edge jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman’s go-to drummer was often his son, Denardo, and gospel-music ...

Scott LaFaro's bass playing 'alchemy' (to borrow from an Ornette Coleman recording on which LaFaro performed) propelled Bill Evans to meet the artistic challenge of balance in a jazz trio. The trios ...

and jazz artists such as Charles Mingus and Ornette Coleman. This constant reimagining of the band’s sound was what made them such a fascinating prospect throughout their career, and Yorke’s refusal ...

Alison Coleman is a freelance journalist and founder of Coleman Media Ltd., who covers entrepreneurs and their startups. For the last 30 years she has written about all aspects of business ...