Applying lessons from Ornette Coleman to popular music, Ulmer was a true original ...

“His music was fearless, and so was his spirit,” his family said in a statement ...

The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – For a lot of music fans, The Bad Plus came to public attention as a piano-based trio, covering the likes of Nirvana, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Rush and Blondie alongside their own ...

When music provocateur John Zorn opened The Stone in New York's East Village in 2005, he laid the cornerstone for a downtown temple of avant-garde music. Everything about the tiny, simply furnished ...

Read Dave Liebman: Placing Free Jazz and the Avant Garde in Musical and Historical Perspective by Victor L. Schermer on All About Jazz. Discover in-depth jazz Interview coverage, artist features, and ...

Though a good number of notable jazz fusion bands and musicians have sprung up over the course of the last 40 years, the same few names from the '70s continue to serve as references—and sources of ...

When the lineup was announced for the 25th Concert of Colors — Detroit’s free annual diversity-themed music festival — Griot Galaxy immediately jumped out. No Detroit jazz ensemble is more legendary ...

2023 was an eventful year for acclaimed saxophonist, flutist and composer Anna Webber. She released her new album, Shimmer Wince, in October and was appointed New England Conservatory’s New Jazz ...

Last year the excellent local jazz reissue label International Phonograph reissued the 1969 album Flight for Four by the John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet, a crucial document of the LA avant-garde ...

ANN ARBOR, MI-- Avant-garde jazz festival, Edgefest, will celebrate its 25th anniversary when it comes to Ann Arbor Oct. 28-30. Avant-garde jazz combines music from all genres to create ...