Larry Ochs

If the Guardian's crowdsourcers can spend hours trawling through Tony Blair's complex accounts for the reward of a Steve Bell cartoon, then the offer of a deluge of Wynton Marsalis recordings mentioned in Shortcuts this morning was bound to have an instant impact. Read More

"It is most important that the victim lie down and remain calm," says the kit in an instruction suitable if you're a snake snack, but maybe not for creative play. Read More

Jazz fans are known for their rather, um, obsessive take on their favoured brand of music. Read More

Jazzman Larry Ochs has seen many things during 40 years playing his saxophone around the world but, until this week, nobody had ever called the police on him. Read More

Police decided to investigate after an angry jazz buff complained that the Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core group was on the wrong side of a line dividing jazz from contemporary music. Read More

US jazz saxophonist and composer Lary Ochs says he has "seen it all" after a spectator disrupted a concert in Spain by accusing him of not playing jazz -- and was backed by a policeman on duty. Read More