age ~95
from New York, NY
Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930) is an American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz ...
09 March 1930 • Fort Worth, TX
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters • ABC Records artist • Antilles Records artist • ESP-Disk artist • Tenor • Musician • Guitarist
Business category:Musicians
Chamber music • Accompanying • Piano • Musical composition
Specialty:Singer
Humanities:Singing
African-American musician • Atlantic Records artist • Blue Note Records artist
Achieved status:MacArthur Fellow
Award:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner • Honorary Doctorate • Prize
Skill:Innovator • NeXT
Preference:Straight