Tag: Ornette Coleman
'REVIEW: James Brandon Lewis Remembers 'Days of FreeMan'
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'Milan Simich Reflects on Ornette Coleman, East Village Jazz Scene in New Book
It's been a month since the departure of Ornette Coleman from the surly bonds of this earth. Reflecting on his legacy, brother Charles Simic and Milan Simich sat down to talk about Ornette and how he tore up the downtown jazz scene — most notably Slugs' in the Far East. -
'Ornette Coleman, Legendary Jazz Figure and Innovator, Dies at 85
Perhaps one of the most powerful and influential innovators of jazz of the last century, Ornette Coleman, the alto saxophonist, died on Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was a mighty 85 years old.
