Latest Ornette Coleman News
Ornette Coleman Celebrated By Famous Friends At Memorial
The jazz saxophonist suffered a cardiac arrest and died on 11 June (15), and his famous friends gathered for a tribute event at Riverside Church. Ono headlined the sombre memorial as she...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 June 2015
Ornette Coleman Tributes Pour In From Tom Morello And Ava Duvernay
The music pioneer died in New York after suffering a cardiac arrest, aged 85, and famous fans have flooded social media to celebrate his legacy. Rage Against the MAChine's Morello was among...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 June 2015
Ornette Coleman Has Died
Ornette Coleman has died aged 85.The experimental jazz legend - the first to win a Pulitzer Prize for a recording - passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in New York City this morning (11.06.15),...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 June 2015
Jazz Legend Ornette Coleman Dies At 85
The Grammy Award-winning musician's representative confirmed that he died in Manhattan, New York after suffering a cardiac arrest. Coleman was a jazz saxophonist, composer, violinist and trumpeter who was widely considered a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 June 2015
Ertegun Brothers To Be Honoured At Montreux
Music mogul brothers AHMET and NESUHI ERTEGUN are to be honoured at the 40th annual Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland with an all-star tribute. Ahmet, the Atlantic Records founder, will be feted with a tribute...
By WENN on 15 June 2006
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