Ornette Coleman

Personal Info

Birthday

March 9, 1930

Day of Death

2015-06-11

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman

Biography

Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s.

Known For

Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity

Chappaqua

Filmography

2018
Looking for Ornette
as Self
Ornette Coleman
as Themself
2014
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
as Sax
2012
Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes
as Self
1988
Ornette Coleman and Prime Time & Pat Metheny: Live in Montreal
as Self
1986
Ornette: Made in America
as Self
1966
Chappaqua
as Peyote eater