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Ornette Coleman — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 9 March 1930 · Died: 11 June 2015 · Age at death: 85

How old was Ornette Coleman when he died?

Ornette Coleman died aged 85. He was born on 9 March 1930 and died on 11 June 2015.

Influential saxophonist and a principal founder of the free jazz genre

Did you know?To support his early music career, he worked as an elevator operator at a department store in Los Angeles.

Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer. He is best known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation.

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