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Bern Nix | |
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 Bern Nix, Les Gallery Clemente Soto Velez, February 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | September 21, 1947 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 2017 (aged 69) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Avant-garde jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1975–2017 |
| Labels | Tompkins Square |
Bern Nix (September 21, 1947 – May 31, 2017)[1] was an American jazz guitarist. He is best known for recording and performing with Ornette Coleman from 1975 to 1987, notably with guitarist Charlie Ellerbee in Coleman's Prime Time group on recordings including Dancing in Your Head and In All Languages. Nix was voted among the top ten jazz guitarists in a poll by Down Beat magazine.[2][when?]
- ^ Nate Chinen, "Bern Nix, Guitarist Steeped in Ornette Coleman's Harmolodic Language, Dies at 69", WBGO, June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Bern Nix @ All About Jazz". Musicians.allaboutjazz.com. July 14, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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