Phil Cohran | |
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Birth name | Philip Thomas Cohran Jr.[1] |
Born | Oxford, Mississippi | May 8, 1927
Died | June 28, 2017 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 90)
Genres | Jazz |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet, harp, cornet, french horn, baritone saxophone, space harp |
Kelan Phil Cohran (May 8, 1927 – June 28, 2017) was a jazz musician. He was best known for playing trumpet in the Sun Ra Arkestra in Chicago from 1959 to 1961, and for his involvement in the foundation of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).