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Don Cherry in 1989. In the 1970s he ventured into the developing genre of world fusion music. Cherry incorporated influences of Middle Eastern, traditional African, and Indian music into his playing. He studied Indian music with Vasant Rai in the early seventies.
Nov 16, 2022 · Flanking Coleman on stage was 23-year-old Oklahoman trumpeter Don Cherry. Blending the saxophonist’s melodies and frenetic lines with his own self-assured, bright phrasings, Cherry was...
Nov 18, 2023 · In the rich tapestry of jazz, Don Cherry emerges as a singular figure, a trumpeter whose innovative spirit and boundary-defying collaborations have left an indelible mark on the genre. Born eighty-seven years ago today on November 18, 1936, in Oklahoma City, Cherry’s journey in music traversed continents, genres, and cultural ...
After the statement of the tune’s two-beat, countrified-bebop theme, trumpeter Don Cherry plays a solo that — for all its frail beauty and general adherence to modern jazz’s harmonic conventions — sounds as if it might have been played by Miles Davis or Chet Baker.
Oct 21, 1995 · Don Cherry, one of the most lyrical and important jazz trumpeters, died on Thursday at the home of his stepdaughter, Neneh Cherry, near Malaga, Spain. He was 58.
Don Cherry was a founder of free jazz and a pocket trumpeter. Don Cherry was born in Oklahoma City, but was raised in Los Angeles by music-loving grandparents. He grew up surrounded by the sounds swing music of the 30s, 40s, and 40s.
Nov 15, 2023 · All About Jazz is celebrating Don Cherry's birthday today! Don Cherry was born in Oklahoma City, OK in 1936 and raised in Los Angeles, where he first began to play the trumpet and later piano.
