Phil Cohran

Phil Cohran
Born
Philip Thomas Cohran Jr.

(1927-05-08)May 8, 1927
Oxford, Mississippi, US
DiedJune 28, 2017(2017-06-28) (aged 90)
Chicago, Illinois, US
GenresJazz
InstrumentsTrumpet, harp, cornet, french horn, baritone saxophone, space harp

Kelan Phil Cohran (May 8, 1927 – June 28, 2017) was an American 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).

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