June 28, 2017(2017-06-28) (aged 90) Chicago, Illinois
Genres
Jazz
Instrument(s)
Trumpet, harp, cornet, french horn, baritone saxophone, space harp
Musical artist
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).
^Russonello, Giovanni (July 4, 2017). "Kelan Philip Cohran, a Musician Who Invigorated Chicago With Education and Activism, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
Kelan PhilCohran (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...
Chicago-based brass ensemble consisting of eight sons of the jazz trumpeter PhilCohran. Their musical style ranges from hip hop to jazz to funk and rock, including...
Abrams, pianist Jodie Christian, drummer Steve McCall, and composer PhilCohran. The AACM is devoted "to nurturing, performing, and recording serious...
Vincent Chancey, French horn (1976–1995) Damon Choice, vibraphone (1974–?) PhilCohran, trumpet (1959–1961) India Cooke, violin (1990–1995) Danny Davis, alto...
the Beach (Neil Young album) or the title song, 1974 On the Beach, by PhilCohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble, 1968 "On the Beach" (Chris Rea song)...
The original sleeve credits the following musicians; Sun Ra - Piano PhilCohran - Trumpet George Hudson - Trumpet John Gilmore - Tenor Sax Marshall Allen...
Charles Davis Victor Sproles Marshall Allen Ronnie Boykins James Spaulding PhilCohran Clifford Jarvis Lex Humphries Michael Ray June Tyson Ahmed Abdullah Danny...
singer-songwriter (Isola) Bill Coday (1942–2008) – singer (Coldwater) PhilCohran (1927–2017) – jazz musician (Oxford) Mike Compton (born 1956) – bluegrass...
stops. The Space Harp, or Frankiphone (designed, built and played by PhilCohran), is a famous instance of an electric lamellophone. A range of other...
also known as a frankiphone, is an electrified lamellophone invented by PhilCohran as part of a musicological experiment exploring his African roots. He...
been released by the time We Travel the Space Ways was produced. Sun Ra PhilCohran Marshall Allen George Hudson John Gilmore William Strickland Art Hoyle...
any of the Saturn-released Chicago albums.[citation needed] Trumpeter PhilCohran later remembered the reaction "Space Loneliness" received when it was...
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Charles Davis Victor Sproles Marshall Allen Ronnie Boykins James Spaulding PhilCohran Clifford Jarvis Lex Humphries Michael Ray June Tyson Ahmed Abdullah Danny...
Charles Davis Victor Sproles Marshall Allen Ronnie Boykins James Spaulding PhilCohran Clifford Jarvis Lex Humphries Michael Ray June Tyson Ahmed Abdullah Danny...
president (b. 1922) Anthony Young, baseball pitcher (b. 1966) June 28 – PhilCohran, jazz trumpeter (b. 1927) June 29 Chuck Renslow, businessman and LGBT...
Charles Davis Victor Sproles Marshall Allen Ronnie Boykins James Spaulding PhilCohran Clifford Jarvis Lex Humphries Michael Ray June Tyson Ahmed Abdullah Danny...
Chicago, around June 17, 1960; Sun Ra - Percussion, Bells, Gong and Piano PhilCohran - Cornet Nate Pryor - Trombone and Bells John Gilmore - Tenor Sax and...
His Arkestra". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2022-08-27. Jazzlists: Philly Jazz Inc discography, accessed July 9, 2018 "Sun Ra 'Lanquidity' - Vinyl...
joined the group led by drummer Max Roach, who heard him playing on the Philly Joe Jones album, "Blues for Dracula" (1958). While playing in Roach's group...
Charles Davis Victor Sproles Marshall Allen Ronnie Boykins James Spaulding PhilCohran Clifford Jarvis Lex Humphries Michael Ray June Tyson Ahmed Abdullah Danny...
Charles Davis Victor Sproles Marshall Allen Ronnie Boykins James Spaulding PhilCohran Clifford Jarvis Lex Humphries Michael Ray June Tyson Ahmed Abdullah Danny...
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