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Kelan Phil Cohran And Legacy
Artist Biography For Kelan Phil Cohran And Legacy
Kelan Phil Cohran Born In Oxford Mississippi May 8 1927 - June 28 2017 Was A Jazz Musician. He Was Known Most For His Trumpet Contributions In The Sun Ra Arkestra In Chicago During 1959-1961 And For His Involvement In The Foundation Of The AACM.
Cohran Grew Up In St. Louis Missouri And Played Trumpet In Bands Led By Jay McShann In The Early 1950s And Then In A U.S. Navy Band.
He Was Introduced To The Sun Ra Arkestra By John Gilmore In 1959. His Tenure In The Arkestra Was Documented On Records Such As Fate In A Pleasant Mood And Angels And Demons At Play. While Most Of Cohran's Contributions Were On Trumpet Some Also Show His Interest In Stringed Instruments Such As Zithers. When The Arkestra Moved From Chicago In 1961 Cohran Declined To Accompany Them. In 1965 He Participated In The Formation Of The AACM. Cohran Formed The Artistic Heritage Ensemble With Pete Cosey Future Members Of The Earth Wind And Fire Horn Section And "Master" Henry Gibson The Motown House Percussionist Among Others. By This Time He Was Playing The Harp As Well As Cornet As Well As Other Brass Instruments Such As The French Horn Baritone Saxophone And Percussion. On The Beach Is An Available Recording Which Documents Their Music Around 1967-68. Early In His Career He Invented An Instrument He Calls The Frankiphone Aka The Space Harp Heard On Some Of Sun Ra's Early Albums. The Instrument Is Actually An Electrified Mbira Or Kalimba. This Instrument Inspired Maurice White To Use An Electrified Kalimba In Performance With Earth Wind And Fire. Cohran States He Taught Maurice And His Brothers Music In Their Youth Much Like The Wailers Were Tutored By Joe Higgs. On The Beach Documents Their Work During Those Early Years And Features The Frankiphone On The Title Track As Well As A Piece Called "New Frankiphone Blues". Cohran's Sons Make Up Eight Of The Nine Members Of Hypnotic Brass Ensemble A Brass Ensemble Consisting Of 4 Trumpets 2 Trombones 1 Euphonium A Sousaphone And Drums. Cohran Presently Teaches Voice And Music To Inner City Youth And Adults At Northeastern Illinois University's Center For Inner City Studies. Discography
As Leader
On The Beach 1968 Spanish Suite 1968 Katalyst / Tizona
Armageddon Conceived In1958 And Written Down In 1963 Performed In 1968 Katalyst / Tizona
The Malcolm X Memorial 1968 African Skies 1993 Captcha Records As 'Kelan Phil Cohran And Legacy'
Single 2007 As Sideman
With Sun Ra Interstellar Low Ways 1959 Ranking Up There With The Best Of Kelan Philip Cohran's Recordings African Skies Is A Beautiful Cosmic Jazz Masterpiece Utilizing Mostly Acoustic Instruments Such As Harps Flutes Upright Bass Francophone Bowed Piccolo Bass And Trumpet With Some Occasional Ensemble And Solo Vocals. It Was Recorded Live In 1993 At The Adler Planetarium In Chicago As A Memorial Tribute To Cohran's Former Mentor Bandmate And Friend Sun Ra Who Had Just Passed Away.
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Biography - Kelan Phil Cohran And Legacy
Kelan Phil Cohran Born In Oxford Mississippi May 8 1927 - June 28 2017 Was A Jazz Musician. He Was Known Most For His Trumpet Contributions In The Sun Ra Arkestra In Chicago During 1959-1961 And For His Involvement In The Foundation Of The AACM.
Cohran Grew Up In St. Louis Missouri And Played Trumpet In Bands Led By Jay McShann In The Early 1950s And Then In A U.S. Navy Band.
He Was Introduced To The Sun Ra Arkestra By John Gilmore In 1959. His Tenure In The Arkestra Was Documented On Records Such As Fate In A Pleasant Mood And Angels And Demons At Play. While Most Of Cohran's Contributions Were On Trumpet Some Also Show His Interest In Stringed Instruments Such As Zithers. When The Arkestra Moved From Chicago In 1961 Cohran Declined To Accompany Them. In 1965 He Participated In The Formation Of The AACM. Cohran Formed The Artistic Heritage Ensemble With Pete Cosey Future Members Of The Earth Wind And Fire Horn Section And "Master" Henry Gibson The Motown House Percussionist Among Others. By This Time He Was Playing The Harp As Well As Cornet As Well As Other Brass Instruments Such As The French Horn Baritone Saxophone And Percussion. On The Beach Is An Available Recording Which Documents Their Music Around 1967-68. Early In His Career He Invented An Instrument He Calls The Frankiphone Aka The Space Harp Heard On Some Of Sun Ra's Early Albums. The Instrument Is Actually An Electrified Mbira Or Kalimba. This Instrument Inspired Maurice White To Use An Electrified Kalimba In Performance With Earth Wind And Fire. Cohran States He Taught Maurice And His Brothers Music In Their Youth Much Like The Wailers Were Tutored By Joe Higgs. On The Beach Documents Their Work During Those Early Years And Features The Frankiphone On The Title Track As Well As A Piece Called "New Frankiphone Blues". Cohran's Sons Make Up Eight Of The Nine Members Of Hypnotic Brass Ensemble A Brass Ensemble Consisting Of 4 Trumpets 2 Trombones 1 Euphonium A Sousaphone And Drums. Cohran Presently Teaches Voice And Music To Inner City Youth And Adults At Northeastern Illinois University's Center For Inner City Studies. Discography
As Leader
On The Beach 1968 Spanish Suite 1968 Katalyst / Tizona
Armageddon Conceived In1958 And Written Down In 1963 Performed In 1968 Katalyst / Tizona
The Malcolm X Memorial 1968 African Skies 1993 Captcha Records As 'Kelan Phil Cohran And Legacy'
Single 2007 As Sideman
With Sun Ra Interstellar Low Ways 1959 Ranking Up There With The Best Of Kelan Philip Cohran's Recordings African Skies Is A Beautiful Cosmic Jazz Masterpiece Utilizing Mostly Acoustic Instruments Such As Harps Flutes Upright Bass Francophone Bowed Piccolo Bass And Trumpet With Some Occasional Ensemble And Solo Vocals. It Was Recorded Live In 1993 At The Adler Planetarium In Chicago As A Memorial Tribute To Cohran's Former Mentor Bandmate And Friend Sun Ra Who Had Just Passed Away. read less
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Cohran Grew Up In St. Louis Missouri And Played Trumpet In Bands Led By Jay McShann In The Early 1950s And Then In A U.S. Navy Band.
He Was Introduced To The Sun Ra Arkestra By John Gilmore In 1959. His Tenure In The Arkestra Was Documented On Records Such As Fate In A Pleasant Mood And Angels And Demons At Play. While Most Of Cohran's Contributions Were On Trumpet Some Also Show His Interest In Stringed Instruments Such As Zithers. When The Arkestra Moved From Chicago In 1961 Cohran Declined To Accompany Them. In 1965 He Participated In The Formation Of The AACM. Cohran Formed The Artistic Heritage Ensemble With Pete Cosey Future Members Of The Earth Wind And Fire Horn Section And "Master" Henry Gibson The Motown House Percussionist Among Others. By This Time He Was Playing The Harp As Well As Cornet As Well As Other Brass Instruments Such As The French Horn Baritone Saxophone And Percussion. On The Beach Is An Available Recording Which Documents Their Music Around 1967-68. Early In His Career He Invented An Instrument He Calls The Frankiphone Aka The Space Harp Heard On Some Of Sun Ra's Early Albums. The Instrument Is Actually An Electrified Mbira Or Kalimba. This Instrument Inspired Maurice White To Use An Electrified Kalimba In Performance With Earth Wind And Fire. Cohran States He Taught Maurice And His Brothers Music In Their Youth Much Like The Wailers Were Tutored By Joe Higgs. On The Beach Documents Their Work During Those Early Years And Features The Frankiphone On The Title Track As Well As A Piece Called "New Frankiphone Blues". Cohran's Sons Make Up Eight Of The Nine Members Of Hypnotic Brass Ensemble A Brass Ensemble Consisting Of 4 Trumpets 2 Trombones 1 Euphonium A Sousaphone And Drums. Cohran Presently Teaches Voice And Music To Inner City Youth And Adults At Northeastern Illinois University's Center For Inner City Studies. Discography
As Leader
On The Beach 1968 Spanish Suite 1968 Katalyst / Tizona
Armageddon Conceived In1958 And Written Down In 1963 Performed In 1968 Katalyst / Tizona
The Malcolm X Memorial 1968 African Skies 1993 Captcha Records As 'Kelan Phil Cohran And Legacy'
Single 2007 As Sideman
With Sun Ra Interstellar Low Ways 1959 Ranking Up There With The Best Of Kelan Philip Cohran's Recordings African Skies Is A Beautiful Cosmic Jazz Masterpiece Utilizing Mostly Acoustic Instruments Such As Harps Flutes Upright Bass Francophone Bowed Piccolo Bass And Trumpet With Some Occasional Ensemble And Solo Vocals. It Was Recorded Live In 1993 At The Adler Planetarium In Chicago As A Memorial Tribute To Cohran's Former Mentor Bandmate And Friend Sun Ra Who Had Just Passed Away. read less
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