Kelan Phil Cohran has died.

June 30, 2017 9:12 AM

Kelan Phil Cohran has died. The pioneering jazz musician was a member of Sun Ra’s Arkestra, a cofounder of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, a teacher, and the father of lots of equally talented children. Haven’t heard his music and unsure where to start? Here’s a primer from Zaid Mudhaffer, or just jump into this huge Youtube playlist. (previously)
posted by goatdog (9 comments total)

My spouse interviewed him a few years ago for an oral history project about art and activism.
posted by goatdog at 9:22 AM on June 30, 2017

A giant - was very happy to finally get a chance to hear his music when reissues started to appear widely around a decade ago.

New Frankiphone Blues
White Nile
posted by ryanshepard at 9:41 AM on June 30, 2017 [1 favorite]

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posted by Fizz at 11:11 AM on June 30, 2017

I expect I saw him live once or twice but picking out an individual performance at an Arkestra performance would be like a needle in a haystack during a full on tornado. Well the tornado sounds would be calmer and less intense but you get the picture.
posted by sammyo at 12:23 PM on June 30, 2017

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posted by crazy_yeti at 12:24 PM on June 30, 2017

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posted by languagehat at 2:40 PM on June 30, 2017

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posted by anansi at 7:24 PM on June 30, 2017

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posted by kozad at 6:53 AM on July 1, 2017

I'm a fan. On the Beach and The Malcolm X Memorial are both good starting points.

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posted by box at 7:23 AM on July 1, 2017