1945–1981
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Phil Cohran
1927–2017
United States
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Biography
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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