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ORNETTE COLEMAN QUARTET “THIS IS OUR MUSIC NOW“ WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CHARLIE HADEN & JOSHUA REDMAN Date & Location: FRIDAY 09 JULY 2010 • AMAZON • Ahoy Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands LINEUP Ornette Coleman (alto sax, violin, trumpet); Joshua Redman (tenor sax); Al Mac Dowell, Tony Falanga (bass); Charlie Haden (double bass); Denardo Coleman (drums). ABOUT this concert in 2010: Artist in Residence Ornette Coleman was born in Forth Worth, Texas. At age fourteen, he taught himself to play the saxophone and read music, and from age nineteen he performed with various rhythm & blues bands. In 1950, Coleman arrived in Los Angeles where he came into contact with jazz. It was here that he formed the legendary Ornette Coleman Quartetwith Don Cherry (trumpet), Billy Higgins (drums) and Charlie Haden (double bass). He recorded his debut album Something Else (1958) with this quartet. More classic albums followed including The Shape Of Jazz To Come (1959) and This Is Our
