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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Ornette Coleman is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 1% of all live performers. Based on 8 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Ornette Coleman is rated as an amazing live performer, with exceptional shows that are worth watching.
Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer. He was one of the founders and major innovators of the 1960s free jazz movement and one of the most notable figures in jazz history.
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The Guardian (UK)
November 21, 2011
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Ornette Coleman's visits to these shores have always been remarkable events, featuring collaborations with bagpipers, rappers, opera singers, orchestras and – at 2009's Meltdown festival – Patti Smith, Flea and the Roots.
It was the climax of a fantastic programme of entertainment curated by the man himself and it deserved the 15-minute standing ovation and continued applause that followed.
The warmth shown by Toronto for one of the icons of 20th century music was in evidence for the entire evening and spoke volumes for the personal connection many have to him through his music.