Ornette Coleman

Jazz artist Ornette Coleman was a visionary saxophonist who pioneered "free jazz" and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007. Ornette died on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in New York. He was 85.

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Thu., June 11, 2015

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, file photo, Natalie Cole and Ornette Coleman present the award for best new artist during the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, in Los Angeles. Coleman, the visionary saxophonist who pioneered "free jazz" and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007, died, on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in New York. He was 85.

Mark Terrill Associated Press
FILE - In this April 16, 2007, file photo, Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz artist Ornette Coleman poses in his New York apartment. Coleman, the visionary saxophonist who pioneered "free jazz" and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007, died, on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in New York. He was 85.

Peter Morgan Associated Press
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, file photo, U.S. jazz legend Ornette Coleman plays the sax during his only concert in Germany at the philharmonic concert house in Essen, Germany. Coleman, the visionary saxophonist who pioneered "free jazz" and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007, died, on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in New York. He was 85.

Martin Meissner Associated Press
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, file photo, jazz musician Ornette Coleman, front, performs with his quartet on the closing evening of the Skopje Jazz Festival, in Skopje, Macedonia. Coleman, the visionary saxophonist who pioneered "free jazz" and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007, died, on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in New York. He was 85.

Boris Grdanoski Associated Press