Ornette Coleman Wins Pulitzer

As reported by Pitchfork, jazz great Ornette Coleman has won the coveted Music Pulitzer for last year's Sound Grammar.

Legend John Coltrane was also recognized with a Special Citation for his immense contributions to the field of jazz music.

The worldly Coleman has a handful of TBA dates scattered throughout the U.S. and Europe in the coming months.

Tour dates include:

June
17 - Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo

July
6 - Kongsberg, Norway @ TBA
9 - London, England @ Royal Festival Hall
11 - Perugia, Italy. @ TBA
13 - Perugia, Italy @ TBA
15 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ North Sea Jazz Festival
18 - Warsaw, Poland @ TBA
20 - Vitoria, Spain @ TBA

September
23 - Monterey, Calif. @ TBA
26 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ TBA

Related links:
Ornette Coleman’s homepage
Ornette Coleman on MySpace
The Pulitzer homepage
Pitchfork’s story on Ornette Coleman

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