Steve Coleman was born on September 20,1956 and is an American saxophonist, composer, bandleader and music theorist.
10 Facts About Steve Coleman
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Steve Coleman was born and grew up in South Side, Chicago.
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Steve Coleman started playing alto saxophone at the age of 14.
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Shortly thereafter, Steve Coleman began working as a sideman with David Murray, Doug Hammond, Dave Holland, Michael Brecker and Abbey Lincoln.
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Steve Coleman collaborated with other young African-American musicians such as Cassandra Wilson and Greg Osby, and they founded the so-called M-Base movement.
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Steve Coleman searched for these roots and their connections of contemporary African-American music.
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Steve Coleman wanted to collaborate with musicians who were involved in traditions which come out of West Africa.
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In Cuba, Steve Coleman found the group Afrocuba de Matanzas who specialized in preserving various styles of rumba as well as all in Cuba persisting African traditions which are mixed together under the general title of Santeria.
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In 1997 Steve Coleman took a group of musicians from America and Cuba to Senegal to collaborate and participate in musical and cultural exchanges with the musicians of the local Senegalese group Sing Sing Rhythm.
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Steve Coleman led his group Five Elements to the south of India in 1998 to participate in a cultural exchange with different musicians in the carnatic music tradition.