Don Cherry Concert History

Don Cherry (Donald Eugene Cherry, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 18, 1936 - October 19, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter. Don Cherry gained notoriety in the late 1950s through legendary Ornette Coleman recordings featuring Cherry's cornet and trumpet playing (sometimes featuring his playing of novel horns); including The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) and Free Jazz (1961), the latter of which bred an entirely new sub-genre of jazz itself. After leaving Coleman and playing with John Coltrane on The Avant-Garde (1961)...

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 16, 1982 –
Jul 18, 1982
Womad 1982
Peter Gabriel / Simple Minds / Echo & the Bunnymen / The English Beat / The Chieftains / Rico / Pigbag / Robert Fripp / Jon Hassell / Talisman / 23 Skidoo / Black Roots / Shankar / Electric Guitars / Rip Rig and Panic / Prince Nico Mbarga / Imrat Khan / The Drummers Of Burundi / Don Cherry / King Trigger / Ekome / Sasono Mulyo / Salsa De Hoy / Ok Jive Show all bands
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Royal Bath & West Showground Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Jazz
Experimental
Avant-Garde
Fusion
Free Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Improvisation
Jazz Trumpet
Trumpet
Japanese Jazz
Spiritual Jazz
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 Whitefinger
 Bunnymen
 Longarche

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Don Cherry had?

Don Cherry has had 1 concert.

What genre is Don Cherry?

Don Cherry is most often considered to be Jazz, Experimental, Avant-Garde, Fusion, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, Jazz Trumpet, Trumpet, Japanese Jazz, and Spiritual Jazz.

When was the last Don Cherry concert?

The last Don Cherry concert was on July 16, 1982 at Royal Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Peter Gabriel / Simple Minds / Echo & the Bunnymen / The English Beat / The Chieftains / Rico / Pigbag / Robert Fripp / Jon Hassell / Talisman / 23 Skidoo / Black Roots / Shankar / Electric Guitars / Rip Rig and Panic / Prince Nico Mbarga / Imrat Khan / The Drummers Of Burundi / Don Cherry / King Trigger / Ekome / Sasono Mulyo / Salsa De Hoy / Ok Jive.

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