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Phil Cohran

CTL-P-0109 · Person

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Sun Ra Arkestra; Affro-Arts Theater founder

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Sun Ra Arkestra; Affro-Arts Theater founder

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AACM (aacmchicago.org): Kelan Phil Cohran, trumpet player and educator, moved to Chicago, was introduced to Sun Ra by John Gilmore and played in Sun Ra's Chicago-based Arkestra from 1959 (appearing on 'Fate in a Pleasant Mood' and 'Angels and Demons at Play'); he co-set-up the AACM in 1965 and in 1967 opened the Affro-Arts Theatre in Chicago.

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