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Steve Coleman

American saxophonist
Person Human Q524953
Steve Coleman
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
September 20, 1956
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
composer, jazz musician, saxophonist, musician
Educated at
University of Chicago[8]
Award received
MacArthur Fellows Program, Guggenheim Fellowship, Doris Duke Impact Award[9][10][11]
Genre
jazz[17]
Official website
www.m-base.com[27]
Discography
Steve Coleman discography[24]
Family name
Coleman[25]
Given name
Steve[26]
Influenced by
Charlie Parker[15]
Instrument
saxophone, flute, alto saxophone, clavinet[28][29][30][31]
Member of
Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse, Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance[12][13][14]
Record label
JMT Records, Novus, Bertelsmann Music Group, Label Bleu, Tzadik Records, Pi Recordings[18][19][20][21][22][23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Steve Coleman en Steven Douglas Coleman ar ستيف كولمان de Steven Douglas Coleman es Steven Douglas Coleman fa استیو کلمن fr Steven Douglas Coleman it Steven Douglas Coleman ja スティーヴ・コールマン ja スティーヴン・ダグラス・コールマン ko 스티브 콜먼 ko 스티븐 더글러스 콜먼 nl Steven Douglas Coleman
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
000000011451211X
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4647-7571
VIAF cluster ID
88076675
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91082395
GND ID
134349261
Africultures person ID
3149
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000028034
Awards & Winners artist ID
04yh68
BBC Things ID
98d166e5-097d-4bac-ad92-7c280cd34df3
BRAHMS artist ID
steve-coleman
Bandcamp profile ID
stevecoleman
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13931249w
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
coleman-steve
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10327996
Carnegie Hall agent ID
52737
DDB person (GND) ID
134349261
Deezer artist ID
15711
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134349261
Discogs artist ID
44115
Europeana entity
agent/base/70237
FAST ID
290378
Freebase ID
/m/04yh68
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Steve_Coleman
Grove Music Online ID
A2228086
Guggenheim fellows ID
steve-coleman
IDU person ID
19109
IdRef ID
076557839
Internet Broadway Database person ID
399266
J9U entity ID
987007337469405171
MacArthur Fellows Program ID
911, class-of-2014/steve-coleman
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
15791
Museum-digital person/organization ID
149644
MusicBrainz artist ID
0f1ae3cd-2ab3-435c-8a5b-245e8073d91a
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
33670
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000099427
NE.se ID
steve-coleman
NL CR AUT ID
xx0093414
Obálky knih ID
xx0093414
OpenMLOL author ID
94395
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095623492
Radio France person ID
steve-coleman
SVKKL authority ID
0354648-Coleman-Steve-1956
SecondHandSongs artist ID
95936
Songkick artist ID
464529
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-f352-7056-8271-61b24e3234f8
Topic's main category
Category:Steve Coleman
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg4q3CtGy8fwCwyP8bDbd
Yale LUX ID
person/465411e4-3fa1-4397-88dd-ebd259d31017

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🔗 Connections
Instrument 4
flute, saxophone, alto saxophone, clavinet
Mb:member of band 4
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, M-Base Collective, Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-star Orchestra, Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Award received 3
Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Doris Duke Impact Award
Mb:performer of 3
Phase Space, Invisible Paths: First Scattering, Rhythm in Mind
Occupation 3
composer, saxophonist, jazz musician
Record label 3
Bertelsmann Music Group, Tzadik Records, JMT Records
Mb:founder 2
Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance, Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Chicago
Family name 1
Coleman
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Steve
Influenced by 1
Charlie Parker
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Steve Coleman was born on September 20, 1956[1], in Chicago[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and musician[6].

FAQs

Where was Steve Coleman born?

Steve Coleman's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Steve Coleman do for work?

Steve Coleman worked as a composer[3], jazz musician[4], saxophonist[5], and musician[6].

Where did Steve Coleman go to school?

Steve Coleman was educated at University of Chicago[8].

What awards did Steve Coleman receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[9], Guggenheim Fellowship[10], and Doris Duke Impact Award[11].

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served-tier precision 80.7% [76.2, 84.5] · rated rows currently served n=342 · entailment-gated at 0.85 · measured 2026-09-29 · re-scored every 10 min, demoted at the half-hourly fold

Member of M-Base Collective emerging0.722 independent sources

evidence “Wilson moved to New York City and joined saxophonist Steve Coleman’s influential M-Base Collective, debuting with her 1986 LP “Point of View.”” latimes.com · read source

Related Entities

Bertelsmann Music Group Charlie Parker United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . allaboutjazz.com. allaboutjazz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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