AD Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 77-year-old free jazz pioneer and recent Pulitzer recipient Ornette Coleman was hospitalized yesterday following a heatstroke-induced on-stage collapse at Manchester, Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival. According to Billboard.com, the legendary saxman was taken immediately to a medical tent and given intravenous fluids. Coleman is presently under treatment at Coffey County Hospital.Given a full recovery, Ornette should bring his rare forms of beauty to a number of European locales this summer, before returning to the States for a few dates this fall.Ornette Coleman dates:07-06 Kongsberg, Norway - Tubaloon07-09 London, England -Royal Festival Hall07-11 Perugia, Italy - Umbria Jazz 200707-13 Pescara, Italy - Teatro Gabriele D'annunzio07-15 Rotterdam, Netherlands - North Sea Jazz Festival07-18 Warsaw, Poland - Roma Theatre07-20 Vitoria, Spain - Polideportivo De Mendizorroza09-23 Monterey, California - Monterey Jazz Festival09-26 Los Angeles, CA - UCLA Royce Hall10-28 San Francisco, CA - Nob Hill Masonic Center11-04 Zagreb, Croatia - Studentski Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 I hope he's okay.Jeez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayr Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 That sucks. Its so frickin hot there!! In 2003 when I went I basically suffered a 3 day heatstroke which is why I will likely never return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 I love how the story morphs into a press release about his upcoming tour. Way to work it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 get well ornette! i wonder if it was the stench that knocked him out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 why my pale irish skin doesn't even ponder hittin up the 'Roo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 too much molly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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