June 2015

The Pop Group member joins our tribute to Ornette Coleman

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Jack DeJohnette (9 August 1942–26 October 2025)

The US drummer, pianist and composer died on 26 October aged 83. In the February 1989 issue of The Wire, he was interviewed by the magazine’s then editor Richard Cook. As a tribute, we have made that article free to read in our online library

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Ornette Coleman 1930–2015: Gareth Sager

June 2015