COLEMAN, ORNETTE. Jazz saxophonist ( in Fort Worth, Texas). He received his first instrument, an alto saxophone, when he was fourteen years old. He obtained his musical education in the public schools of Fort Worth, Texas, where he studied saxophone and played in the school band— tenor saxophone in his last year. During his high-school years he played with local groups and formed his own group to play rhythm n
blues in local clubs. His fellow musicians included blues in local clubs. His fellow musicians included ...