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Jazz Legend Ornette Coleman Collapses at Bonnaroo
- Posted on Jun 17th 2007 9:10PM by Benjy Eisen
Jazz legend Ornette Coleman suffered a medical emergency during his performance on the last night of Bonnaroo in the 'Something Else' Jazz Tent. Midway through a song, the innovative alto saxophonist collapsed on stage. According to his publicist, the incident is believed to be caused by heat exhaustion. Following the collapse, Coleman was alert alert and speaking, telling folks backstage that he wasn't suffering any symptoms prior to his performance. However, Coleman has been taken to a local hospital in Tennessee's Coffee County for further treatment.
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Randy Fishman
The collapse was not at the ``Somethin' Else'' tent (indoors and air-conditioned). It was outdoors at ``The Other'' tent. My wife is a doctor who rushed backstage to help him. He was stable and in good shape after a few minutes lying down and drinking some water.
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maren
Hope Ornette's okay. Prayers.
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