Jayne Cortez (May 10, 1934 – December 28, 2012) was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist whose voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic and dynamic innovations in lyricism and visceral sound. Her writing is part of the canon of the Black Arts Movement. She was married to jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman (1954–64), and their son is jazz drummer Denardo Coleman. In 1975 Cortez married painter, sculptor, and printmaker Melvin Edwards, and they lived in Dakar, Senegal, and New York City.
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Denardo Coleman
American drummer
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Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
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James Blood Ulmer
American jazz and blues guitarist and singer
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Bobby Bradford
American musician
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Amiri Baraka
African-American writer
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Jamaaladeen Tacuma
American musician
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Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
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Marion Brown
American saxophonist
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Asha Puthli
American singer
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Archie Shepp
American jazz musician