BERN NIX

Jazz guitarist (1947-2017)

berklee College Of Music graduate bern Nix was one half of a dualguitar set-up in Ornette Coleman’s Prime time band, his cool tones contrasting with the rugged rhythms of Charles ellerbee. beginning in 1975, Nix played with Coleman for 13 years, appearing on free-jazz landmarks such as Of Human Feelings and In All Languages. He also recorded with James Chance, led his own trio from 1985 onwards and, in 2006, issued a steel-stringed solo effort, Low Barometer, on the tompkins Square label.