Bern Nix
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Bern Nix (September 21, 1947 – May 31, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. He recorded and performed with Ornette Coleman from 1975–87, notably with guitarist Charlie Ellerbee in Coleman's Prime Time group on their key recordings, including Dancing in Your Head and In All Languages in 1987. Nix was voted among the top ten jazz guitarists poll by Down Beat magazine.
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Discography
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As a leader
- Alarms and Excursions (New World/Counter Currents, 1993)
- Low Barometer (Tompkins Square, 2006)
- Negative Capability (56 Kitchen, 2013)
- Tangerine (Milan, 2015)
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As sideman
With James Chance and the Contortions
- Live in New York (1981)
With Ornette Coleman
- Body Meta (Artists House, 1976)
- Of Human Feelings (Antilles, 1982)
- Opening the Caravan of Dreams (Caravan of Dreams, 1983)
- In All Languages (Caravan of Dreams, 1987)
- Virgin Beauty (Portrait, 1988)
- Prime Time Live (Repertoire, 1988)
With Jayne Cortez
- Unsubmissive Blues (Bola Press, 1979)
- There It Is (Bola Press, 1982)
- Maintain Control (Bola Press, 1986)
- Everywhere Drums (Bola Press, 1990)
- Cheerful & Optimistic (Bola Press, 1994)
- Taking the Blues Back Home (Harmolodic/Verve, 1996)
- Borders of Disorderly Time (Bola Press, 2002)
- Eye on You (About Time, 1980)
With Frank Lowe
- Lowe Down & Blue with Dominic Duval, Michael Carvin (2002)
With Jemeel Moondoc
- Nostalgia in Times Square (Soul Note, 1986)
- Spirit House (Eremite, 2001)
- Live at the Vision Festival (Ayler, 2003)
With Keith Yaun and Mat Maneri
- Amen: Improvisations on Messiaen (Boxholder, 1999)
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