James Blood Ulmer, Innovative Guitarist Who Fused the Avant-Garde to Blues, Dead at 86
Applying lessons from Ornette Coleman to popular music, Ulmer was a true original
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2 headlinesJames Blood Ulmer, adventurous US guitarist and vocalist, dies aged 86
Musician who spliced jazz, funk and blues, including in a spell on a major label in the early 1980s, was celebrated as ‘fearless’ by his family James Blood Ulmer, the US guitarist celebrated for his avant garde splicing of jazz, blues and funk, has died aged 86. A statement on social media said ...