page_title: Bern Nix
hierarchical_section_title: Bern Nix
caption_attribution_description: English: Bern Nix American jazz Guitarist
context_page_description: Bern Nix 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.
  Nix died suddenly of a suspected heart attack at his New York City home on May 31, 2017, aged 69.
context_section_description: 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.
  Nix died suddenly of a suspected heart attack at his New York City home on May 31, 2017, aged 69.
caption: Bern Nix, Les Gallery Clemente Soto Velez, February 2005
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