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Collin Walcott

American sitar player and percussionist. Born on February 24, 1945, in New York City, New York, USA. Died on November 8, 1984, near Magdeburg, East Germany, in a traffic accident while on tour with Oregon. Collin Walcott was one of the first sitar players to play jazz. He formed the folk-jazz group [a=Oregon] in 1971 along with [a=Ralph Towner], [a=Paul McCandless], and [a=Glen Moore]. Later on he founded [a=Codona], a trio with [a=Don Cherry] and [a=Naná Vasconcelos].