Not to be confused with the hockey broadcaster by the same name, Don Cherry (1936-1995) was a jazz trumpeter of mixed Choctaw and African-American descent. After making his name as part of Ornette Coleman’s jazz group, he blazed trails in the field of world music. Among many others, he played and recorded with John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Terry Riley, Naná Vasconcelos, Collin Walcott or Ed Blackwell.

He’s also the father of Neneh Cherry and Eagle Eye Cherry, as well as the grandfather of Mabel.