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“I can’t imagine people not hearing Coley’s music. I can’t bear the thought of it.” Jeanie Bryson Life Is Short. Music Is Forever by Gary Wien SHARE BUTTON On February 12, 2009, jazz guitarist Coleman Mellett was among the 50 people who lost their lives when Continental Flight 3407 crashed just out- NJ STAGE - ISSUE 59 side Buffalo, New York. He was on his way to perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic as the guitarist with the Chuck Mangione Band. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 80