Jerry CokerBirth Chart
28/11/1932 04:35
AA - Birth record in hand
South Bend (IN)
USA
41°41' ↑ North - 86°15' ← West
06:00 West
Sun Moon Asc
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Jerry Coker was an American jazz saxophonist and influential educator whose career alternated between performance and music education. He began as a professional musician in the 1950s, playing with bandleaders such as Woody Herman and Stan Kenton, and recorded both as a leader and as a sideman alongside names like Nat Pierce and Mel Lewis. From the 1960s onward, Coker increasingly focused on teaching and composition, developing programs and pedagogical methods aimed at the world of jazz. He taught at several significant institutions, including Duke University, the University of Miami — where he helped establish one of the first formal jazz programs at the Frost School of Music — and North Texas State University. At the University of Tennessee he founded the Studio Music and Jazz program and served on the faculty for decades. His influence is also evident in the training of notable students such as Randy Brecker and Pat Metheny. Author of several instructional books — including works on improvisation, jazz language, and jazz keyboard — Coker advocated a comprehensive study of jazz that integrates history, instrumental technique, and theory. His pedagogical legacy was acknowledged with his induction into the Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in 1994.
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↣ Sun in Sagittarius - 06°01' - in house 2
↣ Moon in Sagittarius - 11°53' - in house 2
↣ Mercury in Sagittarius - 19°23' - in house 2 - retrograde
↣ Venus in Scorpio - 01°46' - in house 1
↣ Mars in Virgo - 06°42' - in house 10
↣ Jupiter in Virgo - 20°46' - in house 11
↣ Saturn in Aquarius - 00°40' - in house 3
↣ Uranus in Aries - 19°50' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Virgo - 10°08' - in house 10/11
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 23°13' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Pisces - 13°09' - in house 4/5 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Scorpio - 08°46' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Leo - 17°10' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Scorpio - 22°02'
↣ Sun in house 2
↣ Moon in house 2
↣ Mercury in house 2
↣ Venus in house 1
↣ Mars in house 10
↣ Jupiter in house 11
↣ Saturn in house 3
↣ Uranus in house 6
↣ Neptune in house 10/11
↣ Pluto in house 9
↣ North Node in house 4/5
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Moon conjunction (5°53' separating)
↣ Sun and Mars square (0°42' applying)
↣ Sun and Saturn sextile (5°20' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Neptune square (4°07' applying)
↣ Sun and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Moon and Mercury conjunction (7°29' applying)
↣ Moon and Mars square (5°11' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune square (1°45' separating)
↣ Moon and North Node square (1°16' applying)
↣ Moon and Midheaven trine (5°17' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter square (1°23' separating)
↣ Mercury and Uranus trine (0°27' separating)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven trine (2°13' applying)
↣ Venus and Mars sextile (4°57' applying) antiparallel
↣ Venus and Saturn square (1°06' separating)
↣ Venus and Ascendant conjunction (7°00' separating)
↣ Mars and Neptune conjunction (3°26' applying)
↣ Mars and North Node opposition (6°26' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant sextile (2°03' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto sextile (2°27' applying)
↣ Jupiter and North Node opposition (7°37' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (1°16' separating)
↣ Saturn and Pluto opposition (7°27' separating)
↣ Uranus and Pluto square (3°23' separating)
↣ Uranus and North Node antiparallel
↣ Uranus and Midheaven trine (2°40' applying)
↣ Neptune and North Node opposition (3°01' applying)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant sextile (1°22' applying)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant trine (1°11' applying)
↣ North Node and Ascendant trine (4°23' applying)