Jayne Cortez was born on May 10, 1934 in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, USA. She was a director, known for Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future (1999), Poetry in Motion (1982) and Ornette: Made in America (1985). She was married to Mel Edwards and Ornette Coleman. She died on December 28, 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
