Coleman Mellett ( May 27 , 1974 – February 12 , 2009 ) was an American jazz guitarist in Chuck Mangione 's band . He had been scheduled to play with Mangione and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on February 13 , 2009 , but was killed the night before in the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 with band member Gerry Niewood . Mellett lived in East Brunswick Township , New Jersey , with his wife , jazz singer Jeanie Bryson , daughter of Dizzy Gillespie
Colgan Air Flight 3407
Colgan Air Flight 3407
Coleman Mellett