Jazz Music in History (Part 11)

Events in Music

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Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 1001 - 1,100 of 1,814

Bill Wyman (87 years old)

1936-10-24 English rock and jazz bassist (Rolling Stones, 1962-93 - "Under My Thumb"), born in Lewisham, London

Weddings in Music

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Divorces in Music

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Deaths in Music

Deaths 1001 - 1,100 of 1,136

2018-05-07 Maurane [Claudine Luypaerts], Belgian Francophone jazz and chanson singer, dies at 57
2018-06-09 Lorraine Gordon [Stein], American jazz music advocate and owner of Village Vanguard jazz club, dies at 95
2018-07-02 Henry Butler, American jazz and blues pianist, educator, and photographer (Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers), dies of cancer at 69 [1]
2018-07-03 Bill Watrous, American jazz trombonist, dies at 79
2018-10-25 Sonny Fortune [Cornelius Fortune], American jazz saxophonist, dies at 79
2018-12-01 Calvin Newborn, American R&B and jazz guitarist, dies at 85
2018-12-13 Nancy Wilson, American jazz vocalist ("Feel Like Making Love"), dies at 81
2018-12-31 Urban "Urbie" Green, American jazz trombonist (Woody Herman; Buck Clayton; Hugo Montenegro), dies at 92
2019-01-23 Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean Afro-Jazz and 'tuku' singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sarawoga; Tolerance; Tuku Music), dies of diabetes complications at 66 [1]
2019-02-16 Ken Nordine, American voice-over and recording artist (World Jazz), dies at 98
2019-02-17 Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer (If Women Ruled The World), dies of a stroke at 86 [1]
2019-02-23 Dorothy Masuka, Zimbabwe-born South African jazz singer and activist, dies from complications of a stroke at 83
2019-02-28 André Previn [Andreas Priwin], German-American conductor (London Symphony, 1968-79; Pittsburgh Symphony, 1975-85), film score composer (My Fair Lady), and jazz pianist, dies at 89-ish
2019-03-05 Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer who created jazz arrangements of Bach and other classical music, dies at 84
2019-03-25 Lisle Atkinson, American jazz double-bassist (Nina Simone; Betty Carter; Neo-Bass Ensemble), dies at 78
2019-04-19 Bob Efford, British jazz and session baritone saxophonist and reed player, dies at 91

2019-05-19 Alfred Janson, Norwegian jazz and classical pianist and composer (Passacaglia Vendetta; Variations over Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune), dies at 82
2019-06-23 Dave Bartholomew, American R&B, rock, and jazz musician, composer, producer, and songwriter ("I Hear You Knocking"; "Ain't That A Shame"; "Walkin' To New Orleans"), dies at 100
2019-07-03 Duncan Lamont, Scottish jazz and session trumpet and saxophone player, arranger, and songwriter ("I Told You So"), dies at 87
2019-07-12 Arno Marsh, American jazz saxophonist (Woody Herman), and bandleader, dies at 91
2019-08-06 Maurice Simon, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 90
2019-09-17 Harold Mabern Jr., American post-bop jazz pianist and composer, dies at 83
2019-09-29 Larry Willis, American jazz pianist and composer, dies of an aneurysm at 76
2019-11-20 Doug Lubahn, American session psychedelic rock and jazz-fusion bassist (The Doors; Pierce Arrow; Billy Squier), dies at 71
2019-11-22 Eddie Duran, American jazz guitarist (Vince Guaraldi; Cal Tjader; Benny Goodman), dies at 94
2019-12-27 (Beryl) "Jack" Sheldon, American jazz trumpeter (Merv Griffin), singer (Schoolhouse Rock), and actor (Run Buddy Run), dies at 88
2019-12-27 Garrett List, American classical and jazz composer and trombonist (Julliard Ensemble), dies at 76
2019-12-31 Christian Kellens, Belgian jazz trombonist, dies at 94
2020-01-07 Edward Applebaum, American jazz pianist and contemporary classical music composer (The Princess In The Garden), dies at 85
2020-01-10 Wolfgang Dauner, German jazz-fusion pianist and composer (United Jazz + Rock Ensemble), dies at 84
2020-01-17 Claudio Roditi, Brazilian jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer, dies at 74

2020-01-19 Jimmy Heath, American jazz saxophonist and composer, known as "Little Bird", dies at 93
2020-01-27 Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan jazz drummer, composer and arranger, dies at 78
2020-01-28 Bob Nave, American rock and blues Hammond B-3 organist (Lemon Pipers - "Green Tambourine"), jazz radio DJ, and philanthropist, dies at 75
2020-02-29 William O. Smith [Bill Smith], American classical and jazz composer and clarinetist (played with Dave Brubeck), dies at 93
2020-03-06 McCoy Tyner, American jazz pianist (John Coltrane Quartet), dies at 81
2020-03-31 Wallace Roney, American post-bop jazz trumpeter, dies of COVID-19 complications at 59 [1]
2020-04-01 Ellis Marsalis Jr., American jazz pianist, and educator, dies of COVID-19 complications at 85 [1] [2]
2020-04-01 John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, American jazz guitarist, dies of COVID-19 at 94
2020-04-13 Ryo Kawasaki, Japanese jazz fusion guitarist, composer, bandleader, and synthesizer software programmer, dies at 73
2020-04-15 (Leon) "Lee" Konitz, American jazz saxophonist (Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool), dies of COVID-19 complications at 92
2020-04-22 Robert "Bootsie" Barnes, American jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of CovidCOVID-19 at 82 [1]
2020-05-03 Frederick Charles Tillis, American composer (In the Spirt and the Flesh; Secrets of the African Baobob), jazz saxophonist, music educator (University of Massachusetts, 1970-97), and poet, dies at 90
2020-05-16 Donn Trenner, American jazz pianist, arranger, and orchestra leader (Steve Allen's Westinghouse Show), dies at 93
2020-05-24 [Wilbur James] Jimmy Cobb, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis' First Great Sextet), dies of lung cancer at 91
2020-05-28 Lennie Niehaus, American jazz saxophonist and film composer (Clint Eastwood films), dies at 90

2020-06-27 (Lionel) Frederick "Freddy" Cole, American jazz singer and pianist, dies at 88 [1]
2020-07-02 Nikolai Kapustin, Russian jazz pianist and composer, dies at 82
2020-07-06 Joe Porcaro, American jazz and session drummer and percussionist (Lalo Schifrin; Rosemary Clooney; Toto), and educator (Los Angeles College of Music), dies at 90
2020-07-21 Annie Ross, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Twisted") and actress, dies from emphysema and heart disease, at 89 [1]
2020-07-25 Helen Jones Woods, American jazz and swing trombone player (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), dies of COVID-19 at 96
2020-08-18 Hal Singer, American jazz and R&B saxophonist ("Corn Bread"), dies at 100 [1]
2020-08-23 Charlie Persip, American jazz drummer (Dizzy Gillespie; The Jazz Statesmen; Billy Eckstine), dies at 91
2020-09-04 Gary Peacock, American jazz bassist (Keith Jarrett Trio), dies at 85 [1]
2020-11-13 Jan Konopásek, Czech-American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator, dies at 88
2020-12-17 Stanley Cowell American jazz pianist (Heath Brothers), record label co-founder (Strata-East), and educator, dies from hypovolemic shock at 79
2020-12-29 Claude Bolling, French jazz and classical cross-over pianist and composer (Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio), dies at 90 [1] [2]
2020-12-30 Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (The Dave Brubeck Quartet), sometimes known as "The Senator", dies at 97 [1]
2021-01-06 Bobby Few, American jazz pianist and vocalist, dies at 85
2021-01-17 Julian "Junior" Mance, American jazz pianist (Dinah Washington; Dizzy Gillespie), dies of a brain hemorrhage after a fall at 92
2021-01-29 Grady Gaines, American jazz, blues, and R&B tenor saxophonist (Little Richard; Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jackie Wilson), dies at 86
2021-02-09 Armando "Chick" Corea, American jazz-fusion pianist and composer; 27 time Grammy winner (Return To Forever; Delhpi I; Toy Dance), dies of cancer at 79 [1]
2021-02-12 Milford Graves, American avant-garde and free jazz drummer, percussionist (New York Art Quartet), and educator (Bennington College, Vermont, 1973-2012), dies of heart failure at 79 [1]
2021-03-01 Ralph Peterson Jr., American jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers; Fo'tet), and educator (Berklee), dies of cancer at 58
2021-03-02 Chris Barber, English jazz trombonist ("Petite Fleur"), dies at 90

2021-03-08 Julien-François Zbinden, Swiss jazz pianist, and jazz and classical composer (Monophrases), dies at 103
2021-03-09 (Leonard) "Len" Skeat, British jazz double-bassist, dies at 84
2021-03-17 Freddie Redd, American hard-bop jazz pianist, organist, and composer, dies at 92
2021-03-20 William "Buddy" Deppenschmidt, American jazz drummer (Charlie Byrd Trio - "Jazz Samba"), dies of COVID-19 at 85 [1]
2021-03-28 Malcolm Cecil, British jazz bassist, record producer, audio engineer and electronic musician (Ronnie Scott; Blues Incorporated; TONTO's Expanding Head Band), dies at 84
2021-05-08 Curtis Fuller, American jazz trombonist (Yusef Lateef; John Coltrane; Farmer/Golson Jazztet), dies at 88
2021-06-27 Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill, Cuban Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz composer, arranger, and conductor, dies of pneumonia at 79
2021-07-02 Elliot Lawrence [Broza], American jazz pianist, film score composer (Network), arranger, and orchestra leader (Tony and Emmy Award broadcasts; As The World Turns, 1981-93), dies at 96
2021-07-04 Rick Laird, Irish jazz-fusion bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra, 1971-73; Gerry Niewood & Timepiece), and photographer, dies of lung cancer at 80
2021-07-08 Sam Reed, American jazz and session saxophonist, and musical director (Uptown Theater (Philadelphia); Teddy Pendergrass), dies at 85
2021-07-20 Jerry Granelli, American-Canadian jazz drummer (Vince Guaraldi Trio; Mose Allison), dies at 80
2021-08-20 Peter Ind, British jazz double bassist, dies at 93