Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 19, 2017 Grammy winning Portland jazz musician and instructor Thara Memory has died at 68. Memory suffered from diabetes (wouldn't it have been rich if it was Alzheimer's?) and had been in poor health in recent years. Memory left behind an impressive legacy of music ---- but more recently had been indicted by a Multnomah County grand jury on eight counts of third-degree sex abuse, two of attempted sexual abuse, and for harassment. Police said last February that there may be other victims. The status of the case Monday was not immediately available. Memory won a Grammy with his former student Esperanza Spalding in 2013 for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for the song "City of Roses" from her album "Radio Music Society." I think the status of the case is well known now. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted June 19, 2017 Just to make it explicit: So we all experienced Memory loss today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted July 12, 2017 South African jazz 'legend' Ray Phiri passes away at age 70, from lung cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted August 1, 2017 Chuck Loeb, jazz guitarist of Steps Ahead and Fourplay, has died aged 61. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 1, 2017 7 hours ago, Thatcher said: Chuck Loeb, jazz guitarist of Steps Ahead and Fourplay, has died aged 61. He was dealt a Loeb Blow 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted August 23, 2017 John Abercrombie has passed. http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/jazzblog/rip-john-abercrombie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 23, 2017 3 hours ago, ObakeFilter said: John Abercrombie has passed. http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/jazzblog/rip-john-abercrombie Mr. Abercrombie, this casket Fitch ya real good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted August 31, 2017 Larry Elgart, an American jazz bandleader, has died aged 95. Along with his brother, Les Elgart (NYT obituary), he recorded Bandstand Boogie, the theme to American Bandstand. His single Hooked on Swing reached #31 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. Edit: NYT obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 282 Posted October 9, 2017 The Wire magazine is reporting the death of Lou Gare of British improv group AMM. https://www.thewire.co.uk/news/48321/lou-gare-has-died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted October 10, 2017 Grady Tate, an American jazz drummer and vocalist, has died aged 85. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,342 Posted October 28, 2017 On 15/11/2016 at 18:03, Bibliogryphon said: Cleo Laine not dead then, everytime I see this thread bumped... oh well one day.... Cleo Laine celebrates a milestone birthday today 90 today! So still not dead despite the thread being bumped again! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 9, 2017 Influential pianist, composer, and cofounder of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Muhal Richard Abrams, dies at 87 years old. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted November 22, 2017 On 09/02/2017 at 15:40, Ulitzer95 said: Updated list: Lionel Ferbos (1911-2014)Herb Jeffries (1913-2014)Coleridge Goode (1914-2015)Frances Klein (1915-2012)Joe Evans (1916-2014)Svend Asmussen (1916-2017)Howard Rumsey (1917-2015)Bill Graham (b. 1918)Gerald Wilson (1918-2014)Candido Camero (b. 1921)Jon Hendricks (1921-2017)Ray Anthony (b. 1922)Bob Carter (1922-1993)Joe Wilder (1922-2014)Kay Starr (1922-2016)Sol Yaged (b. 1922)Toots Thielemans (1922-2016)Bob Dorough (b. 1923)Buddy DeFranco (1923-2014)Eugene Wright (b. 1923)Johnny Pate (b. 1923)Orrin Keepnews (1923-2015)Paul Bacon (1923-2015)Ralph Sharon (1923-2015)Armando Peraza (1924-2014)Rudy Van Gelder (1924-2016)Little Jimmy Scott (1925-2014)Roy Haynes (b. 1925)Tony Bennett (b. 1926)Any additions welcome! Jon Hendricks, American jazz singer and lyricist, has died aged 96. Edit: The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Sun obituaries. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted December 13, 2017 Willie Pickens, an American jazz pianist and arranger, has died aged 86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted December 17, 2017 Ralph Carney, saxophonist, Tom Waits collaborator, and uncle of The Black Keys' Patrick Carney -- has died at the age of 61. https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/12/r-i-p-ralph-carney-acclaimed-saxophonist-and-tom-waits-collaborator-has-died-at-61/?wasp=facebook-ads Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted December 18, 2017 Kevin Mahogany, jazz vocalist, has died aged 59. John Critchinson, British jazz pianist, has died aged 82. Edit: The Telegraph obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,225 Posted December 20, 2017 Jazz trombone player from the avant-garde scene, Roswell Rudd, is currently suffering from stage 4 cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted December 22, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 18:56, Joey Russ said: Jazz trombone player from the avant-garde scene, Roswell Rudd, is currently suffering from stage 4 cancer. Dead apparently. http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/jazzblog/rip-roswell-rudd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,442 Posted December 22, 2017 My shortlist never shows this much hurry to go from January onwards... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barry B Benson 72 Posted January 18, 2018 This is the most appropriate place to ask Ya like Jazz? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,442 Posted January 18, 2018 It's alright. Depends on the musician, really. Louis Armstrong was great but on the whole not a music genre I immediately gravitate towards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barry B Benson 72 Posted January 18, 2018 Recently I’ve become a real fan of Kamasi Washington if anyone knows of him. Fantastic album he put out recently. 3 hours long and full of pure beauty Tried to get tickets to go to a concert of his but I wasn’t let in because of my bee features Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 18, 2018 Versatile interpreter of the American Songbook, Marlene VerPlanck, dead of pancreatic cancer at 84: http://slippedisc.com/2018/01/american-songbook-interpreter-has-died-at-84/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
