Bentrovato 1,087 Posted October 27, 2021 Gay McIntyre, Irish jazz musician, passed away this morning. Londonderry jazz musician Gay McIntyre has died aged 88 - BBC News 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted November 1, 2021 Twitter is reporting that Pat Martino is dead. Awaiting more info of course… Well, there’s also this 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,598 Posted November 12, 2021 Crossposting, now we have an obit as confirmation. Spike Heatley (wiki), British jazz double bassist, died on 10th November in Dinan, Brittany, at the age of 88. Non-QO from Jazzwise. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted November 13, 2021 Michael Pointon, British jazz trombonist who also did some documentary work for the tellybox and some interviewing for the BBC radio, dead: https://syncopatedtimes.com/uk-trombonist-mike-pointon-has-died-at-80/ Got a Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/12/michael-pointon-obituary His South Bank interview with Max Wall meeting Samuel Beckett led him to co-found the Max Wall Society. (Does anyone remember Max Wall these days?). 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,975 Posted November 18, 2021 Jazz songwriter Dave Frishberg dead at 88. Wrote "I'm Just a Bill" for Schoolhouse Rock! and "Van Lingle Mungo", with lyrics consisting entirely of the names of 1940s baseball players (one of the namechecked, Eddie Basinski, outlives Frishberg). 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted December 8, 2021 Bebop jazz artist Barry Harris, known for his lyrical phrasing and instrumental grace, died at 91 years: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/08/1062389633/barry-harris-beloved-jazz-pianist-devoted-to-bebop-dies-at-91?t=1638986511373 He was a fixture in the Detroit and New York jazz scenes. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2022 Jazz "legend" Nick Colionne died this morning, a few weeks before he was to go on a "jazz cruise": https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/celebrities/17198127/nick-colionne-dead-jazz-new-years-day/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted January 9, 2022 On 19/05/2018 at 23:10, gcreptile said: James Mtume - piano/guitar/everything (born 1946) - very likely obit Philadelphia-born percussionist James Mtume has reportedly passed away at the age of 76. https://www.bet.com/article/zr8rg8/james-mtume-dead-at-age-76?fbclid=IwAR2-56oDTWC662vXIoqkEEV8aLMWD0SpFFRwCxickOd8heU9O-i8q70hqug 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Ulitzer95 12,598 Posted January 12, 2022 3 hours ago, ObakeFilter said: Howard Johnson, a tuba player known for his collaboration with The Band & Taj Mahal, has died yesterday, January 11, following a long unspecified illness. His death, at age 79, was confirmed on Facebook by Nancy Olewine, who described herself as Johnson’s “beloved partner of many years.” https://www.facebook.com/hojotuba/posts/4131693800191601 Died January 11, 2021 (the FB post you quoted says the same). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted January 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Died January 11, 2021 (the FB post you quoted says the same). Damn, you are correct, no idea why it popped up in my news feed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted January 12, 2022 Khan Jamal, a vibraphonist who combined the ethos of a spirit-seeking avant-garde with elements of jazz-funk and post-bop, died at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia on Monday. He was 75. https://pitchfork.com/news/khan-jamal-jazz-vibraphonist-dies-at-75/ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted January 14, 2022 Fred van Hove, Jazz pianist and collaborator in various formations with Peter Brötzmann, for instance in trio with Han Bennink, has died aged 84. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted January 19, 2022 Marty Roberts, one half of jazz duo Marty & Elayne who have been the house band at Los Angeles venue The Dresden since 1981, has died. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/marty-roberts-of-iconic-l-a-jazz-duo-marty-elayne-has-died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted January 23, 2022 Montez Coleman, an East St. Louis jazz drummer who toured nationally and internationally with the likes of Roy Hargrove, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, of congestive heart failure at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He was 48. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-19/montez-coleman-whose-beat-buoyed-roy-hargrove-and-many-others-is-dead-at-48 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted February 8, 2022 Zbigniew Namysłowski, a famed Polish Jazz saxophonist, has passed away yesterday. https://www.facebook.com/JazzArtFestival/posts/2038664752959620 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,331 Posted February 22, 2022 Famous jazz artist of 80s Muvvafak "Maffy" Falay (Wiki) from Turkey dead at 92 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,331 Posted February 24, 2022 Ernie Andrews (Wiki) - American jazz, blues and pop singer dead at 94 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,331 Posted March 15, 2022 Jessica Williams (Wiki) - American jazz pianist and composer which has been nominated two time for a Grammy dead at 73, 5 days before her 74th birthday 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 17, 2022 Barbara Morrison, a legendary Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist, has died. She was 72. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-16/barbara-morrison-la-jazz-blues-legend-dies 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 17, 2022 Dennis Gonzalez, a Dallas jazz trumpeter and teacher, has died. He was 67. https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2022/03/16/dennis-gonzalez-dallas-trumpeter-and-teacher-dies-at-67/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted April 18, 2022 Bassist Charnett Moffett, who worked with Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Sharrock and Tony Williams among others, has died last week on April 12 at Stanford University Hospital following a heart attack. He was 54. https://www.npr.org/2022/04/15/1093044436/charnett-moffett-expansive-bassist-who-could-challenge-legends-dies-at-54 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 282 Posted June 4, 2022 Trobonist Grachan Moncur III, 85. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1103013844/grachan-moncur-iii-trailblazing-blue-note-trombonist-dies-at-85 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted July 10, 2022 British jazz saxophonist Barbara Thompson reportedly dead after being diagnosed with Parkinsons in the late 90s: https://dmme.net/barbara-thompson-the-grand-dame-of-british-jazz-passed-away Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Thompson_(musician) DDP pick @gcreptile 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted July 10, 2022 Also widow of DL forums 2018 award "taking longer than expected" Jon Hiseman. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
