JQW 228 Posted April 4 Drummer Albert 'Tootie' Heath reportedly died yesterday aged 88. He was brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath, and was still touring last year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,108 Posted April 4 1 hour ago, JQW said: Drummer Albert 'Tootie' Heath reportedly died yesterday aged 88. He was brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath, and was still touring last year. Albert 'Tootie' Heath obit: https://www.wrti.org/arts-desk/2024-04-03/albert-tootie-heath-percussive-paragon-of-modern-jazz-dies-at-88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,293 Posted April 10 On 21/10/2021 at 11:25, Ulitzer95 said: Phil Nimmons (b. 1923) Updated my 95+ jazz list. Wein and Wright were the only deaths in the last 12 months. Phil Nimmons reportedly dead aged 100: https://jazz.fm/phil-nimmons-obituary/ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,145 Posted April 10 Jazz elders are incredibly tough. Ray Anthony, Marshall Allen and Roy Haynes are doing extremely well despite their age and lifestyle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 3,671 Posted April 10 34 minutes ago, drol said: Jazz elders are incredibly tough. Ray Anthony, Marshall Allen and Roy Haynes are doing extremely well despite their age and lifestyle. Martial Solal is another one of them, don’t know if he’s famous enough outside of France but here he’s an A lister Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 269 Posted April 10 2 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said: Martial Solal is another one of them, don’t know if he’s famous enough outside of France but here he’s an A lister For one second, I thought that you would say he was dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,108 Posted April 26 Michael Cuscuna, a legendary Grammy Award-winning producer who produced hundreds of jazz reissues and studio sessions during his career, has died. He was 75. Cuscuna was also the co-founder of Mosaic Records. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/michael-cuscuna-dead-jazz-producer-blue-note-1235878973/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 2,617 Posted May 7 On 21/10/2021 at 12:25, Ulitzer95 said: Ernie Andrews (1927–2022) Bill Crow (b. 1927) Barbara Dane (b. 1927) George Freeman (b. 1927) Bill Holman (b. 1927) Dick Hyman (b. 1927) Tony Kinsey (b. 1927) Dame Cleo Laine (b. 1927) Doc Severinsen (b. 1927) American composer Bill Holman (Wiki) dead at 96 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,617 Posted Monday at 17:45 Grammy Award-winning alto saxophonist David Sanborn died at 78 years: https://mbc.mw/jazz-maestro-david-sanborn-no-more/ 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemBones 34 Posted 3 hours ago On 13/05/2024 at 13:45, TomTomTelekom said: Grammy Award-winning alto saxophonist David Sanborn died at 78 years: https://mbc.mw/jazz-maestro-david-sanborn-no-more/ He had actually been scheduled to perform at a local club in my area tomorrow. They sent out an announcement about a week ago that the show was postponed because David had just undergone back surgery to repair two spinal stress fractures. I know the announcement said cause of death was cancer, but I can’t help wondering if that contributed to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
