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Carl Leukaufe Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Tba: Chicago Bebop Jazz Vibraphonist Dies at 76
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
Chicago jazz vibraphonist Carl Leukaufe has died at the age of 76 years on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010...after fifty years of playing jazz, vibraphonist Carl Leukaufe made his one and only recording as a leader with the 1996 release of the album Warrior on Delmark Records that offered several mainstream bop standards. He had been compared to Milt Jackson due to his “easy going style" but technically considered to be not quite as proficient at improvisation as Jackson. The recording ...
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Herman Leonard Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Tba: Jazz Scene Photographer Dies at 87
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
Herman Leonard the jazz scene American photographer has passed away at age 87 years on August 14th, 2010...noted for his great and iconic photographic images of jazz artists beginning with his arrival on the New York jazz scene in 1948-49. He was the first photographer to ever receive a Grammy Foundation Grant (given to him in 2008) which allowed the preservation and digitizing of Leonard's nearly 60,000 negatives that had been saved from the flooding due to the Katrina hurricane ...
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Abbey Lincoln Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Tba: Jazz Singer/Songwriter Dies at 80
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
Abbey Lincoln (a.k.a. Anna Marie Wooldridge) jazz singer and songwriter has passed away at age 80 years in her Manhattan home on August 14th, 2010...once married to legendary jazz drummer Max Roach (1962 and later divorced) she made several recordings and acted in movies with the likes of Sidney Poitier during the 1950s and 60s. Her career rekindled in the 1990s due to her songwriting abilities. Her lifetime of jazz artistry was acknowledged in 2003 by the National Endowment for ...
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Dick Buckley Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Tba: Chicago Jazz Radio Legend Dies at 85
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
Dick Buckley, a jazz radio icon and Chicago jazz treasure passed away this morning July 22, 2010 at the age of 85...more details will be forthcoming on services in the next few days. Growing up in the Chicago area, my fondest memories of listening to jazz on the radio are the shows that were hosted by Dick Buckley (as well as Count BJ a.k.a. Ben Massarella and Yvonne Daniels on WSDM)...Dick Buckley was on WBEZ radio from 1977 to 2008...other ...
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