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Not an Obituary for the Artists Quarter
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
For nearly four decades, over three locations and one significant hiatus, the Artists Quarter has symbolized the true spirit of jazz—a collaborative, forward-thinking, open community. And like most jazz clubs throughout the country, the AQ has struggled to hold faithful audience in the face of rising costs, declining support to the arts, and dwindling audiences. We frequently read about club closings and have witnessed some significant ones here—the Times, Sophia's, Rossi's. In some cases, new venues pop up inside the ...
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Which Photo Do You Prefer in Obituary
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Michael Ricci
Faithful readers of the obituary page often comment on the photos that run with the stories.
Sometimes the image is one from the deceased's prime, perhaps taken in the person's20s or 30s or when heor shehad a hit TV series or was in the news. Other times the photo that accompanies the news obituary is one taken closer to the end of the person's life.
Many times the photo that runs with the story is the only one available. Ideally, ...
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Donald Washington Obituary and Memorial Information
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Michael Ricci
With much sadness, Jazz Bridge would like to announce that Donald Washington Sr., 79, a well-known Philadelphia-area jazz saxophonist and retired Food Fair worker from Haddon Heights, died of lung cancer on December 1st at home. Washington was born in West Philadelphia and raised in Southwest Philadelphia. In 1948, he graduated from Murrell Dobbins Career and Technical Education High School, where he excelled in swimming and played varsity basketball. Food Fair Services employed him as a warehouse worker at 10th ...
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Lee Young - Ellington and Goodman Drummer - LA Times Obituary
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Michael Ricci
Lee Young, 94; jazz drummer played with Ellington, Goodman Lee Young, performing in 1941, was the first African American hired as a staff musician at a Hollywood studio, signing on with Columbia Pictures in 1946. Lee Young, a jazz drummer who served as Nat King Cole's musical director for nearly a decade and broke barriers as the first African American hired for a staff position with a Hollywood studio orchestra, has died. He was 94. Young, brother of the great ...
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Hiram Bullock NY Times Obituary
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Michael Ricci
Hiram Bullock, 52, Soulful Guitarist, Dies
Hiram Bullock, a soulful and adaptable jazz and rock guitarist who was a member of the original band for Late Night with David Letterman, died last Friday in Manhattan. He was 52. The cause is pending, said Jennifer Armstrong, his partner of 16 years. Mr. Bullock was found to have cancer of the tongue last fall, she said. Mr. Bullock played on some blockbuster pop albums, including “The Stranger" by Billy Joel, Steely Dan's ...
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RIP: Cassette Tapes Obituary
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Michael Ricci
Say So Long to an Old Companion: Cassette Tapes
There was a funeral the other day in the Midtown offices of Hachette, the book publisher, to mourn the passing of what it called a “dear friend." Nobody had actually died, except for a piece of technology, the cassette tape. The cassette will grow even rarer now that audio book publishers are dropping them.
Hachette's audio department recently held a “funeral" for cassette tapes. While the cassette was dumped long ago ...
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Dave Carpenter L.A.Times Obituary
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Michael Ricci
Dave Carpenter, 48; jazz bassist co-founded Santa Monica-based Lounge Art Ensemble
Dave Carpenter, a jazz bassist who worked with scores of legendary names, appeared on more than 200 recordings and was a founding member of the Lounge Art Ensemble, died June 23 of a heart attack at his home in Burbank. He was 48. Most recently, Carpenter had been playing in a trio with pianist Alan Pasqua and drummer Peter Erskine and had just released an album called “Standards." A ...
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TV Theme Music Obituary
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Michael Ricci
R.I.P/TV Theme as it fades into sunset, Original music that has helped define shows is becoming a product for nostalgia.
Earle Hagen and Alexander Courage, who died days apart this month, were maestros of a musical genre that faded some years before they did. They composed TV theme music, those signature snippets that sent Pavlovian signals to viewers. It's fair to say they don't make TV theme composers like them anymore. In fact, it's fair to say they don't make ...
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Bob Florence L.A. Times Obituary
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Michael Ricci
SKILLFUL MUSIC MAN: Bob Florence was a pianist, composer and masterful arranger who led the popular Bob Florence Limited Edition big band in L.A. He was respected both as a professional and “as a human being," one musician said.
Bob Florence, a pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader who won a Grammy and two Emmy awards in a career reaching back to the late '50s, died Thursday at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles after a lengthy bout with pneumonia. He ...
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James Williams Obituary
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All About Jazz
James Williams - Director of Jazz Studies, Small Ensembles Education: B.S. Mus. Ed., Memphis State University.
Performances: Four years, ten albums with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers; pianist with Alan Dawson, supporting Art Farmer, Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt, Pat Martino, Jean Carne, Red Norvo, and Arnett Cobb; charter member of Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra; performed, toured, recorded with Thad Jones, Joe Henderson, Clark Terry, Chet Baker and Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, George Duvivier, Art Farmer, Kenny Burrell, ...
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