Obituary News

Teo Macero, 82, Record Producer, Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
February 22, 2008

Teo Macero, a record producer, composer and saxophonist most famous for his role in producing a series of albums by Miles Davis in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including editing that almost amounted to creating compositions after the recordings, died on Tuesday in Riverhead, N.Y. He was 82 and lived in Quogue, N.Y. His death followed a long illness, his stepdaughter, Suzie Lightbourn, said. Helping to build Miles Davis albums like Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way and Get ...

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Legendary French Entertainer Henri Salvador Dies at Age 90

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2008

The legendary French entertainer Henri Salvador died this morning at age 90. He had enjoyed an illustrious seven-decades-long career as one of France's best-known personalities thanks in part to his long recording history and to his pioneering work in French television.  Salvador worked with some of the worlds greatest performers, including Burt Bacharach, who once served as his pianist for performances at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, and Quincy Jones, with whom he enjoyed a close friendship.

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Tata Gines: 1930 - 2008

Source: All About Jazz
February 7, 2008

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Trumpeter Pete Candoli Dies at 84

Source: All About Jazz
January 15, 2008

Pete Candoli began playing lead and jazz for Sonny Dunham's Orchestra in 1941, followed by a long string of other name bands, including Woody Herman's famed “First Herd." He settled into the studio scene in the 1950s after tenures with Herman, Tex Beneke, Jerry Gray and Stan Kenton, among others. He and his trumpeter brother Conte, four years his junior, also co-led a band from 1957 to 1962. As a preeminent lead trumpeter, he played for the orchestras of Alex ...

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Catalina Bar Owner Bob Popescu, 77, Dies

Source: All About Jazz
January 11, 2008

LOS ANGELES -- Bob Popescu, who converted a former Italian restaurant into Catalina Bar and convinced jazz great Dizzy Gillespie to play there, has died. He was 77. Popescu suffered a heart attack Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, said his wife, Catalina Popescu. “Bob was a visionary," bassist Richard Simon said. “This town hasn't always been hospitable to ventures such as his in a niche as fraught with uncertainty as jazz, but he managed to create a space ...

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Farewell, Tom Terrell: 1951 - 2007

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2008

We mourn the loss of our dear friend Tom Terrell, who passed away after a lengthy illness. Tom was a passionate music fan who wore many hats during his time in the music business. At various times, Tom worked as an on-air radio personality, club DJ, artist manager, road manager, publicist (including a long stint at Verve), critic, photographer, NPR contributor and blogger. Tom was a radiant, joyful presence whose enthusiasm and appreciation for life, music, ...

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Celebration of Life for Earl May

Source: Janice Miller
January 7, 2008

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Funeral Services for Irene Reid & Earl May

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 7, 2008

Irene Reid Funeral Services: This Thursday: January 10th, 2008 The Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church at 127th and 8th Avenue Time: Viewing from 2-6:30 Services from 6:30 on at the church

Earl May Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH 275 Market Street Newark, NJ

Irene Reid The last of a ...

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