Obituary News

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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Oscar Peterson Mourned by Jazz Colleagues

Source: LRI Publicity
December 26, 2007

Oscar Peterson's dazzling keyboard technique, commanding sense of swing and mastery of different piano styles could leave even his most accomplished peers awe-struck. His death brought forth tributes from jazz pianists spanning the generations.

Peterson died Sunday of kidney failure at his home in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga.

87-year-old Dave Brubeck recalled the first time he ever heard a Peterson recording shortly after jazz impresario Norman Granz introduced the Canadian pianist to American audiences at a 1949 Carnegie Hall ...

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Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Dies at 82

Source: All About Jazz
December 25, 2007

TORONTO (AP) -- Oscar Peterson, whose flying fingers, hard-driving swing and melodic improvisations made him one of the world's most famous and influential jazz pianists in a career that spanned seven decades, has died. He was 82. Peterson died at his home in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga on Sunday, said Oliver Jones, a family friend and jazz musician. He said Peterson's wife and daughter were with him during his final moments. The cause of death was kidney failure, said ...

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Oscar Peterson, Piano Virtuoso

Source: All About Jazz
December 25, 2007

During an illustrious career spanning six decades, jazz piano virtuoso Oscar Peterson played with musicians as diverse as Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker and became one of the most recorded and honored jazz pianists of all time. Peterson, 82, died of kidney failure Sunday at his home in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga. Peterson, a Canadian-born musical prodigy, recorded more than 200 albums and won eight Grammy Awards, including one for lifetime achievement in 1997. Peterson showed technical and emotional ...

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