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Snug Harbor Owner George Brumat Dead at 63

Source: All About Jazz
July 9, 2007

George Brumat, who founded Port of Call, owned jazz bistro Snug Harbor and dedicated his life to nurturing the New Orleans modern jazz community, died Saturday of an apparent heart attack. He was 63. Mr. Brumat was not married and had no children. His existence revolved around jazz music in general, and Snug Harbor in particular, where he could be found most nights. He opened the venue in 1983 on Frenchmen Street, long before the area had developed into the ...

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Jazz Bassist Morris Edwards Dead at 81

Source: All About Jazz
July 7, 2007

Jazz bassist Morris Edwards died at 81 years old from a stroke in Manhattan on Sunday, May 27th, 2007. Morris Edwards played with many jazz greats like Maynard Ferguson, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins and Illinois Jacquet. Morris was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania on June 10th, 1925. He attended the United States Air Force, where he received an honorable discharge. Morris also played tuba as a second instrument. Morris worked at the Village Door in Jamaica Queens, New York, ...

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Johnny Frigo 1916 - 2007

Source: All About Jazz
July 5, 2007

Jazz legend switched from bass to violin Chicago musician also played background for commercials, co-wrote songs and penned 'Hey, Hey, Holy Mackerel' in honor of '69 Cubs Johnny Frigo, 90, a musician whose skill, encyclopedic song recall and late career switch from bass to violin made him a legend in jazz joints from Chicago to Europe, died Wednesday, July 4, of complications related to a fall, his family said. Born on Chicago's South Side, Mr. Frigo took up the violin ...

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Jazz Singer George Melly Dies at 80

Source: All About Jazz
July 5, 2007

LONDON (Reuters) - Flamboyant jazz singer and author George Melly died on Thursday at the age of 80, his wife Diana said in a statement. Melly had been suffering from lung cancer but refused all treatment. He also developed dementia. His last appearance was a performance in June at London's renowned 100 Club in aid of a dementia charity. His wife said in a statement: “For 60 years he has been an acclaimed, popular and much-loved performer." Melly, wit. raconteur ...

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Bill Barber, 87; Jazz Tuba Player

Source: All About Jazz
July 2, 2007

Bill Barber, a musician who helped refashion the jazz tuba from its predictable oompah passages to suit the complex melodies and rhythms of Miles Davis and other postwar jazz modernists, died of congestive heart failure June 18 at his home in Bronxville, N.Y. He was 87. A fixture of many early jazz bands, the tuba was largely reduced to a jazz relic by the early 1930s as sound technology improved. The upright bass took the place of the booming brass ...

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Jazz Drummer Kalil Madi Dead: December 13, 1921 to May 20th 2007

Source: All About Jazz
June 10, 2007

Jazz drummer Kalil Madi died on May 20th, 2007 from an undisclosed illness. His career stretches over 3 decades. He played with Eddie and Vickie Barnes and many others. In recent years he was a fixture at the University of the Streets on E. 7th Street in NYC. There will be a memorial for Kalil Madi on Sunday, July 8th, 2007 at 7:30 P.M. at Saint Peters Church which is located in New York City 54th Street between Lexington and ...

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Alabama Bluesman Topper Price Dies at 54

Source: All About Jazz
May 20, 2007

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Carla White Memorial June 8, 2007 at St. Peters Church 5PM

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2007

Carla White died peacefully at home in NYC, May 9, 2007. Ms. White devoted her life to artistic exploration and growth as a jazz singer. She was born in Oakland, CA and raised in Bellport, NY. Completing two years at London's prestigious Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Ms. White returned to New York City, embarking upon a 30-year career for which she garnered critical praise: “One of the most impressive performers to come along in years...an unusually accomplished interpreter," Howard ...

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