Obituary News

Pianist John Hicks Dies

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

John Hicks, a bop-based pianist who was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the Woody Herman Big Band and the Betty Carter Trio during the 1960s, in addition to performing with Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins, Etta Jones and innumerable others, died yesterday morning after being hospitalized with internal bleeding on May 9. He was 65.

Born December 21, 1941 in Atlanta, GA, Hicks studied music at Missouri's Lincoln University, the Berklee College of Music and, surprisingly, on the road ...

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William P. Gottlieb, Jazz Photographer

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2006

Born: Feb. 28, 1917 Died: Apr. 23, 2006

Married Delia Potofsky in 1939 Beloved by: wife Delia; children Barbara, Steven, Richard, Edward & spouses Teri & Jacki; sister-in-law Jacqueline; grandchildren Leah, Sara, Brian, Jason,Celia,& Noah; and great grandchildren Evan, Lily, & Enzo. Memorial Service will be held on Friday, April 28th at 11:00 at Riverside-Nassau North Chapels, 55 North Station Plaza, Great Neck, NY. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: ...

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Don Alias, 66, Percussionist and Sideman

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2006

Don Alias, 66, Percussionist and Sideman, Is Dead By NATE CHINEN NY Times Published: April 5, 2006

Don Alias, a percussionist who had a long career as a sought-after sideman, working with an illustrious array of artists in jazz and pop including Nina Simone, Miles Davis and Joni Mitchell, died on March 28 at his home in Manhattan. He was 66. His death was announced by Melanie Futorian, his companion, who said the cause ...

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Len Hendry, 78, Pittsburgh Radio Personality

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2006

Obituary: Leonard R. Hendry / Hosted swing music program on WDUQ

June 23, 1927 - March 31, 2006

Sunday, April 02, 2006

By Adrian McCoy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Saturday nights won't be the same for area swing music fans who tuned in Len Hendry's “Let's Dance" on WDUQ-FM. His weekly program was a habit for nostalgic listeners -- young and old -- who enjoyed traveling back in time to the heyday of big band dance music.

Mr. Hendry, who had cancer, ...

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Jackie McLean: Renowned Alto Saxophonist and Educator

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2006

By Todd S. Jenkins

Born: May 17, 1932 in Harlem, NY Died: March 31, 2006 in Hartford, CT

Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, who began his stellar career while in his teens and became one of America's foremost jazz educators, died on Friday, March 31, 2006. He was 73 years old.

John Lenwood “Jackie" McLean, Jr. was born in Harlem on May 17, 1932. His father, John McLean, Sr., was a guitarist who played with Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra. Jackie's ...

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Radio Personality, Jazz Historian Oscar Treadwell Dead At 79

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2006

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Jazz Alto Saxophonist Jackie McLean Dies at 73

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2006

HARTFORD, Connecticut--Jazz alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, a performer and educator who played with legendary musicians including Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, died Friday. He was 73.

McLean, a contemporary of some of the 20th century's most famed jazz musicians, died at his Hartford home after a long illness, family members told The Hartford Courant.

McLean was founder and artistic director of the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the University of Hartford's Hartt School. He and his wife, actress Dollie ...

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Singer-Banjo Player Narvin Kimball Dies At 97

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2006

By KATRINA A. JACKSON Associated Press Writer March 18, 2006, 12:11 AM EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Narvin Kimball, the last founding member of the New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band who was known for his vocal stylings and banjo playing, died Friday. He was 97. Kimball died at his daughters' home, where he and his wife Lillian had been staying since shortly after Hurricane Katrina, according to the band's publicist and the local coroner. Kimball's vocal renditions of ...

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