Obituary News

Raphe Malik: Free Jazz Trumpeter

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2006

By Todd S. Jenkins

Born: November 1, 1948 in Cambridge, MA Died: March 8, 2006 in Guilford, VT

Trumpeter Raphe Malik, a fixture in the bands of Cecil Taylor and Jimmy Lyons during the 1970s and 80s, has died of a prolonged illness. He had undergone a liver transplant a year ago but continued to suffer ill health up until his death on March 8, 2006. He was 57 years old.

Malik was born Laurence Mazel in Cambridge, ...

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Raphe Malik Passes at 57

Source: All About Jazz
March 12, 2006

GUILFORD -- Laurence Mazel (Raphe Malik), 57, noted jazz musician, has died after a long illness. He was in born in Cambridge, Mass., on Nov. 1, 1948. He lived in Boston, Lawrence and Andover, Mass. During his high school years he was Northeast Regional tennis champion for New England, and studied Mandarin Chinese through a State Department intensive language course, pursuits which he maintained throughout his life. He attended University of Massachusetts at Amherst, then Antioch College in Yellow Springs, ...

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Savage Rose Founder Thomas Koppel Died 2/25

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2006

Founder of SAVAGE ROSE Thomas Koppel died suddenly Ssaturday on holiday in Puerto Rico. He was busy preparing a Savage Rose tour later this year as well as a solo piano album.

In 1968 Thomas Koppel (composer,piano, accordion, organ) formed the first incarnation of the the band he was going to lead for the rest of his life with his future wife Annisette (vocals), brother Anders Koppel (organ), Alex Riel (drums), Jens Rugsted (bass) and Flemming Osterman (guitar--soon to be ...

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Harold Earle, aka "Little Duke" Died in February

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2006

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Latin Jazz Drummer Ray Barretto Dies

Source: All About Jazz
February 17, 2006

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Ray Barretto, a Grammy-winning Latin jazz percussionist known for integrating the conga drum into jazz, died Friday, officials said. He was 76. Barretto had undergone heart bypass surgery in January and suffered from pneumonia, said George Rivera, a friend and family spokesman. He died at Hackensack University Medical Center with his wife and two sons by his bedside. “He was suffering too much, so the Lord took him," Fidel Estrada, a family friend, told The Associated Press ...

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Ray Barretto, Grammy wining Latin jazz percussionist, dead at 76

Source: All About Jazz
February 17, 2006

HACKENSACK, New Jersey (AP) - Ray Barretto, the Grammy-winning Latin jazz percussionist who had recently undergone heart surgery, died Friday, hospital officials and friends said. He was 76.

George Rivera, a friend who has been serving as a family spokesman, said Barretto died with his wife and two sons by his bedside at the Hackensack University Medical Center. Barretto had undergone heart bypass surgery in January and was operated on again two weeks later after an artery burst.

“He survived ...

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Conguero and Bandleader Ray Barretto Dead at 76

Source: All About Jazz
February 17, 2006

New York, NY - February 17, 2006 - Family spokesperson George Rivera announced this morning that Ray Barretto died at the Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J. at 5 a.m. Annette Rivera (Brandy) who had been a constant by his side since he was taken to the hospital late last month was taken home to rest. We will get more information from the family later.

For nearly 40 years, conguero and bandleader Ray Barretto has been one of the ...

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Reverend Charlie Jackson, Rest in Peace

Source: All About Jazz
February 17, 2006

It is with great sadness that we here at CaseQuarter Records must convey the news that Bishop Charlie Jackson of Baker, Louisiana has passed away. Bishop Jackson, known to many blues, gospel and music lovers in the wider world as the Reverend Charlie Jackson, died in his sleep at a local Baker, Louisiana nursing home early Monday morning Febuary 13th. Reverend Jackson had been confined to the 24 hour care facility since the spring of 2005 after suffering the latest ...

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