Obituary News

Malachi Favors: Bassist with Art Ensemble of Chicago

Source: All About Jazz
February 29, 2004

Malachi Favors (Maghostus), bass Born: August 22, 1927 in Chicago, IL Died: February 2, 2004

One of the most respectably talented bassists in free jazz, Favors is renowned mostly for his membership in the Art Ensemble of Chicago for nearly forty years. A powerful swinger and excellent soloist, Favors tended to subsume himself beneath his bandmates, occasionally writing or stepping to the fore.

Favors took up the bass at fifteen and studied with Wilbur Ware and ...

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Drummer Walter Perkins

Source: All About Jazz
February 25, 2004

On Thursday, February 15th, 2004 jazz drummer Walter Perkins died (Valentine's Day 2004). The wake took place at the Merrick First Baptist Church, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York on Thursday, February 19th, 2004. Thousands of fans, friends, fellow musicians came out to say “Goodbye", to a legend. To name a few people: Jazz vocalists Mel Bliss, Myrna Lake, Kesha St John, and musicians Harold Mabern, Bob Cranshaw, Ed Stoute, Hank Johnson, Dave Carter, Enos Payne, “Cool Mike" Fitzbenjamin, Bernie ...

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Jazz Pianist Gilly Coggins Finally Kicks Bucket on 2/15/04

Source: All About Jazz
February 15, 2004

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Legendary Drummer Walter Perkins Died Today

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2004

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Bassist, Fred Zabin 7/29/48-12/22/03

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2004

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Saxophonist Cornelius Bumpus Passes Away at 58

Source: All About Jazz
February 4, 2004

Saxophonist Cornelius Bumpus, a former member of the Doobie Brothers who has performed with Steely Dan since 1993, died Tuesday en route to a series of performances in California. He was 58. Bumpus had a heart attack on a commercial flight from New York, said his friend, Rod Harris, an organizer of the Columbia College Jazz Concert Series, where Bumpus was to perform this week. “I was expecting to hear from him today, then his wife called," Harris said. “She ...

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Frank Mantooth Passed Away on January 30, 2004

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2004

We regret to announce that Frank Mantooth passed away on January 30, 2004.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 3 at St. Mary's Catholic Chruch in Garden City, Kansas. Graveside services will be held at the Okmulgee Cemetary in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on Thursday, February 5 at 11 a.m. (tentative). A tribute to Frank will be given Saturday February 7 at the New Trier Jazz Festival. For information, and to view online memories of Frank, click ...

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Dutch Tenor Saxophonist Harry Verbeke Died (81)

Source: All About Jazz
January 28, 2004

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