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Cephas Bowles, 62, Public Radio Advocate And Innovator, Dies
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
Dover, NJ: Cephas Bowles, a staunch advocate for public radio and jazz for more than four decades and recently-retired CEO/President of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, died on Saturday, February 21, in Hackensack. His death, at Hackensack University Medical Center Hospital, followed complications from a stem cell transplant, said his wife, Linda. He was 62. A native of Newark and a resident of Dover, NJ, Bowles served as senior executive of WBGO-FM from 1993 to 2014, when he retired following a ...
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RIP Clark Terry
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
The jazz world lost Clark Terry yesterday at age 94 after more than a decade of declining health. He was a jazz giant whose legacy extends far beyond being a trumpet player. Terry was a true NEA Jazz Master, bandleader and educator. He worked as a sideman in both the Count Basie and Duke Ellington Orchestras at varying times. And in the 1960s, he became the first black staff musician at NBC, playing for 12 years in The Tonight Show ...
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Clark Terry (1920-2015)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Clark Terry, one of the most admired and accomplished jazz trumpeters and flugelhornists of his generation who appeared on an astonishing 928 known jazz recording sessions and played in the Duke Ellington Orchestra throughout the 1950s before recording extensively as a freelancer, died on Feb. 21. He was 94. Like a tap dancer, Clark liked to work his way nimbly through up-tempo solos, frequently using a blowing style style that was reminiscent of what violinists do when playing with pizzicato. ...
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Clark Terry Is Gone
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Clark Terry has died at 94 following his long battle with the effects of advanced diabetes. His wife Gwen posted the announcement this morning on her Facebook page. Our beloved Clark Terry has joined the big band in heaven where he’ll be singing and playing with the angels. He left us peacefully, surrounded by his family, students and friends. Clark has known and played with so many amazing people in his life. He has found great joy in his friendships ...
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Jazz Musician Clark Terry Dies at 94
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Michael Ricci
Longtime jazz musician and educator Clark Terry has died. He was 94. Al Hicks, director of the documentary about Clark's life, Keep on Keepin' On, told The Hollywood Reporter on Saturday. He had been in failing health for several years due to advanced diabetes and entered hospice earlier this month, Billboard reported. On Feb. 11, Terry's Facebook page informed followers of his declining health and transition into hospice care. “It is with a heavy heart we share that our beloved ...
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Trumpet maestro Clark Terry dies at 94
Source:
Michael Ricci
Dynamic jazz big band leader, composer and arranger's career spanned more than 75 years Clark Terry, a Grammy award-winning trumpet player and composer who recorded with greats such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Quincy Jones, has died aged 94, his wife said on Sunday. Terry, who had gone into hospice care after suffering from diabetes, “has joined the big band in heaven where he'll be singing and playing with the angels", Gwen Terry said on the musician's Facebook page. ...
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Clark Terry 1920 - 2015
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
From the Facebook page of Clark Terry: “Our beloved Clark Terry has joined the big band in heaven where he'll be singing and playing with the angels. He left us peacefully, surrounded by his family, students and friends. Clark has known and played with so many amazing people in his life. He has found great joy in his friendships and his greatest passion was spending time with his students. We will miss him every minute of every day, but he ...
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Ward Swingle, 1927-2015
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Ward Swingle, who founded a vocal group that melded J.S. Bach with bebop rhythm and scat singing, died on Monday in Eastbourne, England. He was 87. The announcement came from the Swingles, successor to the Swingle Singers, many of whose albums were best sellers in the US and Europe in the 1960s. Born in Alabama, Mr. Swingle was an American pianist with classical training who went to Paris for study with pianist Walter Gieseking and became involved in the city’s ...
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