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Larry Vuckovich on Hadley Caliman
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Seattle Jazz Scene
If you haven¹t already heard, Hadley Caliman, 78, the great tenor saxophonist, colleague and friend of Dexter Gordon, died [Wednesday, September 8,] of liver cancer. He was one of the great jazz musicians, and a kind, gentle person, whom I deeply loved and respected. We were close friends since 1970, when I appeared on his first LP and he used two of my tunes. We reconnected over the years and toured together last year in the Pacific Northwest, the highlight ...
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Hadley Caliman Tributes Start to Appear in the Press
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Seattle Jazz Scene
from National Public Radio: Remembering Saxophonists Hadley Caliman And Noah Howard Two powerful saxophonists whose talents merited wider recognition, but who spent much of their lives away from jazz's major hubs, have died.
News came yesterday from the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra that tenor saxophonist Hadley Caliman had died at age 78, after a struggle with liver cancer. Caliman was a tenor player in the post-bop tradition; he recorded with jazzmen like Bobby Hutcherson ...
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Hadley Caliman, RIP
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Tenor saxophonist Hadley Caliman died Wednesday in Seattle. He was 78 and had liver cancer. Until a few weeks before his death, Caliman thrived in the Pacific Northwest, starring in the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and leading his own group. Here, we see him soloing with the SRJO. I wrote in Jazz Matters about Caliman in a 1979 performance with Freddie Hubbard's band: As the evening progressed, Caliman's playing took on much of the intensity and coloration of John ...
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Hadley Caliman, 1932-2010
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Seattle Jazz Scene
Tenor saxophonist and jazz legend Hadley Caliman passed away this morning after a two year struggle with liver cancer. He was 78 years old. Caliman remained active on the jazz scene until late-August, performing regularly around the Northwest in support of his recent releases: Reunion with Pete Christilieb, which was released in August and is now #31 on the national jazz charts, and Straight Ahead, which is #9 for the year on the Airplay Charts and was in the Top ...
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Noah Howard: Free Jazz Alto Saxophonist Dies at 67
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
American-born free jazz alto saxophonist Noah Howard has died at the age of 67 years early morning Friday, September 3rd, 2010 A free jazz artist of the 60s and 70s, Mr. Howard came to critical acclaim again after returning to free jazz in the 90s due to recorded efforts with Cadence Jazz among other labels...first recorded in 1966 and finding a lukewarm reception to his music he moved to Europe living in Paris then Brussels...(image of Noah Howard by Noah ...
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Gilbert Erskine, New Orleans Jazz Club Founder, Dies At 81
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Michael Ricci
By Charles Suhor The last surviving founder of the New Orleans Jazz Club, Gilbert Erskine, died at age 81 in Malone, New York on December 5th last year, but his passing was unknown in New Orleans for almost nine months. Erskine's sole continuing contact from his New Orleans years, writer Charles Suhor, grew concerned after several months passed without contact. He learned in late August through the internet and a series of phone calls that Erskine had died of heart ...
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Carl Leukaufe Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Update: Chicago Bebop Jazz Vibraphonist Dies at 76
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
Chicago jazz vibraphonist Carl Leukaufe has died at the age of 76 years on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010...after fifty years of playing jazz, vibraphonist Carl Leukaufe made his one and only recording as a leader with the 1996 release of the album Warrior on Delmark Records that offered several mainstream bop standards. He had been compared to Milt Jackson due to his “easy going style" but technically considered to be not quite as proficient at improvisation as Jackson. The recording ...
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Carl Leukaufe Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Tba: Chicago Bebop Jazz Vibraphonist Dies at 76
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JAZZzology by Richard Watters
Chicago jazz vibraphonist Carl Leukaufe has died at the age of 76 years on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010...after fifty years of playing jazz, vibraphonist Carl Leukaufe made his one and only recording as a leader with the 1996 release of the album Warrior on Delmark Records that offered several mainstream bop standards. He had been compared to Milt Jackson due to his “easy going style" but technically considered to be not quite as proficient at improvisation as Jackson. The recording ...
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