Obituary News

Slipknot Bassist Found Dead in Iowa Hotel

Source: All About Jazz
May 24, 2010

Slipknot bassist Paul Gray was found dead this morning in a hotel near Urbandale, Iowa. He was 38.

According to the Des Moines Register, police found no evidence of foul play in Gray's death, but the investigation is ongoing. The Polk County, Iowa Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy and toxicology test tomorrow to determine the cause of his premature death.

Gray's body was found by a hotel employee at around 10:50 this morning and witnesses report seeing items ...

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Our Friend, Joe Boughton (1934-2010)

Source: Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
May 21, 2010

Meadville,Pennsylvania. Joe Allen Boughton, 76, of 283 Jefferson Street, passed away on May 18, 2010, surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer at the Crawford County Care Center. Joe was born on May 17th 1934 in Odell, Nebraska. He was the only son of the late Newell and Elsie Boughton. His father, a dentist and jazz musician, moved his practice to Wareham, Massachusetts in 1940. Joe grew up near the seashore of Cape ...

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Hank Jones - Jazz Pianist of Ella Fitzgerald/John Coltrane Fame Dies Age 91

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
May 19, 2010

The jazz pianist/composer Hank Jones has died at age 91 at a New York City hospital Sunday night following a brief illness... His 70-year career includes having worked as Ella Fitzgerald's pianist. He also is a footnote in U. S. Presidential history since he was Marilyn Monroe's accompanist when she sang “Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy. Jones won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 as well as being a recipient of the National Medal of Arts given ...

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Delicate Force: Hank Jones (1918-2010)

Source: Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
May 19, 2010

It's unrealistic, but I thought that Hank Jones would be around forever: so I was unreasonably shocked to hear of his death at age 91. The obituaries speak of the musicians he played with so gloriously--from brothers Elvin and Thad to Charlie Rouse and Joe Lovano...to Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Hot Lips Page, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Joe Wilder, and Ruby Braff. He had fine taste: the “New York Rhythm Section" that flourished in the Fifties ...

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In Memoriam: Hank Jones (1918 - 2010)

Source: Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
May 19, 2010

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Hank Jones, Versatile Jazz Pianist, is Dead at 91

Source: Michael Ricci
May 18, 2010

Hank Jones, whose self-effacing nature belied his stature as one of the most respected jazz pianists of the postwar era, died on Sunday in the Bronx. He was 91. His death, at Calvary Hospital Hospice, was announced by his longtime manager, Jean-Pierre Leduc. Mr. Jones lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and also had a home in Hartwick, N.Y. Mr. Jones spent much of his career in the background. For three and a half decades he was primarily ...

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Hank Jones, 1918-2010

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
May 18, 2010

The parade outward continues.

Hank Jones died last night in a New York hospital following a brief illness. He was 91. For a thorough obituary, see this piece by Peter Keepnews in The New York Times.

The last times I heard Mr. Jones, at the 2008 Lionel Hampton festival, his elegance, celebrated evenness of touch and full command of the piano were undiminished:

Jazz Master Hank Jones Passes Away

Source: DL Media
May 17, 2010

Hank Jones, pianist and jazz legend, beloved husband of Theodosia, dear uncle to his nieces and nephews across the country, friend to music, inspiration to countless musicians, died May 16, 2010 in New York City, after a brief illness. He was 91 years old, and would have been 92 on July 31st. Jones' longtime manager and Justin Time Records representative Jean-Pierre Leduc reflects “Today we celebrate his spirit, his gift, his joy, his wisdom and his friendship. Hank lived and ...

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