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Philadelphia Vocalist Zan Gardner Dies in Traffic Accident

May 3, 2007

Chicago Pianist Jack Hubal Passed

April 26, 2007

Jack J. Hubal “a.k.a. Jack Hubble", age 78, of Skokie. Jazz pianist, saxophone player, Producer and star of the Jack Hubble Jazz Show; founder and owner of the legendary “Good Bag" Jazz Club on Belmont. Beloved husband of Jean; dear father of Lewis Floodstrand, David Floodstrand, Kimberly (Ron) Britt, Bradley Hubal, Valerie (Dan) Vogel, Karen (Paul) ...

Andrew Hill Memorial Service

April 24, 2007

It is with great sadness we that note the passing of Boosey & Hawkes composer and jazz pianist Andrew Hill. Hill died Friday, April 20, 2007 several years after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He was 75 years old and lived in Jersey City, NJ. The funeral will be open to the public at Trinity Church ...

Gene Martin Memorial St. Peters Church Sunday, May 6th 7PM

April 24, 2007

Gene Martin Memorial Sunday, May 6th St. Peters Church 54th & Lexington Ave., New York City Time: 7:00 pm Join friends & family for a celebration of the life & art of Gene Martin, famed music photographer, who passed away suddenly last December. A reception will follow the ...

Andrew Hill: 1931-2007

April 20, 2007

Dear Jazz Friends: I've been asked by composer and pianist Andrew Hill's family to announce to the press that he died at 4 a.m. today, April 20, 2007, several years after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He was 75 years old and lived in Jersey City, NJ. Hill, born June 30, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois (contrary ...

Dakota Staton, 76, Jazz Singer with a Sharp, Bluesy Sound, Dies

April 15, 2007

Dakota Staton, a highly respected jazz and blues singer known from the 1950s on for her bright, trumpetlike sound and tough, sassy style, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 76 and had lived in New York for many years. Sharynn Harper, a spokeswoman for Ms. Staton's family, confirmed the death, citing no specific cause. She ...

Dakota Staton June 3, 1930 - April 10, 2007

April 14, 2007

Fred Staton has released the following announcement regarding the celebration of the life of his beloved sister, the legendary jazz singer Dakota Staton: Monday, April 16, 2007 Abyssinian Baptist 132 Odell Clark (Formerly known as 138th Street) Between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.and Malcolm X Boulevards (Also known as ...

Great "Jazz Diva" Dakota Staton Passes

April 12, 2007

Tony Scott Dies at 85

April 1, 2007

American legendary jazz musician Tony Scott died peacefully in Rome, Italy on the 28th of March at 9pm from aggravations from a prostrate tumor condition. He was 85 years old. His funeral took place on Saturday March 31st at 5pm in Rome at the 'Chiesa degli Artisti' with music performed by friend Harold Bradley and daughter ...

Tony Scott Service Will Be 5PM Today (Rome Time) at the Church of the Artists

March 31, 2007

The clarinetist Tony Scott died on March 28th in Rome, Italy, at the age of 86. The cause was prostate cancer. He died at his home in Rome. The memorial service will be 5pm tomorrow (Rome time) at the church of the artists. Then the body will be flown to Sicily, the family ancestral home (Scott's ...