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Bill Potts: Pianist, Arranger, Educator and Producer

March 4, 2005

Born: April 3, 1928 in Arlington, VA Died: February 15, 2005 in Plantation, FL By Todd S. Jenkins Pianist, composer and arranger Bill Potts died of cardiac arrest in Plantation, Florida, on February 15, 2005. He was 75 years old. He was born William Orie Potts on April 3, 1928, in Arlington, Virginia. Potts ...

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The Stars Come Out For Enos Payne Church Services

February 14, 2005

It was a nice sunny day in Jamaica Queens, New York when at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday, February 12th, 2005 at the Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church many musicians and friends came out to say “goodbye" to a teacher and friend-ENOS PAYNE, jazz pianist. The Church was jammed with many friends, family, musicians that included; Barry ...

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Jazz Pianist ENOS PAYNE Funeral Arrangements (Latest Information)

February 11, 2005

Jazz Pianist Enos Payne passed (died) on Saturday, February 5th, 2005 from a brain anurism. Enos Payne was an instructor at Jazzmobile, and has helped many vocalists get their craft together. Please note: Body Viewing will be from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Friday, February 11th, 2005 at the J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home located ...

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R&B singer Tyrone Davis dead at 66

February 11, 2005

CHICAGO -- Veteran rhythm and blues singer Tyrone Davis died Wednesday, four months after he had a stroke that left him in a coma, his business partner said. He was 66. Davis was taken to hospital in September and was undergoing rehabilitation at a suburban Chicago nursing home at the time of his death, Leo Graham ...

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Jazz Pianist and Educator Enos Payne Funeral Arrangements

February 10, 2005

Jazz Pianist ENOS PAYNE, a jazz educator and pianist died. Please note that the body viewing will take place on Friday, February 11th, 2005 at the J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home located at 179-24 Linden Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11434 from 4:00P.M. until 8:00P.M. Their phone number is: (718) 526-5656. The Church services will take place ...

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Hammond B-3 Legend Jimmy Smith Passes

February 10, 2005

December 8, 1925 to February 8, 2005 Jimmy Smith, the Hammond B-3 icon who creatively revolutionized the instrument in Jazz, died of apparent natural causes on Tuesday, February 8, at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Funeral arrangements are pending. “Jimmy was one of the greatest and most innovative musicians of our time. I love the man ...

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Organist Jimmy Smith Dies at 76

February 10, 2005

Blue Note Records is saddened to announce the passing of Jimmy Smith, the man who single-handedly reinvented the Hammond B3 organ for jazz and created the model sound of the organ trio (organ-guitar-drums) in the mid-1950s. Smith died yesterday of natural causes at his home in Scottsdale, AZ. He was 76 years old. Born in Norristown, ...

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Jimmy Smith: King of the Hammond B-3 Organ

February 9, 2005

Jimmy Smith Born: December 8, 1928 in Norristown, PA Died: February 8, 2005 in New York, NY By Todd S. Jenkins For all its versatility, the Hammond B-3 organ has had comparatively few champions in jazz, none greater than Jimmy Smith. The nearly unchallenged master of the jazz organ, humorous and soulful ...

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Jazz Pianist and Educator Enos Payne Dead.

February 8, 2005

Jazz pianist and educator Enos Payne died as a result of brain anurism. Enos was known for his jazz workshop at the Up and Over Jazz Cafe in Brooklyn, and was a former student at Jazzmobile who worked his way up the ranks to become an instructor at Jazzmobile. According to the information available to me, ...

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Calvin Jones 1929-2004

February 8, 2005

Calvin Jones Dies; Began Jazz Program at UDC By Patricia Sullivan Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 15, 2004; Page B07 Calvin J. Jones, 75, a well-known musician, composer and arranger and the founder and director of the University of the District of Columbia's jazz studies program, died of a heart attack after surgery Oct. 10 ...