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Barney Kessel Dead at 80

May 8, 2004

Barney Kessel, who died on Thursday aged 80, was one of the finest exponents of the electric guitar in jazz; his remarkable combination of artistry and craftsmanship made him the most sought-after studio guitarist in Hollywood, but he always contrived to keep his jazz connections in good repair, producing a stream of masterly recordings over almost ...

Influential jazz guitarist Barney Kessel dead at 80

May 8, 2004

SAN DIEGO - Barney Kessel, one of the most influential and innovative jazz guitarists of his time, has died at the age of 80. Kessel died Thursday at his San Diego home of a malignant brain tumor, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. He had been in poor health since suffering a stroke 12 years ago. ...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, dies at 96

April 26, 2004

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jazz violinist Claude “Fiddler” Williams, who was part of Kansas City's thriving music scene during the swing era of the 1930s and enjoyed newfound popularity in his later years, died Sunday. He was 96. Williams died at Research Medical Center, The Kansas City Star reported. His wife, Blanche, said he'd been ...

Jazz Legend Claude "Fiddler" Williams Dies

April 26, 2004

Jazz Giant Joseph Kennedy Jr. Dies at 80

April 20, 2004

Richmond Times-Dispatch Noted violinist Joseph J. Kennedy Jr., the patriarch of jazz in Richmond who enjoyed international acclaim as a jazz performer, composer and educator, died Saturday in Richmond. He was 80. Mr. Kennedy, one of the most prominent names among the world's jazz violinists, was director of jazz studies at Virginia Tech from 1984 until ...

South African Jazz Musician Killed

April 5, 2004

Mozambique-born bassist Gito Baloi was killed yesterday morning (April 4) in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa. Police say Baloi, 39, was shot in the neck as he made his way home from performing at the Lucit Candle Garden in Pretoria. His wallet was taken; his car and musical instruments were left untouched. There have been no arrests ...

Chuck Niles: DJ, Southern California's 'Voice of Jazz'

April 5, 2004

Chuck Niles, DJ Born: June 24, 1927 in Springfield, MA Died: March 15, 2004 in Santa Monica, CA A number of years ago, Horace Silver dubbed Chuck Niles “the hippest cat in Hollywood". Bob Florence named his composition “Be-Bop Charlie" after his favorite jazz DJ, and Southern California's Latin jazz community knew ...

Joel E. Siegel Dies; Film Professor, Critic

March 18, 2004

by Louie Estrada Washington Post, March 13, 2004 Joel E. Siegel, 63, a retired Georgetown University English professor who also was a lyricist, music producer and freelance film and music critic for the Washington City Paper, died of spinal meningitis March 11 at George Washington University Hospital. Dr. Siegel mostly taught film studies at ...

Chuck Niles, Legendary Jazz DJ, Dies

March 16, 2004

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chuck “Be-Bop Charlie" Niles, whose velvety baritone voice and music knowledge earned him the only Hollywood Walk of Fame star awarded to a jazz radio host, died Monday. He was 76. Niles died at Santa Monica Hospital from complications of a stroke he suffered Feb. 26, said longtime friend Judy Jankowski. “We ...

Remembering Pianist Gil Coggins

March 9, 2004

On February 15, 2004, the nursing staff at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center informed Gil Coggins' family that he quietly and peacefully took one last shallow breath and slipped away into the spiritual world. On June 8, 2003, Gil was involved in a serious auto accident on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, NY, and his ...