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Ahmad Alaadeen Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Info: Jazz Saxman-Educator-Composer-Author Dies at 76
Ahmad S. Alaadeen an American “Jazz Master" saxophonist, composer, educator, author has died at the age of 76 years on August 15th, 2010...noted for his contribution to the world of jazz for 60+ years he was particularly well known in the Kansas City, Mo jazz scene and 35 years as an educator. He had a career ...
Herman Leonard Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Tba: Jazz Scene Photographer Dies at 87
Herman Leonard the jazz scene American photographer has passed away at age 87 years on August 14th, 2010...noted for his great and iconic photographic images of jazz artists beginning with his arrival on the New York jazz scene in 1948-49. He was the first photographer to ever receive a Grammy Foundation Grant (given to him in ...
Abbey Lincoln Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Tba: Jazz Singer/Songwriter Dies at 80
Abbey Lincoln (a.k.a. Anna Marie Wooldridge) jazz singer and songwriter has passed away at age 80 years in her Manhattan home on August 14th, 2010...once married to legendary jazz drummer Max Roach (1962 and later divorced) she made several recordings and acted in movies with the likes of Sidney Poitier during the 1950s and 60s. Her ...
The Passing of Herman Leonard, Legendary Photographer (1923-2010)
I learned of the passing of Herman Leonard today. Herman was a legendary photographer, most famous for his classic black and white photos from the golden era of jazz. I had the pleasure of meeting him while he lived in New Orleans, a city that he fell in love with immediately after arriving. Herman participated in ...
Herman Leonard dies at 87; photographer chronicled mid-century jazz scene
Leonard's smoke-filled images of jazz greats in dark clubs documented a musical era. Many of his black-and-white prints were lost in Hurricane Katrina. Herman Leonard, a photographer best known for his iconic images of such jazz greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, has died. He was 87. Leonard died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical ...
Herman Leonard, Famed Photographer, Dies at 87
Herman Leonard, a celebrated photographer whose iconic images of Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Frank Sinatra documented one of the most creative eras of jazz from the late 1940's through the 1960's, has died. He was 87. Leonard died August 14, 2010 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Leonard was best known for his smoky, backlit ...
Herman Leonard: March 6, 1923 - August 14, 2010
Herman Leonard, Los Angeles, May 2010—Photograph by Yousef Linjawi We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Herman Leonard yesterday, Saturday, August 14, 2010. Herman was a rare human being, always giving and compassionate. It goes without saying Herman was a great photographer and artist, who loved Jazz music and created a stunning ...
Ahmad Alaadeen, 76, Jazz Master, Dies
Crosses Six Decades of Jazz Music “Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world." —Alaadeen Ahmad S. Alaadeen Saxophonist, Composer, Educator, Author July 24, 1934—August 15, 2010 KANSAS CITY, Missouri—August 16, 2010—Ahmad Alaadeen, whose virtuosity crossed more than six decades of ...
Abbey Lincoln, Jazz Singer and Writer, Dies at 80
Abbey Lincoln, a singer whose dramatic vocal command and tersely poetic songs made her a singular figure in jazz, died on Saturday in Manhattan. She was 80 and lived on the Upper West Side. Her death was announced by her brother David Wooldridge. Ms. Lincoln's career encompassed outspoken civil rights advocacy in the 1960s and fearless ...
Little Feat's Richie Hayward: R.I.P.
CO-FOUNDER AND DRUMMER OF VENERABLE ROCKERS PASSES Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward died Thursday night, August 12, after a long fight with liver cancer. A percussionist of endless swing, power and drive, Hayward helped found one of the longest running rock bands and was their anchor in their legendary live shows. He passed away at the ...
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