Aretha Franklin’s longtime romantic partner Willie Wilkerson dies of COVID-19 virus: Videos
The late Aretha Franklin‘s former partner Willie Wilkerson died Wednesday of COVID-19 virus at age 72, the Detroit…
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Manu Dibango: African saxophone legend dies of Covid-19: Photos, Video
The African saxophone legend Manu Dibango has died in Paris after catching coronavirus. Dibango – best known for…
Jon Christensen, inspired Norwegian drummer heard on dozens of ECM albums, is dead at 76: Videos, Photos
Jon Christensen, a Norwegian drummer whose firm yet flowing pulse helped shift the parameters for European jazz, notably…
Lyle Mays, Wisconsin native and 11-time Grammy winner with Pat Metheny Group, has dies at 66: Photos, Video
Lyle Mays, a jazz keyboardist whose work, chiefly with the Pat Metheny Group, won nearly a dozen Grammy…
Soulful trombonist and link to New Orleans musical tradition Lucien Barbarin, has died at 63: Photos, Video
Lucien Barbarin, a playfully suave and boisterous trombonist who carried a torch for traditional New Orleans music, most…
Legendary saxophonist, composer and Jazz educator Jimmy Heath dies at 93: Videos, Photos
Jimmy Heath, a saxophonist, composer, arranger, educator and 2003 NEA Jazz Master who came of age in the…