Judy Carmichael Remembers Doris Day
People associate me with stride piano, but long before I heard Fats Waller or Count Basie, I was an obsessed old movies fan, lucky enough … Read More “Judy Carmichael Remembers Doris Day”
Tributes & Obituaries
Journalists and colleagues bid farewell to the jazz community’s departed.
Paquito D’Rivera Remembers Dave Samuels
I must have been eight or nine years old when my father brought home that LP of Benny Goodman, recorded live in 1938 at Carnegie … Read More “Paquito D’Rivera Remembers Dave Samuels”
John Koenig Remembers André Previn
André Previn was a charming man and a rare and wonderful anomaly: a musical polymath who excelled as a serious composer, an orchestral conductor, a … Read More “John Koenig Remembers André Previn”
Lyle Mays 1953 – 2020
Lyle Mays, an acclaimed pianist, keyboardist, and composer who was best known for his long and close association with guitarist Pat Metheny, died on the … Read More “Lyle Mays 1953 – 2020”
Dan Morgenstern Remembers Ira Gitler
Ira Gitler and I were friends for so long that I can no longer recall when first we met, but I suspect it was at … Read More “Dan Morgenstern Remembers Ira Gitler”
Roscoe Mitchell Remembers Joseph Jarman
Beginning this week, JazzTimes will be regularly posting the “Farewells” included in our March 2020 print edition. Each piece features a prominent jazz figure offering his … Read More “Roscoe Mitchell Remembers Joseph Jarman”
Bob Gullotti 1949 – 2020
Bob Gullotti, a drummer and percussionist who was a staple of the Boston jazz scene for nearly five decades, as well as a mentor to … Read More “Bob Gullotti 1949 – 2020”
Claudio Roditi 1946 – 2020
Claudio Roditi, a Brazilian-born trumpeter whose lustrous sound fused hard bop with the jazz flavors of his native land, died January 17 at his home … Read More “Claudio Roditi 1946 – 2020”
Jimmy Heath 1926 – 2020
Jimmy Heath, a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and NEA Jazz Master whose career lasted nearly 75 years, died January 19 in Loganville, Georgia. He was 93. … Read More “Jimmy Heath 1926 – 2020”
Vic Juris 1953-2019
Vic Juris, a jazz guitarist whose facility, cleanness, and unerring taste on the instrument helped him establish a firm reputation as a musician’s musician, died … Read More “Vic Juris 1953-2019”
