Journalists and colleagues bid farewell to the jazz community’s departed.
Norman Simmons, a pianist, composer, arranger, and educator who was best known and celebrated as an accompanist for jazz singers, died May 13 in Mesa, … Read More “Norman Simmons, Accompanist Extraordinaire, Dies at 91”
Mario Pavone, a bassist, composer, and bandleader who came to music late but spent half a century exploring the cutting edge of jazz, died May … Read More “Mario Pavone 1940–2021”
Bob Koester, a linchpin of the Chicago jazz community who founded both its oldest independent record label and its most beloved retail shop, died May … Read More “Bob Koester, Prime Mover of Chicago Jazz, Dies at 88”
Curtis Fuller, a trombonist, composer, and NEA Jazz Master who was a key player in cultivating bebop language on his instrument, died May 8 in … Read More “Curtis Fuller 1932–2021”
W. Royal Stokes, a jazz critic, historian, and former editor of JazzTimes from 1988 to 1990, died May 1 at his home in Elkins, West … Read More “Journalist and Historian W. Royal Stokes Dies at 90”
Eulis Cathey, a record executive and radio broadcaster who was known for his long stints both at WBGO radio in New Jersey and at SiriusXM … Read More “Broadcaster and Record Executive Eulis Cathey Dies at 67”
Bob Porter, a Grammy Award-winning record producer, radio broadcaster, writer, and historian of jazz and blues, died April 10 at his home in Northvale, N.J. … Read More “Remembering Bob Porter (1940–2021)”
On February 9, 2021, the world of music lost one of its most indefatigable forces. For nearly 60 years as a professional, Chick Corea had … Read More “Jazz Artists Remember Chick Corea”
Sonny Simmons, an alto saxophonist and English hornist who cut a unique and long-overlooked figure in the jazz avant-garde, died on April 6. He was … Read More “Sonny Simmons 1933–2021”
