In Memoriam: Jaimie Branch
I was living in D.C. when [bassist] Jason Ajemian’s band the High Life came through, and I put together a show for them. Jaimie was … Read More “In Memoriam: Jaimie Branch”
Tributes & Obituaries
Journalists and colleagues bid farewell to the jazz community’s departed.
In Memoriam: Grachan Moncur III
In 1965 I had just finished Berklee and come to New York, and I was renting a duplex loft on the Lower East Side. Grachan … Read More “In Memoriam: Grachan Moncur III”
In Memoriam: Creed Taylor
One of the challenges I increasingly face, just as any historian who teaches faces, is how best to describe greatness to progressively younger students who … Read More “In Memoriam: Creed Taylor”
In Memoriam: Ernie Andrews
Ernie Andrews, a deep-voiced singer who scored a major hit (1945’s “Soothe Me”) when he was still in his teens but remained perennially underrecognized by … Read More “In Memoriam: Ernie Andrews”
In Memoriam: Keiko Okuya Jones
I was still pretty young at the time when Keiko first came around in 1967, around 16 years old. I was already getting known by … Read More “In Memoriam: Keiko Okuya Jones”
In Memoriam: Terry Woodson
Terry Woodson, a trombonist, arranger, librarian, copyist, conductor, and record producer, died on October 19. A graduate of University of Tulsa, he joined the groundbreaking … Read More “In Memoriam: Terry Woodson”
In Memoriam: Warren Bernhardt
I first met Warren in 1964 or 1965 through a mutual friend, drummer Donald MacDonald. My quartet was booked at The Royal Arms, a jazz … Read More “In Memoriam: Warren Bernhardt”
In Memoriam: Ramsey Lewis
I’ll never forget the first time I began to get a feeling for the gentleman behind Ramsey’s iconic piano playing. It was at the 2010 … Read More “In Memoriam: Ramsey Lewis”
In Memoriam: Pharoah Sanders
Dear Pharoah, Thank you for your contribution of Love, Light, Culture, Genius, Soul and GOD’s vibration in creation to this Society, Planet and Universe. Thank … Read More “In Memoriam: Pharoah Sanders”
