Max Morath, Beloved Ragtimer and Broadcaster, Dies at 96
The music community is saddened by the incalculable loss of legendary entertainer, broadcaster, and ragtime scholar Max Morath, who died at the age of 96
Jazz Drummer Jackie Williams dies at 90.
Jazz drummer Jackie Williams died on Sunday, June 11th, he was 90 years old. Born in Harlem in 1933 he lived and played in New
Clarinetist Kim Cusack has died at 84.
One of the great Chicago jazzmen, clarinetist Kim Cusack, died on June 2nd at 84 years old. Ten days earlier he appeared at the final
The Girl from Ipanema, Astrud Gilberto, dies at 83
Bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto has died at 83. She was best known for the Stan Getz’ English language recording of “The Girl From Ipanema”,
Pianist George Winston has died at 73
Pianist George Winston died on June 4th, in California. His albums Autumn, Winter into Spring, and December were huge sellers for Windham Hill Records in the early 1980s. In
Noel Kaletsky has passed away at 85
Noel M. Kaletsky, 85, passed away at his home on May 30, 2023 of peritoneal cancer. Noel fought his illness with an endurance of those