NAMM Head Larry Linkin Passes at 87
Larry Linkin, who had a colorful career as a featured entertainer and the highly-successful head of the largest trade association in the music industry promoting
Preserver of piano recordings, Gregor Benko has died
Gregor Benko, a self-taught collector-historian who spent six decades tracking down lost recordings of the great Romantic-era pianists, died August 12 in Syracuse, NY. He
Bassist and Music Entrepreneur Mitchell Player has died
Mitchell Player, a bassist and music entrepreneur who became a fixture of the New Orleans traditional jazz scene, died September 9 in New Orleans of
New Orleans sax player Elliott “Stackman” Callier has died
Elliott “Stackman” Callier, a saxophonist who split his life between New Orleans and Portland and spent decades as one of the city’s most in-demand horn
Charles A. Sengstock Jr., who documented Chicago’s early jazz scene, has died.
Charles A. Sengstock Jr., a music historian who documented the largely overlooked history of Chicago’s white dance bands and theater orchestras, died July 16 in
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