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In Memoriam 2018: The Musicians We Lost

By & • Dec 28, 2018

From standard-bearing singers and instrumentalists to genre innovators, from businesspeople who introduced new ways of listening and sharing to activists who made performance their platform, vital voices from all over the music map left us this year — some far too soon.

Bob Perkins Remembers Jimi Odell

By • Dec 1, 2018
Meridee Duddleston

It is a strange phenomenon that oftentimes, very likeable and talented souls can go somewhat unnoticed, as far as broad notice and wide appeal is concerned. But thank goodness for those gifted with 20-20’s, big ears and acute senses who can spot good folks with talent, right off.

A Memorial Tribute to Sonny Fortune by WRTI's Bob Perkins

By • Nov 9, 2018
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Jazz musician Cornelius (Sonny) Fortune died on October 25th, at age 79. Sonny's biography reveals he was a man in perpetual motion, allowing no grass to grow under his feet when it came to perfecting his craft. He used his time and talents wisely and well.

Bob Perkins Remembers Trumpeter Roy Hargrove

By • Nov 9, 2018
Okayplayer

News of the death of jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove sent shock waves through the jazz community, and even provoked concern among those not into jazz music. There was natural wonder about why he died so young.

Roy Hargrove, Grammy-Winning Jazz Trumpeter, Dies At 49

By • Nov 3, 2018

Roy Hargrove, an incisive trumpeter who embodied the brightest promise of his jazz generation, both as a young steward of the bebop tradition and a savvy bridge to hip-hop and R&B, died on Friday night in New York City. He was 49.

Sonny Fortune, Stalwart Saxophonist Of New York, Dies At 79

By • Oct 29, 2018

Hugh Masekela, South African Jazz Master And International Chart-Topper, Dies At 78

By • Jan 23, 2018

Record Producer And Label Executive Tommy LiPuma Has Died At Age 80

By • Mar 14, 2017

Remembering Dave Valentin, The Dazzling Latin Jazz Flutist

By • Mar 9, 2017

Georges Prêtre, A Conductor With A 70-Year Career, Dies At 92

By • Jan 5, 2017

Georges Prêtre, the French conductor with a seven-decade career that included close associations with Maria Callas and many of the world's top orchestras, died Wednesday in France at age 92.

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