Oscar Peterson, Jazz Pianist, Is Dead at 82
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During an illustrious career spanning seven decades, Oscar Peterson played with the biggest names in jazz.
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Ellis Marsalis Sr., patriarch of  the family of jazz greats that includes his grandsons Wynton  and Branford, died over the weekend at the age of 96, a New  Orleans funeral home said on Wednesday.
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Jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson dies aged 82, according to Canadian media reports.
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Ellis L. Marsalis Sr., the patriarch of a family of world famous jazz musicians, including grandson Wynton Marsalis, has died. He was 96.
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Bobby Fischer, the eccentric genius who became America's only world chess champion by humbling the Soviet Union's best but who spent his last years as a fugitive from U.S. authorities, has died at 64.
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Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, famous for scores including The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, died on Wednesday at the age of 82.
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Organist Jimmy Smith, who helped  change the sound of jazz by almost single-handedly introducing  the soulful electric riffs of the Hammond B-3 organ, has died  at age 79 at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, his record label  said on Wednesday.
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Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world  of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing,  technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, died on Sunday of  kidney failure, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported. He was  82.
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Composer Elmer Bernstein, 82, who died of undisclosed causes Aug. 18 at his home in Ojai, Calif., wrote music for more than 200 movies.
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LOS ANGELES  - Elmer Bernstein, whose  eclectic film music ranged from the rousing theme of "The  Magnificent Seven" to the lighthearted score for "Thoroughly  Modern Millie," for which he won an Oscar, died Wednesday at  his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 82.
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One of the most famous American band leaders of the swing era, the clarinettist Artie Shaw, has died. He died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.
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Playbill - Cy Coleman, the Tony Award-winning Broadway composer who rose from child classical pianist to jazz player to master of the catchy show tune, died Nov. 18 of a heart attack, according to friends and colleagues in the theatre community.
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Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with  Miles Davis and helped shape jazz fusion with his band Weather  Report, died in his native city of Vienna on Tuesday, aged 75.
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Chess master Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players in history, has died, a spokesman for the World Chess Federation confirmed to CNN Friday. He was 64.
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Artie Shaw, jazz clarinetist, swing-era bandleader and husband of   numerous famous beauties, including Ava Gardner and Lana Turner, has   died. He was 94.
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US-born chess legend Bobby Fischer, whose tortured genius prompted both awe and outrage, has died at the age of 64 at his home in Iceland, a close friend said Friday.
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Film composer Elmer Bernstein died in his sleep last Wednesday. Bernstein was nominated for 14 Academy Awards in his lifetime, and won an Oscar and an Emmy Award. He was involved in over 200 movies such as âGhostbusters,â âTo Kill a Mockingbird,â and â...