Jazz Family Patriarch Marsalis Dies in New Orleans
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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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Henri Salvador, the French crooner credited with inspiring the bossa nova, dies in Paris at the age of 90.
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CALGARY, Alberta  - Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing, technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, has died, a friend of the artist said on Monday. He was 82.
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Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Nancy Wilson were among a star-studded group of performers who gathered on Saturday for a musical farewell to jazz piano great Oscar Peterson.
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Friends, Relatives Console Chicago Bus Owner Whose Wife, Brother Are Among Dead in Ark. Crash. Michelle Chambers, left, hugs an unidentified woman outside the home of Roosevelt Walters Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 in Chicago.
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BATON ROUGE, La. Raful (RAY&#39;-ful) Neal, patriarch of a family of Louisiana blues singers and musicians, has died after a long battle with cancer.
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George Osmond, father of the famous singing siblings The Osmonds, dies in Utah at the age of 90.
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One of the most famous American band leaders of the swing era, clarinettist Artie Shaw, dies aged 94.
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George Melly, the larger-than-life jazz star, has died at his home in London at the age of 80, his wife said Thursday.
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The patriarch of Alexandria, the spiritual leader of the estimated 300,000 Orthodox Christians in Africa, died Saturday when a helicopter taking him and fellow churchmen
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Artie Shaw, the legendary jazz band leader who enthralled audiences with his clarinet during the swing era, has died at the age of 94, the BBC reported.
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The first anniversary of the biggest calamity to befall this city was marked Tuesday with a moment of silence, wreath-layings, the tolling of bells and, in true New Orleans fashion, a wailing jazz funeral through the potholed streets for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Famed American composer Elmer Bernstein passed away at his home in Ojai, Calif on Aug. 18, 2004, his publicist said on Thursday. The family said Mr.
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The Patriarch of Alexandria, the spiritual leader of all Orthodox Christians in Africa, died Saturday when a helicopter taking him and fellow churchmen to a monastic enclave in northern Greece crashed into the sea, government and church officials said.
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His doctor's orders prevented Oscar Peterson from traveling from his home near Toronto to attend the tribute concert featuring Wynton Marsalis and other jazz stars at Carnegie Hall &#151; where the legendary jazz pianist launched his international career nearly 60 years ago.
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Rock stars, political leaders and  grieving music fans joined the family of Luciano Pavarotti on  Saturday at the funeral of one of the greatest tenors in opera  history.
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Tributes have started pouring in for the late rapper OLâ DIRTY BASTARD, who died after collapsing in a NEW YORK recording studio on Saturday (November 13).