Oscar Peterson, Virtuoso of Jazz, Dies 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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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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Musician Jimmy Smith, who pioneered the organ as a jazz instrument, dies at the age of 79 at his home in Arizona.
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When jazz iconoclast Ornette Coleman  records a new album, it's a newsworthy event. That's certainly  the case with the "Sound Grammar," the 76-year-old alto  saxophonist's first disc in more than a decade and arguably his  most accessible.
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LOS ANGELES: Academy Award-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, who penned scores for blockbusters ranging from To Kill a Mockingbird and The Magnificent Seven to Ghostbusters has died at the age of 82.
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Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, died early Tuesday, a hospital official said. He was 75.
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Bobby Fischer, the chess genius who careened during his life from Cold War hero to eccentric international exile, died Thursday at his home in Iceland. He was 64.
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Jazz star George Melly has died at his home in London at the age of 80, his wife Diana said Thursday.
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Etta Baker, an influential blues guitarist who recorded with Taj Mahal and was awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, has died, her family said. She was 93.
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LOS ANGELES  - Jimmy Griffin, an  Academy Award-winning songwriter and former guitarist for the  1970s pop group Bread, died Tuesday in Nashville of  complications from cancer. He was 61.
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LOS ANGELES: Legendary US bandleader and jazz clarinettist Artie Shaw, the big band era&#39;s reluctant King of Swing, died today at the age of 94, the manager of his orchestra said.
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Oscar-winning motion picture composer Elmer Bernstein has died after a lengthy illness. He was 82. A spokesman says Mr. Bernstein died Wednesday at his Ojai, California home near Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES - Film composer Elmer Bernstein, who created a brawny, big-sky theme for "The Magnificent Seven," nerve-jangling jazz for "The Man With The Golden Arm" and heart-rending grace notes for "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died.    Bernstein, whose prolific career spanned seven decades and earned him 14 Academy Award nominations, an Oscar win and an Emmy Award, died in his sleep at his Ojai home Wednesday, said his publicist, Cathy Mouton...
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Friends and colleagues pay tributes to jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson, who has died aged 82.
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Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, who wrote some of Hollywood&#39;s most memorable music, including scores for &quot;The Magnificent Seven&quot; and &quot;Thoroughly Modern Millie,&quot; has died at age 82, his publicist said on ...
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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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Movie composer Elmer Bernstein, creator of The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, dies aged 82.