Jazz Nachrufe 2012
Jazz Obituaries 2012

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Obituaries May 2012

Donald 'Duck' Dunn (Bass)
(born: 1941, Memphis/TN; died: 13.May 2012, Tokyo/Japan)

Nachruf / Obituary: The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Independent.

Frank Parr (Posaune / trombone)
(b: 1.Jun.1928, Wallasey/England; d: 8.May 2012, London/England)

Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent.

Michael Burks (Gitarre, Gesang / guitar, vocal)
(born: 30.Jul.1957, Milwaukee/WI; died: 6.May 2012; Atlanta/GA)

Mort Lindsey (Bandleader)
(born: 21.Mar.1923, Newark/NJ; died: 4.May 2012, Malibu/CA)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Variety, Los Angeles Times, New York Times.

Lloyd Brevett (Bass)
(born: 1.Aug.1931, Kingston/Jamaica; died: 3.May 2012, Kingston/Jamaica)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Washington Post (1), Washington Post (2), The Independent.

Tetjana Bojeva (Gesang)
(died: May 2012, Ukraine)

Nachruf / Obituary: NRCU.

Obituaries April 2012

Rob van den Broek (Piano)
(born: 1940, Hilversum/Netherlands; died: 30.Apr.2012, Netherlands)

Joe Muranyi (Klarinette / clarinet)
(born: 14.Jan.1928, Martins Ferry/OH; died: 21.Apr.2012, New York)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Dippermouth, Washington Post, New York Times.

Bert Weedon (Gitarre / guitar)
(born: 10.May 1920, London/GB; died: 20.Apr.2012, Beaconsfield/England)

Nachruf / Obituary: Los Angeles Times.

Virgil Jones (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 26.Aug.1939, Indianapolis/IN; died: 20.Apr.2012, Indianapolis/IN)

Levon Helm (Schlagzeug, Gesang / drums, singer)
(born: 26.May 1940, Elaine/AR; died: 19.Apr.2012, New York)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Washington Post, The Independent, San Francisco Chronicle.

Walter L. Gordon (Rechtsanwalt für Billie Holiday / lawyer for Billie Holiday)
(born: 22.Jun.1908, Santa Monica/CA; died: 16.Apr.2012, Los Angeles/CA)

Nachruf / Obituary: Los Angeles Times.

Teddy Charles (Vibraphon)
(born: 13.Apr.1928, Chicopee Falls/MA; died: 16.Apr.2012, Riverhead/NY)

Nachrufe: Los Angeles Times, New York Times.

Art Jenkins (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 18.Apr.1934, USA; died: 13.Apr.2012, USA)

George Mesterhazy (Piano)
(born: 1952, Atlantic City/NJ; died: 12.Apr.2012, Cape May/NJ)

Nachruf / Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlantic City Weekly.

Andrew Love (Tenorsaxophon / tenor saxophone)
(born: 21.Nov.1941, Memphis/TN; died: 12.Apr.2012, Memphis/TN)

Nachruf / Obituary: Los Angeles Times, The Independent.

Rodgers Grant (Piano)
(born: 18.Jan.1936, New York; died: 12.Apr.2012, Paulding/OH

Nachruf / Obituary: Toledo Blade.

Hal McKusick (Altsaxophon / alto saxophone)
(born: 1.Jun.1924, Medford/MA; died: 11.Apr.2012, Sag Harbor/NY)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Southampton Patch, The Independent.

Barbara Buchholz (Theremin)
(born: 8.Dec.1959, Duisburg/Germany; died: 10.Apr.2012, Germany)

Ueli Staub (Kritiker, Vibraphon / critc, vibraphone)
(born: 1.Jan.1934, Zürich/Switzerland; died: 9.Apr.2012, Thun/Switzerland)

Tony Marsh (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 19.Aug.1939, Lancaster/England; died: 9.Apr.2012, London/England)

Nachruf ( Obituary: The Guardian.

Phoebe Jacobs (Publizistin / publicist)
(born: 21.Jun.1918, Bronx/NY; died: 9.Apr.2012, New York

Nachruf / Obituary: Huffington Post, New York Daily News, New York Times.

Jim Marshall (Instrumentenbauer / instrument maker)
(born: 29.Jul.1923, London/England; died: 5.Apr.2012, London/England)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, The Independent, The Guardian.

Obituaries March 2012

Earl Scruggs (Banjo)
(born: 6.Jan.1924, Flint Hill/NC; died: 28.Mar.2012, Nashville/TN)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Independent.

Sonny Igoe (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 8.Oct.1923, Jersey City/NJ; died: 28.Mar.2012, USA

Bill Caldwell (Saxophon / saxophone)
(died: 26.Mar.2012, Wichita/KS)

Nachruf / Obituary: The Kansas City Star.

Joe Ciavardone (Posaune / trombone)
(born: Waltham/MA; died: 26.Mar.2012, Staten Island/NY

Nachruf / Obituary: Staten Island Live.

Chuck Workman (Radiomoderator / radio dj)
(born: 1.Dec.1932, Terre Haute/IN; died: 25.Mar.2012, Indianapolis/IN)

Nachruf / Obituary: Indianapolis Star.

Khahil Shaheed (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 1949, Chicago/IL; died: 23.Mar.2012, Oakland/CA)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Healdsburg Patch, New America Media, Silicon Valley Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle.

Peter Saberton (Piano)
(born: 9.Jul.1950, Sheffield, Yorkshire/GB; died: 21.Mar.2012, England)

Nachruf / Obituary:The Guardian.

Donald F. Smith (Impresario)
(born: 7.Oct.1932, New Bedford/MA; died: 13.Mar.2012, New York)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Wall Street Journal, New York Times.

Don Ingle (Trompete / trumpet)
(died: 9.Mar.2012, Baldwin/MI)

Nachruf / Obituary: MLive.

Joe Byrd (Bass)
(born: 21.May 1933, Chuckatuck/VA; died: 6.Mar.2012, Annapolis/MD)

Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.

Frank Marocco (Akkordeon / accordion)
(born: 2.Jan.1931, Joliet/IL; died: 3.Mar.2012, San Fernando Valley/CA)

Nachruf / Obituary: Los Angeles Times.

Lou Colombo (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 22.Aug.1927, Brockton/MA; died: 3.Mar.2012, Fort Myers/FL)

Nachruf / Obituary: NewsPress, EnterpriseNews.

Obituaries February 2012

Anne Marie Moss (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 6.Feb.1935, Toronto/Canada; died: 29.Feb.2012, New York)

Hazy Osterwald (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 18.Feb.1922, Bern/Switzerland; died: 26.Feb.2012, Luzern/Switzerland)

Nachruf / Obituara: Blick, Aargauer Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Red Holloway (Tenorsaxophon / tenor saxophone)
(born: 31.May 1927, Helena/AR; died: 25.Feb.2012, Morro Bay/CA)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent.

Louisiana Red (Bluesgitarrist und -sänger / blues guitarist and singer)
(born: 23. Mar. 1932, Vicksburg/MS; died February 25, 2012, Hannover/Germany)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: American Blues Scene, The Independent.

Horst Weber (Produzent / producer)
(born: 21.Feb.1934, Germany; died: 24.Feb.2012, Garmisch-Partenkirchen/Germany)

Nachruf / Obituary: Musikwoche.

John McAndrew (Trompete / trumpet)
(died: 23.Feb.2012, Wakefield/England)

Nachruf / Obituary: Wakefield Express.

Erwin Frankel (Radiomoderator / radio dj)
(born: 5.May 1935, Berlin/Germany; died: 18.Feb.2012, New York)

Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.

Joki Freund (Saxophon / saxophone)
(b: 5.Sep.1926, Höchst/Germany; died 15.Feb.2012, Schwalbach/Germany)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Hessischer Rundfunk

Jodie Christian (Piano)
(born: 2.Feb.1932, Chicago/IL; died: 13.Feb.2012, Chicago/IL)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Examiner.

Nick Tountas (Bass)
(died: 3.Feb.2012, Glenview/IL)

Nachruf / Obituary: Chicago Examiner.

Don Cornelius (Fernsehmoderator / TV personality)
(born: 27.Sep.1936, Chicago/IL; died: 1.Feb.2012, Sherman Oaks/CA)

Nachruf / Obituary: New Jersey Star-Ledger.

Obitiaries January 2012

Jimmy "Junebug" Jackson (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: Kalamazoo/MI; died: 28.Jan.2012, Atlanta/GA)

Nachruf / Obituary: Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Betty Rhodes (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 21.Apr.1921, Rockford/IL; died: 27.Dec.2011, USA)

Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent.

Kay Davis (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 5.Dec.1920, Evanston/IL; died: 27.Jan.2012, Apopka/FL)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, The Independent, Chicago Sun-Times.

Clare Fischer (Piano / Arrangement)
(born: 22.Oct.1928, Durand/MI; died: 26.Jan.2012, Burbank/CA)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Los Angeles Times, New York Times.

John Levy (Bass, Manager)
(born: 11.Apr.1912, New Orleans/LA; died: 20.Jan.2012, Altadena/CA)

Nachruf / Obituary: San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, New York Times.

Etta James (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 25.Jan.1938, Los Angeles/CA; died: 20.Jan.2012, Riverside/CA)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle (I), San Francisco Chronicle (II), The Independent, The Guardian (I), The Guardian (II), The Guardian (III), Washington Post, Wall Street Journal.

Johnny Otis (Piano, Vibraphon / piano, vibraphone)
(born: 28.Dec.1921, Vallejo/CA; died: 17.Jan.2012, Los Angeles/CA)

Nachrufe / Obituaries: Los Angles Times, LA Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle (I), San Francisco Chronicle (II), Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New York Daily News, The Independent, The Guardian, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Jimmy Harrison Sr. (Posaune / trombone)
(born: 4.Dec.1928, Stamford/CT; died: 17.Jan.2012, Houston/TX)

Nachruf / Obituary: Houston Chronicle.

Jimmy Castor (Saxophon, Gesang / saxophone, vocals)
(born: 23.Jan.1940, New York; died: 16.Jan.2012, Henderson/NV)

Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.

Zbigniew Wegehaupt (Bass)
(born: 9.Aug.1954, Katowice/Poland; died: 13.Jan.2012, Warsaw/Poland)

Phil Kraus (Vibraphon / vibraphone)
(born: 1918, New York; died: 13.Jan.2012, USA)

Frank Gay (Trompete / trumpet)
(died: 13.Jan.2012, Milwaukee/WI)

Nachruf / Obituary: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Chuck Metcalf (Bass)
(born: 18.Jan.1931, Grand Rapids/MI; died: 11.Jan.2012, Seattle/WA)

Nachruf / Obituary: The Seattle Times.

Charles Hooper (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: Dorset, England; died: 9.Jan.2012, Bolton/England)

Nachruf / Obituary: The Bolton News.

Omar Sharriff (Piano, Gesang / piano, vocal)
(born: 1938, Shereveport/LA; died: 8.Jan.2012, Marshall/TX)

Nachruf / Obituary: KTBS.

Tom Ardolino (Schlagzeug / Drums)
(born: 12.Jan.1955, Springfield/MA; died: 6.Jan.2012, Springfield/MA)

Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.

Josef Skvorecky (Author / author)
(born: 27.Sep.1924, Nachód/Czechoslovakia; died: 3.Jan.2012, Toronto/Canada)

Nachruf / Obituary: National Post, The Atlantic, The Telegraph, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Czech Position, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Washington Post, The Guardian.

Frank Köllges (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 18.Nov.1952, Düsseldorf/Germany; died: 1.Jan.2012, Neuss/Germany)

Nachruf / Obituary: Rheinische Post.