Obituaries December 2011
Christine Rosholt (Gesag / vocals)
(died: 28.Dec.2011, Minneapolis/MN)
Nachruf / Obituary: Twin Cities Pioneer Press.
Jim Sherwood (Saxophon / saxophone)
(born: 8.May 1942, Arkansas City/KS; died: 25.Dec.2011, Los Angeles/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent.
Dan Terry (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 22.Dec.1924, Kingston/PA; died: 27.Dec.2011, Danville/IL)
Sam Rivers (Tenorsaxophon / tenor saxophone)
(25.Sep.1923, El Reno/OK; d: 26.Dec.2011, Orlando/FL)
Nachrufe: Los Angeles Times [1], Los Angeles Times [2], New York Times, New York Daily News, Badische Zeitung, The Guardian, The Independent.
Barbara Lea (Piano, Gesang / piano, vocals)
(born: 10.Apr.1929, Detroit/MI; died: 26.Dec.2011, Raleigh/NC)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
David Weir Tuttle (Posaune / trombone)
(born: 1.Jan.1926, Seattle/WA; died: 20.Dec.2011, Edmonds/WA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Edmonds Patch.
DeRosa, Clem (Schlagzeug, Pädagoge / drums, educator)
(born: 20.May 1925, USA; died: 20.Dec.2011, USA)
Ralph MacDonald (Perkussion / percussion)
(born: 15.Mar.1944, New York; died: 18.Dec.2011, Stamfort/CT)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Cesária Evora (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 27.Aug.1941, Sao Vicente/Cape Verde; died: 17.Dec.2011, Sao Vicente/Cape Verde)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: San Francisco Chronicle, The Observer.
Bob Brookmeyer (Posaune / trombone)
(born: 19.Dec.1929, Kansas City/MO; died: 15.Dec.2011, New London/NH)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Washington Post, New York Times, Washington Post, The Independent.
Fritz Maldener (Piano)
(born: 6.Jan.1935, Sulzbach/Germany; died: 11.Dec.2012, Saarbrücken/Germany)
Myra Taylor (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 24.Feb.1917, Bonner Springs/KS; died: 9.Dec.2011, Kansas City/MO)
Nachruf / Obituary: Kansas City Star, The Chieftain.
Jacques B. Hess (Bass, Gitarre, Kritiker / bass, guitar, critic)
(born: 23.Jun.1926, Saigon/Vietnam; died: 9.Dec.2011, Bonzac/France)
Nachruf / Obituary: Citizen Jazz.
John Glasel (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 11.Jun.1930, New York; died: 8.Dec.2011, New York)
Hubert Sumlin (Gitarre, Gesang / guitar, vocals)
(born: 16.Nov.1931, Greenwood/MS; died: 4.Dec.2011, Wayne/NJ)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times.
Wally Wrightman (Bass)
(born: Tottenham, near London/England; died: 3.Dec.2011, Sydney/Australia)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Guardian.
Al Vega (Piano)
(born: 1921, Worcester/MA; died: 2.Dec.2011, Boston/MA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.
Bill Tapia (Ukulele)
(born: 1.Jan.1908. Honolulu/Hawaii; died: 2.Dec.2011, Westminster/CA
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.
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Obituaries November 2011
Sultan Khan (Sarangi)
(born: 1940, Jodhpur/India; died: 27.Nov.2011, Mumbai/India)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times, The Independent.
Keith Hartley (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 10.Apr.1944, Preston/England; died: 26.Nov.2011, Preston/England)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent.
Coco Robicheaux (Gitarre, Gesang / guitar, vocal)
(born: 25.Oct.1947, California; died: 25.Nov.2011, New Orleans/LA)
Nachruf / Obituary: New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Erich Bachträgl (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 17.Nov.1944, Fronleiten/Austria; died: 24.Nov.2011, Austria)
Art Hillery (Piano)
(born: 31.Oct.1925, New Orleans; died: 23.Nov.2011, Los Angeles/CA)
Stanley Barber (Saxophon / saxophone)
(born: Norfolk/VA; died: 23.Nov.2011, Atlantic City/PA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Press of Atlantic City.
Kristian Schultze (Keyboards)
(born: 21.Jan.1945, Frankfurt an der Oder/Germany; died: 22.Nov.2011, München/Germany
Nachruf / Obituary: Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Hans Reichel (Gitarre / guitar)
(born: 10.May 1949, Hagen/Germany; died: 22.Nov.2011, Wuppertal/Germany
Nachrufe / Obituaries: WDR, Westdeutsche Zeitung.
Paul Motian (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 25.Mar.1931, Philadelphia/PA; died: 22.Nov.2011, New York)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, Washington Post, The Independent, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, The Guardian, The New Yorker.
Georg Kreisler (Piano, Gesang / Piano, vocal)
(born: 18.Jul.1922, Wien/Austria; died: 22.Nov.2011, Salzburg/Austria)
Ladi Geisler (Gitarre / guitar)
(born: 27.Nov.1927, Prag/Czechoslowakia; died: 19.Nov.2011, Hamburg/Germany)
Nachruf / Obituary: Hamburger Abendblatt.
Russell Garcia (Arrangeur / aranger)
(born: 12.Apr.1916, Oakland/CA; died: 19.Nov.2011, Kerikeri/New Zealand
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Stuff, Jazzwax, Los Angeles Times, The Independent.
Dixie Fasnacht (Klarinette / clarinet)
(born: 7.Jul.1910, New Orleans/LA; died: 13.Nov.2011, New Orleans/LA)
Michael Garrick (Piano)
(born: 30.May 1933, Enfield, Middlesex/GB; died: 11.Nov.2011, Harefield, Middlesex/England
Nachrufe / Obituaries: The Independent; The Guardian.
Daniela D'Ercole (Gesang / vocal)
(died: 10.Nov.2011, New York)
Jack McCray (Kritiker / critic)
(born: 30.Oct.1947, Charleston/SC; died: 9.Nov.2011, Charleston/SC)
Nachruf / Obituary: Fox 6 WCSC.
Jimmy Norman (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 12.Aug.1937, Nashville/TN; died: 8.Nov.2011, New York)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Gordon Beck (Piano)
(born: 16.Sep.1936 [or 1935?], London/England; d: 6.Nov.2011, England)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Jazzwise, The Independent, The Guardian.
Papa Bue (Posaune / trombone)
(born: 8.May 1930, Copenhagen/Denmark; died: 3.Nov.2011, Copenhagen/Denmark
Jos Willems (Diskograph / discographer)
(died: 2.Nov.2011, Netherlands)
Christiane Legrand (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 21.Aug.1930, Aix-les-Bains/France; died: 1.Nov.2011, France
Nachruf / Obituary: Culturopoing.
André Hodeir (Komponist, Musikforscher / composer, music researcher)
(born: 22.Jan.1921, Paris/France; died: 1.Nov.2011, Paris/France)
Nachruf / Obituary: France Musique.
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Obituaries October 2011
Walter Norris (Piano)
(born: 27.Dec.1931, Little Rock/AR; died: 29.Oct.2011, Berlin/Germany)
Beryl Davis (Gesang / vocals)
(born: Mar.1923, Plymouth, Devon/England; died: 29.Oct.2011, Los Angeles/CA)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, The Guardian.
Edmundo Ros (Bandleader)
(born: 7.Dec.1910, Port of Spain/Trinidad; died: 21.Oct.2011, Alicante/Spain)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Telegraph.
Reginald Curry (Bass)
(born: Philadelphia/PA, died: 18.Oct.2011, Olney/PA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Philly.
Pete Rugolo (Arrangement)
(born: 25.Dec.1915, San Piero Patti, Messina/Sicily; died: 16.Oct.2011, Sherman Oaks/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times, The Independent, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Variety.
Freddie Gruber (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 27.May 1927, New York/NY; died: 11.Oct.2011, Los Angeles/LA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Spinner.
George 'Mojo' Buford (Mundharmonika / harmonica)
(born: 29.Nov.1929, Hernando/MS; died: 11.Oct.2011, Minneapolis/MN)
Nachruf / Obituary: Ameriblues.
George Reed (Schlagzeug / drums)
(b: New York; d: 9.Oct.2011, Elmira/NY)
Nachruf / Obituary: Star Gazette.
Piet Noordijk (Altsaxophon / alto saxophone)
(born: 25.May 1932, Rotterdam/Netherlands; died: 9.Oct.2011, Hellevoetsluis/Netherlands)
Nachruf / Obituary: Dutch News.
Roger Williams (Piano)
(born: 1.Oct.1924, Omaha/NE; died: 8.Oct.2011, Los Angeles/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: San Francisco Chronicle.
Bill Greenow (Saxophon, Klarinette / saxophone, clarinet)
(born: 21.Jul.1940, Isleworth, Middlesex/England; died: 7.Oct.2011, Gillingham, Kent/England
Bert Jansch (Gitarre, Gesang / guitar, vocals)
(born: 3.Nov.1943, Glasgow/Scotland; died: 5.Oct.2011, London/England)
Nachrufe / Obituaries). New York Times, The Independent, The Guardian.
Bess Bonnier (Piano)
(born: 1928, Detroit/MI; died: 4.Oct.2011, Detroit/MI)
Nachruf / Obituary: Detroit Free Press.
David Bedford (Komponist / composer)
(born: 4.Aug.1937, London/England; died: 1.Oct.2011, England)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent.
Butch Ballard (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 26.Dec.1917, Camden/NJ; died: 1.Oct.2011, Philadelphia/PA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Obituaries September 2011
Jessy Dixon (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 12.Mar.1938, San Antonio/TX; died: 26.Sep.2011, Chicago/IL)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times.
Frank Driggs (Jazzhistoriker / jazz historian)
(born: 1930, USA; died: 20.Sep.2011, New York
Nachruf / Obituary: San Francisco Chronicle.
Johnny Raducanu (Piano)
(born: 1.Dec.1931, Braila/Romania; died: 19.Sep.2011, Bucharest/Romania)
Nachruf / Obituary: San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian.
Dolores Hope (Gesang / vocal)
[
stage name: Dolores Reade]
(born: 1909, New York; died: 19.Sep.2011, Los Angeles/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: San Francisco Chronicle.
Kimball Allen (Clubbesitzer / club owner)
(born: Kansas; died: 17.Sep.2011, Mill Valley/USA)
Nachruf / Obituary: San Francisco Chronicle.
Dinah Kaye (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 2.Feb.1924, Burma; died: 12.Sep.2011, Edinburgh/Scotland)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent.
Graham Collier (Bass, Komposition / bass, composer)
(born: 21.Feb.1937, Tynemouth, Northumberland/England; died: 10.Sep.2011, Skopelos/Greece
Nachrufe / Obituaries: The Guardian, The Independent.
Eddie Marshall (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 13.Apr.1938, Springfield/MA; died: 7.Sep.2011, San Francisco/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Oakland Local.
Wardell Quezergue (Arrangement)
(born: 12.Mar.1930, New Orleans/LA; died: 6.Sep.2011, New Orleans/LA)
Nachruf / Obituary: New Orleans Times-Picayune.
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Obituaries August 2011
Wolfgang Lauth (Piano)
(born: 15.May 1931, Ludwigshafen/Germany; died: 30.Aug.2011, Mannheim/Germany
Nachruf / Obituary: Mannheimer Morgen.
David 'Honeyboy' Edwards (Gigarre, Gesang / guitar, vocals)
(born: 28.Jun.1915, Itta Bena/MS; died: 29.Aug.2011, Chicago/IL
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, The Independent.
Pearl Thuston Brown (Piano, Gesang / piano, vocals)
(born: 25.Jul.1927, Kansas City/MO; died: 28.Aug.2011, Kansas City/MO)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Kansas City Star.
Country Thomas (Saxophon / saxophone)
(born: 14.Sep.1925, Washington/DC; died: 24.Aug.2011, Arlington/VA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.
Jerry Leiber (Textdichter / lyricist)
(born: 25.Apr.1933, Baltimore/MD; died: 22.Aug.2011, Los Angeles/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, The Guardian.
Nick Ashford (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 4.May 1941, Fairfield/SC; died: 22.Aug.2011, New York)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Guardian.
Ross Barbour (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 31.Dec.1928, Columbus/IN; died: 20.Aug.2011, USA)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Wedeli Köhler (Violine / violin)
(born: 11.Apr.1949, München/Germany; died: 16.Aug.2011, Germany)
Nachruf / Obituary: Jazzpages.
Alan Adams (Posaune / trombone)
(born: 9.Mar.1937, Howell/MI; died: 12.Aug.2011, Clairemont/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Sign On San Diego.
Richard Turner (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 30.Jul.1984, Leeds/England; died: 11.Aug.2011, England)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Guardian.
Tommy Melville (Tenorsaxophon / tenor saxophone)
(b: Oldham, Greater Manchester/England; d: 15.Aug.2011, England)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Guardian.
Jeanne Carroll (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 15.Jan.1931, Ruleville/MS; died: 9.Aug.2011, Aalst/Belgium)
Delois Barrett Campbell (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 12.Mar.1926, Chicago/IL; died: 2.Aug.2011, Chicago/IL)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.
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Obituaries July 2011
Tom Garvin (Piano)
(born: 4.Feb.1944, Petersburg/VA; died: 31.Jul.2011, Los Angeles/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Los Angeles Times (1), Los Angeles Times (2).
Eric J. Schwarz (Piano)
(born: Fukuoka/Japan; died: 30.Jul.2011, Washington/DC)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.
Gene McDaniels (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 12.Feb.1935, Kansas City/KS; died: 29.Jul.2011, Kittery Point/ME)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian.
Frank Foster (Tenorsaxophon / tenor saxophone)
(born: 23.Sep.1928, Cincinnati/OH; died: 26.Jul.2011, Chesapeake/VA
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, Washington Post (1) Washington Post (2), The Guardian.
Joe Arroyo (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 1.Nov.1955, Cartajena/Colombia; died: 26.Jul.2011, Barranquilla/Colombia)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: The Independent.
Amy Winehouse (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 14.Sep.1983, London/England; died: 23.Jul.2011, London/England)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Süddeutsche Zeitung (1), Süddeutsche Zeitung (2), Frankfurter Rundschau (1), Frankfurter Rundschau (2), The Independent, The Guardian (1), The Guardian (2), The Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post (1), Washington Post (2), San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times.
Frank Landesman (Textdichterin / lyricist)
(born: 21.Oct.1927, New York; died: 23.Jul.2011, London/England)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times, The Guardian.
Lil Greenwood (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 18.Nov.1923, Mobile/AL; died: 19.Jul.2011, Mobile/AL)
Nachruf / Obituary: Alabama Press-Register.
Joe Lee Wilson (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 22.Dec.1935, Bristow/OK; died: 17.Jul.2011, Kemptown, East Sussex/England
Nachruf / Obituary: The Guardian.
Alex Steinweiss (Grafiker / graphic artist)
(born: 24.Mar.1917, Brooklyn/NY; died: 17.Jul.2011, Sarasota/FL)
Nachruf / Obituary: Jazzwax.
Hawe Schneider (Posaune / trombone)
(born: 25.Apr.1930, Leipzig/Germany; died: 17.Jul.2011, Lenzkirch/Germany)
Nachruf / Obituary: Badische Zeitung.
Gil Bernal (Tenorsaxophon / tenor saxophone)
(born: 4.Feb.1931, Los Angeles/CA; died: 17.Jul.2011, Los Angeles/CA
Nachruf / Obituary: Los Angeles Weekly.
Eric Delaney (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 22.May 1924, Acton, London/England; died: 15.Jul.2011, Benidorm/Spain)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: The Guardian, The Telegraph.
Jerry Ragovoy (Komponist / composer)
(born: 4.Sep.1930, Philadelphia/PA; died: 13.Jul.2011, New York)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Francois Cahen (Piano)
(born: 24.Jul.1944, Coulommiers/France; died: 13.Jul.2011, France)
Nachruf / Obituary: Citizen Jazz.
Kenny Baker (Bluegrass-Fiddle)
(born: 26.Jun.1926, Burdine/KY; died: 8.Jul.2011, Gallatin/TN)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Fonce Mizell (Produzent / producer)
(born: 15.Jan.1943, New York; died: 5.Jul.2011, Beverly Hills/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
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Obituaries June 2011
Ian Wheeler (Klarinette / clarinet)
(born: 13.Jan.1931, Greenwich, London/England; died: June 2011, England)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent, The Guardian.
Fred Steiner (Komponist / composer)
(born: 24.Feb.1923, New York; died: 23.Jun.2011, Jalisco/Mexico)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.
Mike Montgomery (Piano, Sammler / piano, collector)
(died: 22.Jun.2011, USA)
Ottilie Patterson (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 31.Jan.1932, Comber, County Down/Northern Ireland; died: 20.Jun.2011, Ayr/Scotland;
Nachruf / Obituary: Belfast Telegraph, The Independent.
Clarence Clemons (Saxophon / saxophone)
(born: 11.Jan.1942, Norwalk/VA; died: 18.Jun.2011, Florida)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, The Independent, Detroit News.
Mary Birt (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 31.May 1944, USA; died: 14.Jun.2011, USA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Obits for Life.
Mae Wheeler (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 15.May 1934, Memphis/TN; died: 15.Jun.2011, St.Louis/MO)
Nachruf / Obituary: St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
György Szabados (Piano)
(born: 13.Jul.1939, Budapest/Hungary; died: 10.Jun.2011, Nagymaros/Hungary)
Nachruf / Obituary: Quart.
Alan Rubin (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 11.Feb.1943, New York; died: 8.Jun.2011, New York)
Nachruf / Obituary: Los Angeles Times.
Ray Bryant (Piano)
(born: 24.Dec.1931, Philadelphia/PA; died: 2.Jun.2011, New York)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, Boston Globe, The Guardian.
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Obituaries May 2011
Gil Scott-Heron (Gesang)
(born: 1.Apr.1949, Chicago/IL; died: 27.May 2011, New York;
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Observer.
Bill Bardin (Posaune / trombone)
(died: 21.May 2011, USA)
Joe Mogotsi (Gesang / vocal)
(born: 14.Apr.1924, Johannesburg/South Africa; died: 19.May 2011, Johannesburg/South Africa)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent.
Bob Flanigan (Gesang, Posaune / vocal, trombone)
(born: 22.Aug.1926, Greencastle/IN; died: 15.May 2011, Las Vegas/NV)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Bruce Ricker (Filmemacher / film maker)
(born: 10.Oct.1942, Staten Island/NY; died: 13.May 2011, Cambridge/MA)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times.
Lloyd Knibb (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 8.Mar.1931, Kingston/Jamaica; died: 12.May 2011, Kingston/Jamaica)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: The Guardian, The Independent.
Snooky Young (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 3.Feb.1919, Dayton/OH; died: 11.May 2011, Newport Beach/CA
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post, New York Times.
Botts Sr., George (Tenorsaxophon / tenor saxophone)
(died: 11.May 2011, Washington/DC)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington City Paper.
Zim Ngqawana (Saxophon / saxophone)
(born: 1959, Port Elizabeth/South Africa, died: 9.May 2011, Johannesburg/South Africa)
Nachruf / Obituary: Examiner.
Cornell Dupree (Gitarre / guitar)
(born: 19.Dec.1942, Fort Worth/TX; died: 8.May 2011, Fort Worth/TX)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Los Angeles Times, New York Times, The Guardian.
Stanley Wright (Bass)
(died: ca.6.May 2011, Brooklyn/NY)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Daily News, Wall Street Journal.
Ernest Motlhe (Bass)
(born: 1941, Lady Selborne/South Africa; died: 2.May 2011, Pretoria/South Africa)
Nachruf / Obituary: Sowetan Live.
Velzoe Brown (Piano)
(born: 1.Mar.1910, Nebraska; died: 4.May 2011, Santa Cruz/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Silicon Valley Mercury News.
Odell Brown (Orgel / organ)
(born: 2.Feb.1940, Louisville/KY; died: 3.May.2011, Richfield/MN)
Nachruf / Obituary: Gibson.
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Obituaries April 2011
Eddie Mordue (Tenorsaxophon / tenor saxophone)
(born: 5.Jan.1928, South Shields/England; died: 26.Jan.2011, England)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: The Independent.
Ira Cohen (Dichter / poet)
(born: 3.Feb.1935, Bronx/NY; died: 25.Apr.2011, New York)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Guardian.
Phoebe Snow (Gesang / singer)
(born: 17.Jul.1950, New York; died: 25.Apr.2011, Edison/NJ)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Independent.
Joan Peyser (Musikhistorikerin / music historian)
(born: 12.Jun.1930, New York; died: 24.Apr.2011, New York)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Ray Smith (Jazz-Schallplattenladen-Besitzer / jazz record shop owner)
(born: 9.Sep.1934, Ealing, near London/England; died: 17.Apr.2011, London/England)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Guardian.
Klaus Rudolf Elleringmann (Piano)
(born: 7.Jan.1926, Bochum/Germany; died: 17.Apr.2011, Siegen/Germany)
Nachruf / Obituary: Siegener Zeitung.
Alan C. Webber (Posaune / trombone)
(born: Waterbury/CT; died: 13.Apr.2011, Washington/DC)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.
Ben Andrews (Gitarre, Gesang / guitar, vocal)
(born: 27.Sep.1959, Belgrade/Serbia; died: 13.Apr.2011, Martinsburg/WV)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.
Lacy Gibson (Gitare, Gesang / guitar, vocal)
(born: 1.May 1936, Granite Quarry, near Salisbury/NC; died: 11.Apr.2011, Chicago/IL
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Billy Bang (Violine / violin)
(born: 20.Sep.1947, Mobile/AL; died: 11.Apr.2011, New York
His last fight – Billy Bang ist tot
Wir nehmen Abschied von Billy Bang. Der 1947 in Alabama geborene US-amerikanische Jazz-Violinist hat am Abend des 11. Aprils seinen Kampf gegen Lungenkrebs verloren.
Geboren in den Südstaaten, verbrachte Billy Bang Kindheit und Jugend in der Bronx, wo er auch mit klassischem Geigenspiel begann. „Ich war klein“, sagte er, „darum war die Geige wohl das passende Instrument ... Ich hätte lieber Schlagzeug gespielt ...“ Mit 18 änderte sich sein Leben – wie das vieler junger US-Amerikaner dieser Zeit – dramatisch: Der Einsatz in Vietnam, zuerst als einfacher Soldat, dann als Sergeant, bedeutete nicht nur den Abschied von der Musik, sondern auch von einem Leben ohne Alpträume. Seine traumatischen Erfahrungen verarbeitete er erst viele Jahre später in einer Art selbstverordneter Therapie auf zwei Alben: Vietnam: The Aftermath von 2001 und Vietnam: Reflections von 2005 (letzteres unter Beteiligung vietnamesischer Musiker). Mit Kompositionen wie „Yo! Ho Chi Minh is in the House“, „Tunnel Rat“ und dem „Moments for the KIAMIA“ (Akronym für „killed in action“ und „missing in action“) stellte er sich seinen persönlichen Dämonen. Billy Bang gewährte nicht nur Einblick in das gequälte Herz eines Vietnamveteranen, er hinterließ mit der schwierigen Aufarbeitung seines Kriegstraumas auch intensive Dokumente seiner brillanten Spielweise. Ihm selbst gelang es, nach der katharsischen Arbeit an diesen Aufnahmen sein Leben neu zu ordnen. „Davor war ich immer und die ganze Zeit in Vietnam. Ich habe es einfach nicht geschafft, mein Leben in den Griff zu bekommen. Der 4. Juli hat mich jedes Mal wieder fertiggemacht.“
Nach seiner Rückkehr aus dem Krieg wandte sich Billy Bang – inspiriert von der Spielweise Ornette Colemans – der Jazzimprovisation zu, seine Lehrer waren zuerst der Bassist Wilbur Ware, dann der Geiger Leroy Jenkins, von dessen clusterndem, bluesigen Stil sich Billy Bang’s ursprünglich klassisch angelegtes Spiel beeinflussen ließ. Nach einem kurzen Intermezzo beim Sun Ra Orkestra und ersten Erfolgen im Umfeld des avantgardistischen Rivbea – dem von Sam Rivers und seiner Frau Bea gegründeten New Yorker Loftstudio, in den 70ern Mittelpunkt der experimentierenden Musikszene – feierte Billy Bang in Europa Erfolge: 1977 spielte er auf wichtigen Festivals in Europa. Das Publikum liebte sein rhythmisches, so explosives wie emotionales Spiel, seine zwischen Dramatik und der überschäumenden Emotionalität des Überlebenden changierenden intensiven Solos. Ebenfalls 1977 gründete Bang mit dem Gitarristen James Emery und dem Kontrabassisten John Lindberg das String Trio of New York, war Mitglied von Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society and Sonny Sharrock's Material. Seit den 80er Jahren sowohl live als auch im Studio sehr aktiv, spielte er mit Hamiett Bluiett, Sun Ra, Don Cherry, David Murray und vielen anderen, produzierte als Leader 17 Alben, als Sideman u. a. von Wiliam Parker vier, mit anderen Formationen ein weiteres Dutzend Aufnahmen. Herausragend sein Soloalbum Commandment, eine Reihe von Kompositionen und Improvisationen, die von Skulpturen des Künstlers Alain Kirili inspiriert wurden, und das 2003 eingespielte Scrapbook mit William Parker und Hamid Drake.
Unvergessen bleibt Billy Bangs Auftritt auf der Bühne des letztjährigen Vision Festivals in New York: Bereits tief gezeichnet von der Krankheit berichtet er von seinem Kampf gegen den Krebs – um sich dann das Herz aus dem Leib zu spielen.
(Renate DaRin, 13. April 2011)
His last fight - Billy Bang has passed
We say goodbye to Billy Bang (William Walker). Born 1947 in Alabama, the American jazz violinist lost his battle against lung cancer on the evening of April 11th 2011 at 7.30 pm.
Born in the deep South, Billy Bang spent his childhood and youth in the Bronx, where he began playing classical violin. "I was a small kid," he said, "so the violin was probably the right instrument ... I would have preferred to play the drums ...". At the age of 18 his life - like that of many young Americans at this time - changed dramatically: the mission in Vietnam, first as a soldier, then as a sergeant, was not only a farewell from music, but also from a life without nightmares.
He was unable to purge himself of those traumatic violent experiences until many years later, independently, through a kind of self-prescribed therapy on two albums, Vietnam: The Aftermath from 2001 and Vietnam: Reflections from 2004 (the latter with the participation of Vietnamese musicians). With compositions like "Yo! Ho Chi Minh is in the House," "Tunnel Rat" and "Moments for the KIAMIA" (acronym for "Killed In Action" and "Missing In Action "), he exorcised his private demons. Billy Bang not only provided insight into the tormented hearts of many Vietnam veterans, but coming to terms with his distressing personal history also yielded intense documents of his brilliant artistry. Through his purifying work on these recordings he managed to restructure his life. "I lived in Vietnam, totally, all the time. I couldn't get on with my life. I couldn't even handle the Fourth of July."
After his return from the war, Billy Bang turned - inspired by the playing of Ornette Coleman - to jazz improvisation. His first teachers were bassist Wilbur Ware and violinist Leroy Jenkins, whose clustering, bluesy style propelled Billy Bang's emergence as an avant-garde improviser. After a brief intermezzo with the Sun Ra Arkestra and meaningful collaborations at Studio Rivbea - the New York loft space founded by Sam Rivers and his wife Bea, which was in the 70's one of the focal points of the NYC progressive music scene - Billy Bang became very popular in Europe: In 1977 he played at important festivals in several countries. The audience loved his rhythm, his explosive and as well emotional play, his intense solos oscillating between Billy's dramatic presence and the exuberant emotions of a survivor.
Later in 1977 Bang founded, together with the guitarist James Emery and the bassist John Lindberg, the String Trio of New York. He was also a member of Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society and Sonny Sharrock's Material. From the 80's on he was very active recording in the studio and performing on stage. He played with Hamiett Bluiett, Sun Ra, Don Cherry, David Murray and many others, and produced numerous albums as a leader. The 1997 No More solo release Commandment was outstanding. Inspired by Alain Kirili's sculptures, it included a number of Bang's own compositions and improvisations. The 2003 Thirsty Ear recording Scrapbook, with William Parker and Hamid Drake, featured his mastery of Parker's compositions.
Billy Bang's stage appearance at last year's Vision Festival in NYC was remarkable. Obviously worn down from battling his illness, he discussed his fight against cancer with the audience - and then proceeded to play his heart out.
(Renate DaRin, 13. April 2011)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: NPR, Rochester City Newspaper, New York Times, The Guardian.
Orrin Tucker (Bandleader)
(born: 17.Feb.1911, St.Louis/MO; died: 9.Apr.2011, near Los Angeles/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post, Los Angeles Times.
Alexander Loulakis (Sammler / collector)
(born: 25.Dec.1924, Frankfurt/Germany; died: 4.Apr.2011, Frankfurt/Germany)
Nachruf / Obituary: Frankfurter Rundschau.
James Wade Mouton (Piano)
(born: 5.Oct.1925, New Orleans/LA; died: 2.Apr.2011, New Orleans/LA)
Nachruf / Obituary: New Orleans Times-Picayune.
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Obitiaries
March 2011
David L. Williams (Saxophon / saxophone)
(died: 29.Mar.2011, Richmond/VA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Bill Scarlett (Tenorsaxophone / tenor saxophone)
(born: 6.Mar.1929, Russellville/AR; died: 28.Mar.2011, Knoxville/TN)
Nachruf / Obituary: MetroPulse.
Bob Taylor (Trompete / trumpet)
(died: 24.Mar.2011, England)
Pinetop Perkins (Piano, Gesang / piano, vocals)
(born: 7.Jul.1913, Belzoni/MS; died: 21.Mar.2011, Austin/TX
Nachrufe / Obituaries: My
Fox Austin, The
Independent.
Heinz Steinert (Soziologe / sociologist)
(born: 1942; died: 20.Mar.2011, Wien/Austria)
Johnny Pearson (Piano)
(born: 18.Jun.1925, Chesterfield, Derbyshire/England; died: 20.Mar.2011, England)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Guardian.
Kym Bonython (Impresario)
(born: 15.Sep.1920, Adelaide/Australia; died: 19.Mar.2011, Adelaide/Australia)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Sydney
Morning Herald, www.news.com.au.
Armen Halburian (Perkussion / percussion)
(born: 25.Dec.1933, Bronx/NY; died: 16.Mar.2011, USA)
Melvin Sparks (Gitarre / guitar)
(born: 22.Mar.1946, Houston/TX; died: 13.Mar.2011, Mount Vernon/NY)
Nachruf / Obituary: New
York Times.
Dietmar Mues (Schauspieler / actor)
(born: 21.Dec.1945, Dresden/Germany; died: 12.Mar.2011, Hamburg/Germany)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Welt
Online.
Joe Morello (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 17.Jul.1928, Springfield/MA; died: 12.Mar.2011, New Jersey
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Los
Angeles Times, San
Francisco Chronicle, New
York Times, The
Guardian, The
Independent.
Hugh Martin (Komponist / composer)
(born: 11.Aug.1914, Birmingham/AL; died: 11.Mar.2011, Encinitas/CA
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington
Post.
Arnie Carruthers (Piano)
(died: 7.Mar.2011, Spokane Valley/WA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Spokesman-Review.
Ned Mann (Bass)
(born: 23.Nov.1961, Boston/MA; died: 6.Mar.2011, Del Mar/CA)
Nachruf / Obituary: San
Diego Union-Tribune.
Herman Ernest III (Schlagzeug / drums)
(died: 6.Mar.2011, New Orleans/LA)
Nachruf / Obituary: New
Orleans Times-Picayune.
Roger Vanhaverbeke (Bass)
(born: 7.Aug. 1930 Ostend/Belgium; died: 5.Mar. 2011, Brussels/Belgium)
Nachruf / Obituary: avenir.net
Erling Kroner (Posaune / trombone)
(born: 16.Apr.1943, Copenhagen/Denmark; died: 2.Mar.2011, Copenhagen/Denmark)
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Obitiaries February 2011
Jens Winther (Trompete / treumpet)
(born: 29.Oct.1960, Naestved/Denmark; died: 24.Feb.2011, Denmark)
Horst Mühlbradt (Piano)
(b: 18.Jan.1930, Berlin/Germany; d: 23.Feb.2011, Alverslohe/Germany)
Frans Elsen (Piano)
(born: 28.May 1934, Voorburg/Netherlands; died: 23.Feb.2011, Den haag/Netherlands)
Dave Shapiro (Bass)
(born: 24.Apr.1952, Brooklyn/NY; died: 16.Feb.2011, West Townshend/VT)
Nachruf / Obituary: Reformer.
George Shearing (Piano)
(born: 13.Aug.1919, Battersea, London/England; died: 14.Feb.2011, New York)
Nachrufe / obituaries: Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, Frankfurter Rundschau.
Willi Geipel (Clubbesitzer / club owner)
(born: Apr.1929, Germany; died: 13.Feb.2011, Frankfurt/Germany)
Nachrufe/ obituaries: Frankfurter Neue Presse.
Ein Humusklumpen der Jazzszene
Zum Tode des ehemaligen 'Jazzkeller’-Wirtes Willi Geipel
Die steile Stiege mit ihren 19 steinernen Stufen hinab in den Jazzkeller, diesen Uterus des Frankfurter – und das hieß in der Nachkriegszeit: deutschen – Jazz ist Willi Geibel Tausende Male ab- und aufgestiegen, so häufig, wie kein zweiter Mensch. Das dürfte mehr als das zehnfache einer Besteigung des Mount Everest entsprechen.
Als die Frankfurter Jazzer in den Kriegstrümmern eine Heimstatt für ihre Musik suchten, die sie unter den Nazis heimlich praktizieren mussten, als sie dieses noch intakte Gewölbe unter einem völlig zerbombten Hauses fanden, als es Trompeter Carlo Bohländer gelang, eine Konzession für Musik und Ausschank zu erhalten, war dies mit Auflagen verbunden, die das Her- und Einrichten des mit Trümmerschutt angefüllten Kellers betrafen. Wie praktisch, dass der 'Hot Club’ mit Willi Geibel einen Tiefbauingenieur hatte, der planen und die notwendigen Bauanträge unterzeichnen konnte; und als das ‚Domicile du Jazz’ im August 1952 auch offiziell eröffnet war und sich plötzlich ein Engpaß in der Besetzungsliste der Bar ergab, da sprang Willi ein.
Es blieb nicht dabei; neun Monate lang war er der Barkeeper, so lange, bis seine seit längerem vorliegende Einwanderungserlaubnis nach Kanada vorlag und er Frankfurt verließ. Doch länger als drei Jahre hielt er es dort in seinem Beruf nicht aus, er haßte – wie er einmal verschmitzt mitteile – das frühe Aufstehen, und er vermisste den Jazz und die Frankfurter Szene.
Als er zurückkam, bekniete ihn Carlo Bohländer, der noch immer Konzessionsinhaber war, aber – eigenen Aussagen zufolge – nie im 'Keller’ gearbeitet hat, als Pächter und alleinverantwortlicher Geschäftsführer einzusteigen, und so beginnt die Ära Geipel. 1963 schied Carlo aus, Willi übernimmt die Konzession des Jazzkellers, der schon immer so genannt wurde, inzwischen auch offiziell so heißt; er engagiert die Musiker, steht hinter dem Tresen, und als er nach weiteren 15 Jahren den Thekendienst abgibt, bleibt er weiterhin fürs Programm verantwortlich. Und dieses Programm hat es in sich in seiner Mischung aus lokalen Musikern und internationalen Größen – zu denen inzwischen auch einige Frankfurter herangewachsen waren.
Die Szene hatte sich stark verändert. Anstelle der Sessions und Konzerte, bei denen die Musiker sich trafen und für Freigetränke spielten, waren inzwischen mehr oder minder feste Besetzungen getreten, deren Auftritte vorgeplant waren. Das Publikum wollte ebenfalls eine verbindlichere Planung, und daher mussten die Aktiven auch bezahlt werden. Nicht zuletzt auf Willis Initiative trat eine Art Vollversammlung der Musiker zusammen, zu der fast alle kamen und bei der die künftigen Regeln festgelegt wurden: Ab 1963 erhielt jeder Musiker 25,- DM pro Auftritt, egal, wie bekannt er war. Die Arrivierten subventionierten somit ganz bewusst die Newcomer – ein Konstrukt, das in seiner Gemeinnützigkeit neu war in diesem Genre, und das sehr zur Virulenz der Frankfurter Szene beitrug.
Auch nach seinem offiziellen Ausscheiden blieb Willi präsent; man traf ihn bei zahlreichen Konzerten, auf Festivals, in Szenentreffs – und in den letzten Jahren auch auf Beerdigungen.
Willi starb in der Nacht zum Montag friedlich im Krankenhaus, in das er wegen Wassers in der Lunge eingeliefert worden war, und in dem man bei ihm einen offenbar fortgeschrittenen Krebs diagnostizierte. Als Trost bleibt, dass ihm ein Leidensweg als Pflegefall erspart wurde. Im April wäre er 82 Jahre alt geworden, und wenn wir an ihn denken, dann an einen sehr originalen Menschen, der wesentliches zur Entwicklung der Jazzszene beigetragen hat, auch ohne auf der Bühne zu stehen. Denn bevor ein Musiker auftritt, muß erst einmal eine Auftrittsmöglichkeit vorhanden sein, und für eine der wichtigsten, für den mittlerweilen ältesten Jazz-Heimatort, der sich noch immer im selben, von ihm geplanten Keller befindet, steht der Name Willi Geipel.
(Michael Rieth, 15.Feb.2011)
Andrzej Przybielski (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 9.Sep.1944, Poland; died: 9.Feb.2011, Bydgoszcz)
Gary Moore (Gitarre, Gesang / guitar, vocals)
(born: 4.Apr.1952, Belfast/Northern Ireland; died: 6.Feb.2011, Estepona/Spain)
Nachrufe / obituaries: The Independent, The Guardian (1), The Guardian (2).
Raymond Jones (Piano, Gesang / piano, vocals)
(died: 6.Feb.2011, New Orleans/LA)
Mary Cleere Haran (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 13.May 1952, San Francisco/CA; died: 5.Feb.2011, Deerfield Beach/FL)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Niel Parker (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 20.Jan.1908, Worcester/MA; died: 4.Feb.2011, Los Angeles/CA)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Los Angeles Times, Variety.
Alan Quinn (Posaune / trombone)
(born: 9.May 1943, Leith/England; died: 4.Feb.2011, Edinburgh/Scotland)
Allen Smith (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 11.Aug.1925, Midland/PA; died: 3.Feb.2011, San Francisco/CA)
Nachruf / obituary: San Francisco Chronicle.
Bill Triglia (Piano)
(born: 22.Feb.1924, Bronx/NY; died: 3.Feb.2011, Hackensack/NJ
Nachruf / Obituary: Hackensack Record.
Tony Levin (Schlagzeug / drums)
(born: 30.Jan.1940, Much Wenlock, Shropshire/England; died: 3.Feb.2011, Birmingham/England)
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Obitiaries January 2011
John Barry (Komponist / composer)
(born: 3.Nov.1933, York/England; died: 30.Jan.2011, New York)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times (1), New York Times (2), The Independent, The Guardian.
Milton Babbitt (Komponist / composer)
(born: 10.May 1916, Philadelphia/PA; died: 29.Jan.2011, Princeton/NJ)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: New York Times; Washington Post; The Guardian, The Independent.
Wally Rave (Musikwissenschaftler / musicologist)
(born: 1936, Mendota/IL; died: 28.Jan.2011, Mesa/AZ)
Pit Huber (Kritiker / critic)
(died: 25.Jan.2011, Germany)
Barrie Lee Hall Jr. (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 30.Jun.1949, Mansfield/LA; died: 25.Jan.2011, Houston/TX)
Nachruf / Obituary: Houston Chronicle.
Buddy Charleton (Steel-Guitar)
(born: 6.Mar.1938, Market/VA; died: 25.Jan.2011, Locust Grove/VA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Washington Post.
David Pearlman (Gitarre / guitar)
(born: 15.Oct.1933, Fresno/CA; died: 23.Jan.2011, New Orleans/LA)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Betty Smith (Tenorsaxophon / tenor saxophone)
(born: 6.Jul.1929, Sileby, Leicestershire/England; died: 21.Jan.2011, Kirby Muxloe, Leichershire/England
Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent.
Eugenio Arango (Perkussion / percussion)
(born: 2.Jun.1934, Havana/Cuba; died: 21.Jan.2011, Bronx/NY)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Don Ferrara (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 10.Mar.1928, Brooklyn/NY; died: 18.Jan.2011, San Diego/CA)
Don Kirshner (Produzent / producer)
(born: 17.Apr.1924, New York; died: 17.Jan.2011, Bota Raton/FL)
Nachruf / Obituary: The Independent.
Jean-Pierre Battestini (Kritiker / critic)
(born: 9.Apr.1937, Orléansville/Algeria; died: 12.Jan.2011, France)
Charles Graham (Kritiker / critic)
(died: 11.Jan.2011, New York)
Margaret Whiting (Gesang / vocals)
(born: 22.Jul.1924, Detroit/MI; died: 10.Jan.2011, Englewood/NJ)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times, Washington Post, The Independent.
Bosko Petrovic (Vibraphon / vibraphone)
(born: 18.Feb.1935, Bjelovar/Yugoslavia; died: 10.Jan.2011, Zagreb/Croatia)
Nachruf / Obituary: Agence France Press.
Paul Bonner (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 29.Jan.1948, England; died: 10.Jan.2011, London/England)
Hans Ulrich Engelmann (Komponist / composer)
(born: 8.Sep.1921, Darmstadt/Germany; died: 8.Jan.2011, Darmstadt/Germany
Nachruf / Obituary: Darmstädter Echo (1), Darmstädter Echo (2), Welt Online, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurter Rundschau.
Bobby Robinson (Plattenladen-Besitzer / record show owner)
(born: 16.Apr.1917, New York; died: 7.Jan.2011, New York)
Nachruf / obituary: The Guardian.
Curtis Mitchell (Bass)
(born: 1926, New Orleans/LA; died: 6.Jan.2011, New Orleans/LA)
Nachruf / Obituary: Lousiana Weekly.
Brian Rust (Diskograph / discographer)
(born: 19.Mar.1922, London/GB; died: 5.Jan.2011, England)
Nachruf / Obituary: New York Times.
Mick Karn (Bass)
(born: 24.Jul.1958, Nikosia/Cyprus; died: 4.Jan.2011, London/England)
Nachrufe / Obituaries: The Guardian, The Independent.
Rod Chambers (Klarinette / clarinet)
(born: 2.Mar.1944, Golcar, Yorkshire/England; died: 4.Jan.2011, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire/England)
Ian Brown (Trompete / trumpet)
(born: 3.May 1932, England; died: 4.Jan.2011, England)
Charles Fambrough (Bass)
(born: 25.Aug.1950; Philadelphia/PA; died: 1.Jan.2011, Philadelphia/PA
Nachrufe / Obituaries: Jazztruth.
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