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  / Chick Corea, seen here performing in Turin, Italy, in 2018, died Feb. 9. // Getty Images for OGR, Giorgio Perottino This story was updated at 9:28 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 11. The keyboardist, composer and bandleader Chick Corea — one of the most revered figures in contemporary jazz, but an artist whose work spanned fusion to classical — died on Feb. 9 at age 79. Dan Muse from Chick Corea Productions confirmed his death to NPR on Thursday afternoon. Corea's team also reported his death on social media, saying that he died from "a rare form of cancer which was only discovered v...

2021 Festivals in Derry: Council unveils plans for COVID-safe outdoor celebrations Outdoor weekend celebrations, street cafés, large scale exhibits, street installations and wandering musicians will form part of upcoming festivals in Derry after the local Council unveiled plans to move away from online, virtual events towards COVID-safe celebrations to keep spirits up. Wednesday, 10th February 2021, 7:56 am A wide ranging report on St Patrick’s Day, the Jazz Festival, Hallowe’en and other festivals was tabled by Head of Culture Aeidin McCarter yesterday at the Council’s Business & Cult...

By Adam Feibel A pair of filmmakers want to tell the story of Dr. Lonnie Smith and his journey from a childhood doo-wop singer to a Hammond B3 devotee to an NEA Jazz Master. Emmy-winning Toronto producer Ed Barreveld is calling on jazz fans to help produce a “rough cut” of a documentary about the iconic organist so that it can be shown to potential purchasers and licensees. Directed by first-time filmmaker Howard Goldstein,  Dr. B3: The Soul of the Music will trace Smith’s life story using archival and contemporary concert footage and interviews with collaborators and fans such as Geo...

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One of america's great journalist died over the weeken weekend. best known as a jazz writer, passed away at the age of 91. he was named as a jazz master by the national endowment of the. what made him so special? he loved the constitution as much as he loved jazz. always willing to challenge the left and right when they were shutting down free speech, attacking political correctness among feminists, college students who didn't want to hear right wing people on their campus. nat hentoff was the winner of a lifetime achievement award and when he was asked what makes you tick? he would say rage. ...