Final bars, 2021

An extensive list of hundreds of international esteemed jazz, blues and “creative music” instrumentalists, singers and adherents of those arts who died in 2021. Photos © Sánta István Csaba, unless credited otherwise.

W. R. Stokes, JJA founding member, editor emerittus of JazzNotes; photo from his family

Compiled for the Jazz Journalists Association from sources including local newspapers, the Jazzinstitut Darmstadt newsletter, AllAboutJazz.com, Wikipedia, the New York Times, Legacy.com, Rolling Stone, Variety, JazzTimes.com, blogs, listserves, Facebook pages and European publications. Links to their fuller biographies or obituaries are provided where possible.

ESPECIALLY NOTABLE: ALEXEY BATASHEV♦**, JACK BRADLEY, THURSTON BRISCOE**, CHRISTIAN BROECKING**, EULIS CATHEY**, CHICK COREA*, DOTTIE DODGION, PEE WEE ELLIS, PAMELA ESPELAND**, BOBBY FEW, DAVE FRISHBERG, CURTIS FULLER*, ANDY FUSCO♦, MILFORD GRAVES, SLIDE HAMPTON*, LARRY HARLOW, BARRY HARRIS*♦ , HOWARD JOHNSON, JUNIOR MANCE, PAT MARTINO, SEAGAWA MASAHISA**, GEORGE MRAZ, SAMMY NESTICO, JOHNNY PACHECO, RALPH PETERSON, BOB PORTER**, FREDDIE REDD, MIKE RENZI, PHIL SCHAAP* **, AL SCHMITT, NORMAN SIMMONS, SONNY SIMMONS, DR. LONNIE SMITH*, W. ROYAL STOKES**, GREG TATE**, CHARLIE WATTS, GEORGE WEIN*

*denotes NEA Jazz Masters (Chick Corea, Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton, Barry Harris, Phil Schaap, Dr. Lonnie Smith, George Wein)

** denotes writers and broadcasters (Batashev, Briscoe, Broecking, Cathey, Espeland, Masahisa, Porter, Schaap, Stokes, Tate)

♦ denotes coronavirus-related deaths (Batashev, Fusco, Harris)

Arranger and orchestrator Bob Holloway.

Bandleader, guitarist and singer Beto Leal.

Bandoneonist and composer Raul Jaurena.

Banjoists Bo Bryant, John Martin, J.D. Crowe; banjoist, guitarist and singer Pawel Tartanus; banjoist and guitarist Ken Salvo; banjoist and actor George Segal.

Bassists Juini Booth, Baron Browne, Al Doane, Isla Eckinger, Mike Fiore,

John Heard, Spike Heatley, Gerry Hughes, Miles Jackson, Hakim Jami, Mladen Baraković Lima, Stephen Maskaleris, Carl McVicker, Claude Mouton, Vic Pitt, Robbie Shakespeare, Len Skeat, Mike Van De Mark; bassist, composer, arranger and singer Alfonso “El Panameño” Joseph; bassist, cellist, singer, composer and arranger Luis Duarte;

bassist, saxophonist and composer George Mraz; bassist and pocket trumpeter Dean Reilly; bassist, composer and educator Antti Hytti, bassists, composers and producers Sergio Brandão, Pedro Gonçalves; bassist, bandleader, composer and label owner (Alacra) Mario Pavone; bassist, composer, filmmaker, inventor and educator Bob Danziger; bassist and bandleader Bob Moore; bassists and composers François Grillot, Teppo Hauta-aho, Leonard Hubbard, Paul Jackson, Sammy Kasule, James Leary, Joey Pearlman; bassist, producer, label owner (Wave), club owner (London’s Bass Clef), educator and writer Peter Ind; bassist, synthesizer pioneer and record producer Malcolm Cecil; bassist and singer Joe Long; bassist and photographer Rick Laird; bassist, educator and jazz club co-founder (Lyon, France’s La Clef de Voûte) Stéphane Rivero;

bassists and educators Jeff Chambers, John Johnson, Jim Stinnett, Eliot Wadopian, Jim Widner; bassist, composer and writer Rainer Lewalter; bassist and audio equipment developer Mario Suraci.

Bassoonist and reed player Ray Pizzi.

Cellists, composers and educators Leo Crandall, David Darling.

Clarinetists Norbert Hanf, Leslaw Lic, Tapani Renkonen, Joseph “Toot” Smith; clarinetist and bandleader Billy Gorlt; clarinetist and singer Bob Schroeder; clarinetist, composer and educator Béla Kovács; clarinetist, composer and broadcaster Klaus Schneider; clarinetist and educator Peter Pane; clarinetist, Jazz India former president, Indian jurist and human rights advocate Soli Sorabjee;

Composer Mikis Theodorakis; composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim; composer, lyricist and playwright Leslie Bricusse; composer, arranger, educator and trombonist Sammy Nestico; composer, pianist and educator Louis Andriessen, Klaus Wüsthoff; composer and educator Alvin Lucier; composer, trumpeter and “Fourth World” music conceptualist Jon Hassell; composer, arranger, pianist, producer and singer Jeremy Lubbock; composer, bandleader, multi-instrumentalist and singer Ladislav Štaidl; composer and pianist Frederic Rzewski; composer and electronic music pioneer Joel Chadabe; composer and British synth pioneer Peter Zinovieff;

Conductor and longtime board member of Oakland CA’s Oaktown Jazz Workshops Michael Morgan.

Cornetist Dave Holo.

Drummers Brian Allee, Colin Bowden, Enzo Carpentieri, Charles Connor, Billy Conway, Howard Dicus Sr., Graeme Edge, Frank Gant, Jim Gwin, Al Hartland, Duffy Jackson, Fred Jacquemin, Dick Karner, Mamady Keïta, Scott Laningham, David Lee Jr., James Martin, Spike McKendry, Tom Morey, Shuichi “Ponta” Murakami, Benny Mustafa, Don Pentleton, Dee Pop, Bosse Skoglund, Mike Stamm, Mabi Thobejane, Jack Warner, Charlie Watts;

drummer, bandleader and educator George McGowan, drummer, bandleader and educator Ralph Peterson, Jr.; drummer, conductor and educator Durul Gence; drummer, bandleader and composer Jerry Granelli; drummer, guitarist and bandleader Zen Sawchuk; drummer, pianist, composer and educator Chuck Fertal; drummer and bandleader Howard “KingFish” Franklin Jr.; drummer and composer Everett Morton; drummer and singer Dottie Dodgion; drummer, singer and songwriter LeRoy White; drummer, thereminist and composer Michael Evans; drummers and trumpeters Tino Contreras, Fredy Bühler; drummer, bandleader and curator of Germany’s Jazz am Rhein festival Christian Scheuber; drummer, percussionist and concert organizer Peter Hollinger; drummer and club owner (Philadelphia’s Cadillac Club and Warmdaddy’s) Ben Bynum; drummers and educators Colin Bailey, Baba David Coleman, Leonard Cuddy, Buddy Deppenschmidt, Nicky Gebhard,

Milford Graves, Kenny Malone, Mike Shapiro, Kozo Suganuma, Brian Weber; drummer, educator and broadcaster Carlton Jackson; drummer and sound editor Joe Siracusa; drummer and civil rights leader Ernest “Rip” Patton; drummer, festival founder (Brussels, Belgium’s Saint-Jazz-Tenode) and venue founder (The Jazz Station) Jean Demannez;

Duduk player, composer and educator Djivan Gasparyan.

Educators Lawrence Eisman,

Electronic/computer music creator and (Editions Mego) label founder Peter Rehberg.

Flutist Lloyd McNeill; flutist, composer, arranger, bandleader, producer and Fania Records co-founder Johnny Pacheco; flutist, saxophonist, singer, composer and bandleader Kathryn Moses; flutist, bassist, composer and educator John Starr; flutist and educator Larry Aversano; quena flutist and composer Jorge Cumbo.

Guitarists Luboš Andršt, Barthélémy Attisso, Daniel Temaeva Benoit, Giulio Camarca, Franco Cerri, Joan Eloi Vila de Paz, John Goodsall, John Hutchinson, guitarist Rohn Lawrence, James Mac Gaw, Beben Jazz, Derek Julien, Bopol Mansiamina, John Russell, Akira Wada, Sunao Wada, Anthony Weller; guitarist, composer, arranger and producer Lawrence Matshiza; guitarists, composers and bandleaders Nana Ampadu,

Pat Martino; guitarists and composers Luboš Andršt, Paolo Giordano, Oscar López Ruiz, Michel Robidoux, Sebastião Tapajós; guitarist and banjoist Tony Pitt; guitarist and bassist Lulama Gawulana; guitarist, singer and producer Jacob Desvarieux; guitarists and singers Ron Anthony, Roy Gaines, Wambali Mkandawire, Beb Papasian; guitarist and (Chapman Stick) instrument inventor Emmet Chapman; guitarist, sound engineer, producer and educator Michael Bruun; guitarist, sound engineer and producer Momir Cvetković; guitarist and festival co-founder (Switzerland’s Jazzfestival Schaffhausen) Urs Vögeli; guitarist and jazz co-op club (Vancouver, Canada’s The Cellar Musicians & Artists Society) president Jim Kilburn.

Harpist Sheila Bromberg.

Jazz poet, writer and anglo-saxophonist Michael Horovitz; spoken word artist Calvin Gantt,

Kora player Tata Dindin.

Multi-instrumentalists Howard Johnson, Isaac Mkukupa, Keith Nichols, Mac Rae, Tom Wouters; multi-instrumentalist and composer Melih Gürel; multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator Jef Sicard, multi-instrumentalist, singer, instrument inventor, bandleader, educator and visual artist Victor Uwaifo; multi-instrumentalist, educator and writer Conrad Cork; multi-instrumentalist and singer Claude “Didi” Pattirane; multi-instrumentalist, instrument maker (best known for his steel cello), and visual artist Bob Rutman; multi-instrumentalist, sound designer and conductor Dino Deane; multi-instrumentalist and singer Georgie Dann; multi-instruentalist and recording engineer Oscar Anderson; multi-instrumentalist, educator and broadcaster Dan Zeilinger,multi-instrumentalist and educator Gus Mancuso;

Organists Pat Giraud, Klaus Göbel;

organist, bandleader, composer and NEA Jazz Master Dr. Lonnie Smith; organist, pianist, composer and arranger Wojciech Karolak; organist, pianist and bandleader Everette DeVan,organist and singer Hubert Powell.

Percussionists Abdelmadjid “Guem” Guemguem, Tony Menjivar, Luis Miranda, Jimmie Morales, Ray Armando; percussionists and bandleaders Doc Gibbs, Ralph Irizarry, Roberto Roena; percussionist, composer, writer and filmmaker Hartmut Geerken.

Performance artist (Fluxus), composer, homemade instrument maker and saxophonist Yoshi Wada.

Pianists Arthur Baum, Dick Benton, Nic Cottis, Hubert Degex, Friedbert Diels, Tom Finlay, Ebe Gilkes, Byron “Doc Goldfinger” Goldberg, Mark Allen Jones, Walter Lang, Tracy Love, Joe Mancini, Frank O’Brien, Achim Pils, Idang Rasjidi, Vadim Sakun, Gene Taylor, Frank Toms, Deems Tsutakawa, Adriano Urso;

pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator and NEA Jazz Master Chick Corea; pianist, composer, educator and NEA Jazz Master Barry Harris; pianists, composers and educators Antonin Bilý, Pavel Blatný, Matt Bokulic, Burt Eckoff, János Gonda, Bill Kinghorn, Junior Mance, Andre Petersen, Uli Rennert, Gary Schunk, Ayako Shirasaki, Norman Simmons, James Tatum, Amedeo Tommasi; pianist, singer, composer and lyricist Dave Frishberg; pianist, composer, arranger and musical director Mike Renzi;

pianist, composer, conductor, orchestra and educator John Ashton Thomas; pianist, composer, and conductor Leif Strand;

pianist, vibraphonist and composer Francesc Burrull; pianist, composer and musical instrument executive Cecil Ramirez; pianist and bassist Richard Daugherty; pianist, violinist and big-band leader Paul Garein; pianist, broadcaster, writer, producer, Duke Ellington specialist and former Academy of Jazz president Claude Carrière; pianist, educator, and festival founder and artistic director (Saint Cannat, France’s Jazz à Beaupré, Festival de Jazz Roger Mennillo) Roger Mennillo; pianist, composer, singer and bandleader Adalberto Álvarez; pianists, composers and bandleaders Florentín Giménez, Sam Marabella; pianists, composers, arrangers and producers Peter Fish, Clarence McDonald; pianist, composer, singer and educator Courtney Isaiah Smith; pianists, singers, bandleaders and artists George Frayne (Commander Cody) and Patrick McNeese;

pianist, arranger and conductor Howard Danziger; pianists and composers Bunny Beck, Brian Buchanan, David Durrah, Ronnell Bright, Burton Greene,Bob Hammer, Alan Hawkshaw, Sanja Ilić, Hirotaka Izumi, Stephen Lawrence, Roy Meriwether, Freddie Redd, Karl Heinz Wahren, Julien-François Zbinden; pianist, composer, bandleader and producer (Fania) Larry Harlow; pianists, composers and conductors Elliot Lawrence, Donald York; pianist, arranger and singer John Sheridan; pianist, trumpeter and arranger John Alaimo; pianist, singer and educator Martez Rucker; pianist, singer and comedian Rusty Warren; pianists and singers Bobby Few, Bob Ringwald; pianist, harpsichordist and musicologist Kenneth Cooper; pianist, composer, actress and playwright Micki Grant; pianist and poet Per Aage Brandt; pianist, guitarist, singer, and concert producer and promoter Yul Anderson;

Saxophonists Carlton Ayles, Charles Brackeen, Doug Cassens, Art Daniels, Dave DePalma, Jimmy Ellis, John Firmin, Rob Haigler, Makoto Hirahara, Nils Jansen, Wally Kane, Steve Main, Hans Malbach, Aaron Martin Jr., Gay McIntyre, Joey Mileti, Charlie Millard,Erik Nilsson, Richie Perez, Barney Rachabane, Sam Reed, Ron Reinhardt Sr., Gerry Rice, Joe Robinson, Nisse Sandström, Alex Scorier, Sonny Simmons, Sal Spicola, Stefan von Dobrzynski, Mark Whitecage, Bill Wimmer, Alexei Zoubov;

saxophonists, composers and arrangers Pee Wee Ellis, Hidefumi Toki; saxophonist and film composer Jerzy Matuszkiewicz; saxophonists, composers, arrangers and educators Lennart Åberg, Dave DePalma, Letieres Leite, Roger Pemberton; saxophonist, composer, educator and jazz historian Frank Tirro; saxophonist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Ellis; saxophonist, composer and playwright Randy Ross; saxophonist, bandleader, arranger, educator and concert producer Phil DiRe; saxophonist, bandleader and educator Bob Sands; saxophonists and bandleaders Perry Fotos, Willie Garnett, Nobuo Hara, Stan McDonald, Jemeel Moondoc; saxophonists and educators Erez Barnoy, Christian Brewer, Carmelo Bustos, Roz Cron, Andy Fusco, Bernie Lewis, Don Palmer, Thomas Tallarico; saxophonist and poet Michael Stillman; saxophonist and singer Sheila Cooper; saxophonist and writer Ingmar Glanzelius; saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Eulalio Cervantes Galarza; saxophonist, pianist, educator and Charlotte County (FL) Jazz Society board member and concert producer Mike Parmelee; saxophonist, harmonica player and trad jazz expert ; saxophonist, arranger, lyricist and artist Brian Travers; saxophonist and broadcaster Bernard Stepien; saxophonist, writer and Montreux Jazz Festival co-founder René Langel.

Singers Yolande Bruce, Olgierd Buczek, Ela Calvo, Ally Couch, Alèmayèhu Eshété, Joyce Prima Ford, Carol Fredette, Petru Guelfucci, Mary Kehl, Kamal Keila, Sibongile Khumalo, Maria Koterbska, Mirka Křivánková, Michel Louvain, Hélène Martin, Monarco, Ruth Olay, Denise Perrier, Marion Petric, Kurt Reichenbach, Jimmy Sapienza, Thione Seck, Judi Singh-Hughes, Johnny Ventura, Gail Wynters;

singers and educators Janet Lawson, Vladana Marković; singer, Society of Singers founder and philanthropist Ginny Mancini (the widow of composer Henry Mancini); singer, pianist and B-3 player Sedatrius Brown; singer, pianist, writer and concert series founder (Oxford UK’s Jazz at St. Giles) Jean Darke; singer, guitarist, bandleader, composer and actor Raoul Casadei; singers, guitarists and composers Oddie Agam, Freddy Birset, Angélique Ionatos, Jon Mark (John Michael Burchell), Luís Vagner; singer, composer, arranger and producer Patti Wyss; singers and composers Miguel “Meñique” Barcasnegras, Dominguinhos do Estácio, Mario Gareña, Margo Guryan, Steve Kekana, Josky Kiambukuta, Raymond Pande, Tsepo Tshola; singer, composer and educator Jewlia Eisenberg; singer, drummer and educator Friday Mbirimi; singers and educators Vladana Marković, Reinette van Zijtveld-Lustig; singer, composer and arranger Barbara Moore; singer and pianist Jo Thompson; singer, producer and artist manager Ruth Cameron Haden (the widow of bassist Charlie Haden); singer, actor, guitarist and bandleader Johnny Crawford; singer, saxophonist and educator Gábor Winand; singer and trumpeter Richie Merlo; singer, songwriter (samba icon), actor and writer Nelson Sargento; singer, composer and samba dancer Firmino de Itapoã; singer and producer Lee “Scratch” Perry; singers and actors Lisa Banes, Karla Burns, Gipsy Bonafina, Lorrae Desmond, Jerry Fujio, Sheila Khumalo, Milva, Julia Nixon, Erin O’Brien, Sunni Welles; singer, songwriter and politician Agnaldo Timóteo; singer, songwriter and movie director Paolo Pietrangeli; singer and painter Ilona Royce Smithkin; singer, broadcaster and actor Bill Ramsey.

Spoken-word artist, composer, filmmaker, playwright, actor, novelist and painter Melvin Van Peebles.

Steel panist, composer, arranger and bandleader Alston Jack; steel pans innovator, drummer, bandleader and composer Anthony “Muff-Man” Williams.

Trombonists Keith “Wolf” Anderson, Hill Jordan, Raul de Souza, Dave Donohoe, Malcolm Griffiths, Sonny Helmer, Kenny Rupp;

Slide Hampton, photo © Sánta István Csaba

trombonist, composer, arranger, educator and NEA Jazz Master Slide Hampton; trombonist, educator and NEA Jazz Master Curtis Fuller;

trombonist, composer, producer and activist Jonas Gwangwa; trombonist, bassist and bandleader Chris Barber;

Chris Barber, photo @ Sánta István Csaba

trombonist, pianist and educator Bill Hanna; trombonist singer, bandleader and writer Burt Wilson; trombonist and singer Norman Hogue; trombonist, composer, arranger, bandleader and educator Ben Elkins; trombonist, composer and arranger Garnett Brown;

trombonist and bandleader Alexander Katz; trombonist and educator Julius “Beans” Rubin; trombonist and bandleader Alexander Katz; trombonists and educators David Abt, Julius “Beans” Rubin; trombonist and writer Mike Pointon; trombonist and (Monument Records) marketing executive/promoter Bob Rudolph.

Trumpeters Fred Antonowich, Stuart Brooks, Louis Cioci, José Miguel Credo (“El Greco”), Jack Fine, Terry Gibson Jr., Cortez Harmon, Shin Kazuhara, Joey Morant, Elton Reyes, Al Stanwyck, Roy Tate Jr., Bobby Tessitore, Gerd Wolff; trumpeter and alphornist Hans Kennel; trumpeter, singer, guitarist and bandleader Tim Gill; trumpeter, singer and educator Dominic Spera; trumpeter and trombonist Otto Andrae; trumpeters, composers, arrangers, bandleaders and educators Denny Christianson, Burgess Gardner, Jim Knapp; trumpeter, composer and arranger Matt McCarthy; trumpeter, bandleader, composer, producer and festival producer (Los Angeles’ Sweet & Hot Jazz Festival) Wally Holmes; trumpeter, festival producer (Santiago, Chile’s Las Condes Jazz Festival) and club owner (The Jazz Corner and Boliche Jazz) Christián Cuturrufo; trumpeter and former Hot Club of Rennes director Hervé Le Lann; trumpeter, bandleader and educator Vitín’ Paz (Victor Nicolás Paz); trumpeter, bandleader, musicologist and International Society for Jazz Research founding president Friedrich Körner; trumpeters and bandleaders Pauly Cohen, Abbi Hübner, Phil Kirk, Johnny Trudell; trumpeter and composer Renald Richard; trumpeter and Studio WE jazz loft founder James DuBoise; trumpeters and educators Jim Anastasi, Manassés Aragão, Jo Jo Bennett,Pierre Dutot, Bob Ransom, Steve Robinett, Mike Spengler, Ack van Rooyen; trumpeter and transcriber Ken Slone; trumpeter and broadcaster Keith Johnson; trumpeter and brass instrument museum founder Franz Streitwieser.

Tuba players David “Red” Lehr, Bennie Pete; tuba player, trumpeter and singer Mike Walbridge; tuba player, educator and former International Tuba Euphonium Association president Dennis AsKew; tuba player, educator and brass instrument repairman Bob Pallansch; tuba player and educator Toby Hanks.

Vibraphonist Frank Wright; vibraphonist, percussionist and pianist George Devens.

Violinists Stu Gordon, Maciej Strzelczyk; violinist, composer and bandleader Elektra Kurtis; violinist, singer, arranger and educator Zoran Džorlev; violinist and pianist Dorothy Brown; violinist and educator Hugh Brown; violinist and label owner (Village Life) Sonia Slany.

Washboard player Jeff Guyot.

Artist manager, Jazz at Kitano artistic director and pianist Gino Moratti; trad jazz artist manager Arnie Koch; concert promoter, tour manager and DJ Erich Zawinul (the son of late jazz great Joe Zawinul); artist manager and producer Harry Colomby; recording industry executives (CBS) Walter Yetnikoff, (Capitol Records/ EMI Music Worldwide) Bhaskar Menon; record producer (RCA) and trombonist Ethel Gabriel; record producer (Prestige, Atlantic and Savoy), label co-founder (Phoenix Jazz), broadcaster (WBGO) and writer Bob Porter; label owner (Mapleshade Records), producer and chief engineer Pierre Sprey; producer, label founder (Amha Records) and night club owner (Washington DC’s Blue Nile) Amha Eshèté; record label founder (Music Minus One) and drummer Irv Kratka; Jazz Record Mart owner and Delmark Records founder Bob Koester; label executive (Warner Bros.) and record company owner (Rattlesby Records) Barney Kilpatrick; label founder (Spotlite Records) and discographer Tony Williams; promoter, author, jazz historian and writer Alexey Batashev; jazz promoter, manager, writer and long-time Finnish Jazz Union leader Timo Vähäsilta; producer and broadcaster Jan Borkowski; studio and label owner(Sound of New Orleans), and record shop owner Gary Edwards; improvised music promoter, magazine publisher (“The Wire: Jazz, Improvised Music and…”) and (CAW) record label co-founder Anthony Wood; jazz booking agent and producer Andy Kaufman.

George Wein performing at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, photo © Marc PoKempner

Newport Jazz Festival founding producer, concert and festival producer, club operator (Boston’s Storyville and Mahogany Hall), label owner, pianist and NEA Jazz Master George Wein; festival founder (Morristown NJ Jazz and Blues Festival) Linda Smith; festival founder (Monte Carlo Jazz Festival and Monte Carlo Summer Festival), and artistic director (Antibes, France’s Jazz á Juan) Jean-René Palacio; Portland Jazz Festival founder and writer Bill Royston; festival co-founder (France’s Jazz Nancy Pulsations) Roland Grünberg; concert producer, consultant, and Jazz Institute of Chicago co-founder and past president Penny Tyler; concert producer and Orange (France) Hot Club founder Pierre Charvolin; concert and festival (Charleston SC’s Low Country Jazz Festival) promoter and producer Tammy Greene; club founder and owner (Marlboro NY’s The Falcon) Tony Falco; club owner (Madison WI’s The Jazz Workshop/The Dangle Lounge) Al Reichenberger; club founder (Krems, Austria’s Thürnthal Jazz Club) and (Glatt & Verkehrt) Festival founder Josef Aichinger;

Sandra Jaffe; photo from Harcum College magazine
Patches

Preservation Hall co-founder Sandra Jaffe; jazz funeral and second-line parade grand marshal, and brass band venues founder (New Orleans’ Trombone Shorty’s and The Shop) Lois Andrews; club owner (New Orleans’ Chickie Wah Wah) Dale Triguero; jazz club director (Tours, France’s Le Petit Faucheux) and cultural activist Françoise Dupas; promoter and club owner (Brighton UK’s Chinese Jazz Club) Bonny Manzi; music venue (Lierre, Belgium’s Ripspiqué) co-founder and presenter Theo de Vos; host and cabaret/ jazz talent manager (at the Oak Room in New York City’s Algonquin Hotel) Arthur Pomposello; Milwaukee WI jazz scene promoter and benefactor Augie Ray; jazz producer (Portugal’s Allgarve Jazz, Cascais Jazz, Estoril Jazz, Jazz Num Dia de Verão, Galp Jazz and Women in Jazz festivals), concert promoter and educator Duarte Mendonça; music editor and publicist Judy Bell; restaurateur and chef (Minnesota’s Dakota Jazz Club) Jack Riebel;

Musicologist Thomas Owens; musicologist and educator Jürgen Hunkemöller; musicologist and sheet music collector Janice Cleary; archivist and promoter Rebecca Hope Edwards; Ellington scholar Ted Hudson; musical heritage advocate David Mallette; oral historian, jazz advocate, Jazz Institute of Chicago board member Timuel Black; ethnomusicologist Robert Farris Thompson, jazz advocate Edie Rothman

Recording engineer Marshall Kent; recording engineer and producer Al Schmitt; recording engineer and equipment manufacturer Rupert Neve; recording engineer and inventor Ed Wolfrum; sound engineer and systems designer Stephen Tolve; sound engineers Carlos Melero, Brian “Griper” Nugent.

Dancer Slim Dance (Slim Abbad).

Broadcasters Paul Conley, Suzanne Corley, Jill Ditmire, George Jolly, Herbert Uhlir;

Phil Schaap,
photo from National Endowment for the Arts

broadcaster, archivist, educator, historian, producer, writer and NEA Jazz Master Phil Schaap; broadcaster, record company executive and producer (Verve, Island, Atlantic), and artist manager Eulis Cathey; broadcasters, producers and radio programmers Thurston Briscoe and Jan Borkowski; broadcaster, photographer, jazz historian and JJA Hometown Hero Dennis Owsley; broadcaster, vibraphonist and Pittsburgh Jazz Society founder Tony Mowod; broadcaster and Swing music advocate Uwe Storjohann; broadcaster, cornetist, historian and International Society of Jazz Record Collectors former president Andy “Jazzman” Smith; broadcaster, photographer and writer Bill Cottman.

Film director and writer Bertrand Tavernier; documentary filmmaker Burrill Chron; documentary film editor Lewis Erskine.

Illustrator Halu Iwasaki.

Painter Daniel Schinasi; television director and screenwriter Guus van Waveren.

Louis Armstrong and Jack Bradley, photo from Louis Armstrong House Museum

Photographers Jean Germain, Louis Grivot (aka Horace), Bob Weaver, Sabine Weiss, Sepp Werkmeister; photographer, writer, road manager, booking agent, nightclub manager, broadcaster, concert producer, New York Jazz Museum founder, Cape Cod Jazz Society co-founder and beloved pal of Louis Armstrong Jack Bradley.

Playwright Ed Bullins.

Writers Kay Bourne, Marek Boym, Leif Domnérus, Carol Easton, Pamela Espeland, Christian Gauffre, bell hooks, Michael Hopkins, Michel Le Bris,

Pamela Espeland, photo from
Andrea Carter

Segawa Masahisa, José Ramos Tinorhão, Patrick Williams; writer, editor, broadcaster and historian W. Royal Stokes;

writer, broadcaster, jazz historian and event producer W. A. “Bill” Brower, Jr.; writer, broadcaster and record dealer Graeme Osborne; writers and producers Ulrich Kurth, Manfred Miller; writer, editor and cartoonist Bunny Matthews; writer and historian Alain Antonietto; writer and painter Jacques Chesnel; writers and bassists Fradley Garner, Hugh Wyatt; writer, guitarist and Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber founder Greg Tate; writer and trumpeter Oswald Wiener; writer and poet Al Young; writers and broadcasters Christian Broecking, Matthias Spindler; writer, photographer and artist Rob Mariani; writer and photographer Klaus Mümpfer;

publisher (The American Rag) Don Jones; writer, historian and New Orleans Jazz Museum curator Don Marquis; writer and editor Patricia Kennealy-Morrison;