Final bars, 2022 edition

An extensive list of hundreds of international esteemed jazz, blues and “creative music” instrumentalists, singers and adherents of those arts who died in 2022. 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. Photo above is of Arnold Jay Smith, co-founder of the JJA.

ESPECIALLY NOTABLE: ERNIE ANDREWS, CARLOS BARBOSA-LIMA, MICKEY BASS, WARREN BERNHARDT, MICHAEL BOURNE**, JAIMIE BRANCH, RONNIE CUBER, JOEY DEFRANCESCO, JOE DIORIO, MICK GOODRICK, RICHARD HADLOCK**, ERIC JACKSON**, SY JOHNSON♦, MARK LEVINE, RAMSEY LEWIS*, RON MILES, SUE MINGUS*, CHARNETT MOFFETT, GRACHAN MONCUR III, ASKIA MUHAMMAD**, ZBIGNIEW NAMYSLOWSKI, MICHAEL G. NASTOS,** GIUSEPPE PINO***, BADAL ROY♦, RAINER RYGALYK***, PHAROAH SANDERS*, GENE SANTORO**, SUSANNE SCHAPOWALOW***, ARNOLD JAY SMITH**, HERB SNITZER, RHODES SPEDALE**, MEGHAN STABILE, JOHN SWENSON**, CREED TAYLOR, TERRY TEACHOUT**, BUTCH THOMPSON, GRETCHEN VALADE, JESSICA WILLIAMS, MATTHIAS WINCKELMANN.

* denotes NEA Jazz Masters (Ramsey Lewis, Sue Mingus, Pharoah Sanders)

** denotes writers and broadcasters (Michael Bourne, Richard Hadlock, Eric Jackson, Michael G. Nastos, Gene Santoro, Arnold Jay Smith, Rhodes Spedale, John Swenson, Terry Teachout)

*** denotes photographers (Giuseppe Pino, Rainer Rygalyk; Susanne Schapowalow)

♦ denotes coronavirus-related deaths (Sy Johnson, Badal Roy)

Accordionist Mario DeLeon;

B-3 (Hammond organ) player, trumpeter, saxophonist, singer, composer and broadcaster Joey DeFrancesco; B-3 player, pianist and composer Benon Hardy; B-3 player, pianist, composer, bandleader, conductor and educator Braňo Hronec;

Bandoneonist and educator Juan-Jos é Mosalini.

Banjoists Mike Currao, Stan Huddleston;

Bassists Hank Bartels, Eddie de Haas, Reggie Dennis, Yvan Desouter, Ntwa Dulema (Anthony Chatman), Bill Fairbanks, Wolfgang Fernow, Hans Hartmann, Charnett Moffett,

Nick Poveromo, Georg Smelik, Isao Suzuki, Mibbit Threats, Paul Warburton; bassist and singer Michael Henderson; bassist and trombonist Joe Santiago; bassist, tubaist and educator Ike Harris; bassist, conductor and educator Jorma Katrama; bassist, saxophonist, educator and tambura maker Roy Kudrin; bassist, filmmaker, photographer, poet and educator Maurice Martinez; bassists, composers and educators Mickey Bass, Miguel Ángel Chastang, Perry Lind, Adelhard Roidinger, Kelly Sill; bassist and composer Ruslan Khain; bassist and Hot Club of Portugal former director Bernardo Moreira; bassist, educator and music store owner Bob Petteruti; bassists and educators Don Coffman, Chuck Deardorf, Wolfgang Güttler, Michael Pfeuti; bassist and instrument repairman Silvio “Mike Z” Zavarella;

Abdul Wadud (born Ronald DeVaughn) performs at a World Music Institute ‘New Dialects/New Dialogues’ concert at Washington Square Church, New York City, January 6, 1990. Photograph © 1990 Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Bassoonist and pianist Rino Vernizzi;

Cellist and composer Abdul Wadud;

Clarinetist Tom Owen; clarinetists, composers and bandleaders Rolf K ü hn, Pavel Smetáček; clarinetist and bandleader Skip Parsons; clarinetist, saxophonist and harmonica player Max Geller;

Composers Hans-Joaquim Hespos, Chumei Watanabe; composer, arranger, pianist and trombonist Dave Wolpe; composer and singer José Enrique “Chelique” Sarabia; composer, pianist and educator Angelo Badalamenti; composers and educators Volker Bräutigam, Michael Cunningham;

Conductor Eric Knight; conductor, composer, arranger, pianist and producer Bill Walker;

Cornetist, Night Blooming Jazzmen founder and Society for the Preservation of Dixieland Jazz founding member and past president Chet Jaeger; cornetist and Cornet Chop Suey co-founder Tom Tucker; cornetist, educator and historian Charlie DeVore; cornetist and cartoonist Lee Lorenz; cornetist, bandleader and club owner (Bayard’s Jazz Alley in New Orleans) Eddie Bayard;

Drummers Tom Andrews, Poumy Arnaud, Lawrence Batiste, Clarence Becton, Allen Blairman, Oscar Bolão, Montez Coleman, Dino Danelli, George Davidson, Bob Demeo, Clifton “Fou Fou” Eddie, Phil Faieta, Anton Fier, Oliver Gattringer, Dane Hassan, Hempo Hildén, Christian Huber, Marvin Jones, John Kessell, Sandy Nelson, Philip Paul, Fredy Studer, Peter Turre, Leroy Williams; drummer and composer Wolfgang Reisinger; drummer, composer, arranger and bandleader Gaston Bogaert; drummer and bassist Marty Roberts; drummer and percussionist Christos Yermenoglou; drummer, pianist and singer Len Bryant; drummers and singers Carlo Nuccio, George English Greene; drummer, trumpeter and educator Chuck Wackerman;

drummer, educator and Malta Jazz Festival founder & longtime artistic director Charles “ic-City” Gatt; drummer, educator and studio engineer Reid Jorgensen; drummer, composer and educator Ralph “Yohuru” Williams; drummers and educators Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim, Clarence Becton, Bill Bianchi, Wolfram Dix, Frank Katz, Billy Kaye, Jeremy Noller, Gary Rissmiller, Trevor Tomkins, Tom Walling; drummer, jazz advocate and diplomat Madeleine Albright;

drummers and writers Kevin O’Day, Dago Vötter; drummer and record collector Dominic Parisi; drummer, promoter, writer, broadcaster, composer, artistic director (Portugal’s Seixal Jazz Festival) and longtime jazz club board member (Lisbon’s Hot Club) Paulo Gil; drummer, educator, union executive and drum shop owner Russ Moore;

Educator Bud Rhymes; educator, author, musicologist and flutist Jane Bowers;

Electronic music composer, inventor and educator Herb Deutsch;

Flutist Brian Dunning; flutist, composer and bandleader José Luis Cortés (El Tosco); flutist, singer, educator and broadcaster John Oberbrunner; flutist, guitarist and singer Osayomore Joseph; flutist and singer Shelly Torman;

French hornists Dale Clevenger, Vince DeRosa, Dave Piecka;

Guitarists Mark Anderson, Dennis Cahill, Darrell Crooks, Albert Cubero, Capriel Dedeian, Bill De Kuiper, Judson Franklin, René Mailhes, Clyde McPhatter Jr., Joe Messina, Bill Pittman, Keith Stoddart; guitarist and producer Ramon Stagnaro; guitarist, singer and educator Nick Colionne; guitarist, singer, composer, producer, writer and former pro hockey player Wädi Gysi; guitarists, singers and composers Monty Norman, Monnette Sudler; guitarist, composer and big band leader Tony Carpio; guitarists and composers Aquiles Báez, Ilkka Niemeläinen, John P. Varkey; guitarist and bassist Mike Tanaka; guitarist, singer and educator Michael Marx; guitarist and singer Leo Boni; guitarist, educator, and former director of Barcelona, Spain’s Association of Jazz Musicians and Modern Music of Catalonia Joan Vinyals;

Monette Sudler, Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago

guitarists and educators Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Joe Diorio, Marvin Falcon, Mick Goodrick, Woody Mann, Hans Ottsen, Roy Sainsbury, Manolo Sanlúcar, Donny Suhendra, Jörg Teichert, Kenneth Tucker; guitarist, arranger and producer Evariste Yacé; guitarist and producer Guayo Cedeño; guitarist and record store owner (Record Town in Fort Worth, Texas) Sumter Bruton;

Keyboardist and singer Bernard Wright; keyboardist and guitarist Tyrone Downie; keyboardist, electronic music pioneer and educator Don Lewis;

Lyricist Marilyn Bergman.

Multi-instrumentalist Fritz Moßhammer; multi-instrumentalist, producer and educator David Ornette Cherry; multi-instrumentalist, musical glasses player, composer and bandleader Gloria Parker; multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer and broadcaster James Mtume; multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator Roberto Lecaros; multi-instrumentalist, singer, electronics engineer and educator Don Lewis; multi-instrumentalists and composers Dick Halligan, Klaus Schulze; multi-instrumentalists and singers Dave Bergman, Della Griffin; multi-instrumentalist, poet and storyteller Madosini;

Organist, producer and engineer Jens-Peter Abele;

Oud player, guitarist and composer Roman Bunka;

Percussionists Djalma Corrêa, Pepe É bano, Ernesto Tito Garcia, Zaharis Kalaitzis, Humberto “Pupi” Menes; percussionist, vibraphonist, composer and conductor Guillermo Rifo; percussionist and bandleader Henry “Pucho” Brown; percussionists, composers and educators Rub é n Alavarez, Eli Fountain, William Kraft; percussionist and educator Tito Matos;

Pianists Piero “Peter” Angela, Eddie Baccus Sr., Vernell Brown Jr., Allan Chapple, Polo de Haas, Frank Hailey, Paul Hefner, Sidney Kirk, Tony Kovach, Romy Posadas, Frank Puzzollo, Étienne Richard, David Rumpler, Terry Shannon, Willie Sotelo, Butch Thompson, Grace Valdez, Jean-Lou Vanderborght, Dave Venn, Gustavo Villegas, Alan Watson; pianist, composer, producer, curator (Jazz at Ravinia),

Ramsey Lewis, 2009 Photo by Justin Steyer / KPLU

broadcaster and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis; pianist, composer, arranger, trombonist and educator Mark Levine; pianists, composers, arrangers and producers Sonny Burke, Kenny Clayton, Yves Roche; pianists, composers and arrangers Warren Bernhardt, Nils Lindberg, César “Pupy” Pedroso, Muziki Duane Roberson, Jordi Sabatés, Atilio Stampone; pianists, composers and conductors Artur Grigoryan; Eric Knight; pianist, accordionist, software developer and educator George Mancini; pianist, bassist and cellist Betty Green Ajces; pianist, drummer singer and TD Niagara Jazz Festival co-founder Peter Shea; pianist and drummer Ollie Soden; pianist and reed player Pete Sokolow; pianist and trumpeter Henry “Thins” Francis; pianist, vibraphonist and co-founder of Vancouver, Canada’s New Orchestra Workshop Society Paul Plimley; pianist, vibraphonist, composer and broadcaster Jure Robežnik; pianist, vibraphonist, composer and broadcaster Jure Robežnik; pianist, writer, producer and archivist Al Sutton; pianist and producer George Newall; pianist, composer, arranger and broadcaster Andrzej Korzyński; pianist, composer, arranger, writer and photographer Sy Johnson; pianists, composers and educators Beegie Adair, Joe Baque, Doug Caldwell, Neal Chandek, Giuseppe Finocchiaro, Donato Fornuto, Jim Odrich, John Petrone, Tobias Reinsch, Paris Rutherford, Alan Swain, Fred Van Hove, Jack van Poll; pianist, composer, educator and writer Oleg Molokojedov; pianists and composers Johannes Bjerregaard, Joseph Horovitz, Artie Kane, Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Mike Lang, Pierre Papadiamandis, Jessica Williams; pianist, arranger and conductor Bernard Arcadio; pianists, singers, songwriters and producers John Barnes, Timmy Thomas; pianist, songwriter, producer and educator Reggie Andrews; pianist, singer and bandleader Mal Fitch; pianist, singer, educator and Seattle Jazz Society co-founder Joni Metcalf; pianists and singers Sandy Dillon, Danny Long, Ellyn Rucker, Donald Smith; pianist, bandleader and kaiso jazz originator Clive “Zanda” Alexander; pianist and steamboat calliopist Dan Forman; pianist, historian, writer, broadcaster and educator Rhodes Spedale; pianist, historian, writer, broadcaster and educator Dave Jasen; pianist, broadcaster and Boogie-Woogie International Festival of La Roquebrou cretor and programmer Jean-Paul Amouroux; pianist, educator and broadcaster Tony Gulizia; pianists and educators Melanie Latzko Bradley, Charles Eubanks III, Nat Phipps, Rudi Wilfer; pianists and writers Robert Merlin Davis, Khalid Moss;

Saxophonists Bob Abramo, Julio Arnedo, Gabe Baltazar, Johnny Barnes, Ben’s Berlenga, Billy Briggs, Ray Carless, Gene Cipriano, Ronnie Cuber, Gerd Dudek, Tuffy Epstein, Wåge Finér, Pete Gallio, Steve Giarratano, Mack Goldsbury, Terry Harrington, Uncle Willis Hickerson, Emil Mangelsdorff, Gilbert Mirande, Rune Nicolaysen, Andre Paganelli,saxophonist and educator Dan Patiris, Chuck Peterson, Charlie Reedy, Byron Romanowitz, Martin Rur,

Pharoah Sanders, photo Eric Allix Rogers

Rene Sandoval, Andy Shreeves, Ben Stowers, Vitaly Vanchugov, Dick Vennik, Andrew Woolfolk; saxophonist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Pharoah Sanders; saxophonists, composers, arrangers, bandleaders and educators Wendell Hobbs, Zbigniew Jaremko, Zbigniew Namysłowski; saxophonist, composer, arranger and bandleader Barbara Thompson; saxophonist, composer and singer Nik Turner; saxophonist, arranger and bandleader Gunter Stotz; saxophonist, pianist, singer and composer Ray Gaskins; saxophonist and big band leader Joel Kaye; saxophonist, composer, producer and (Éditions Vévé Inernational) label founder Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta; saxophonist pianist, composer and educator Colin Tully; saxophonists, composers and educators Jean-Louis Chautemps, Brian Horton, Jim Langabeer, Tim Price; saxophonist, composer and arranger Frank Piscatella Jr.; saxophonist, singer, songwriter and bandleader Orlando Julius; saxophonist and bandleader Don Krekel; saxophonist and music contractor Red Press; saxophonists and educators Lou Caputo, Milton Cooper, Roger Eckers, Arnold George, Jerry Greene, Ken Hitchcock, Thom Mason, Ryan Muncy, Bill Nittler, Anthony Oretega, Dan Patiris, Joel Press, Andrew Speight; saxophonist, educator and writer John Murphy; saxophonist and record producer Pat Britt; saxophonist and broadcaster Byron Morris;

Singers Ernie Andrews, Sweet Georgia Brown, Teresa Carroll, Lainie Cooke, Roz Corral, Gal Costa, Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, Fionna Duncan, Judith Durham, Victor Evans, Maria Ewing, Núria Feliu, Ayşe Gencer, Helen Golden, Betty Johnson Gray, Lee Harold, “Big Rude Jake” Hiebert, Tennie Leonard, Marna Martin (the Last Lady of Song), Diane McNaron, Maria Mérida, Edana Minghella, Osvaldo Peredo, Willi Restarits, Lalo Rodríguez, Dorothy Rose, Elza Soares, Bébé Suong, JoAnne Tardy, Daniel Taubkin, Janet Thurlow, Joseph Zolile Tshiyembe, Yvonne Washington, Jeanette Williams, Pat Yankee; singer, songwriter and former BMI executive Bobby Weinstein; singer and songwriter Ginny Redington Dawes; singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shirley Eikhard; singer, bassist and composer Henny Vrienten; singers, guitarists and composers Erasmo Carlos, A.B. Crentsil, Marco Mattoli, Pablo Milanés, Zelito Miranda; singer, guitarist, flutist and arranger Paulo Jobim; singer, pianist and organist Al Farrell; singers, percussionists and composers Rudy Gomis, Carlos Negreiros; singer, educator and venue founder (Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center and the California Jazz & Blues Museum) Barbara Morrison; singers and educators Janiece Jaffe, Tina May; singer, conductor, choirmaster, composer and arranger Jiří Linha; singer, arts administrator and writer Sandra Turner-Barnes; singer and writer Paul Ryan; singer and vocal coach Barbara Maier Gustern; singers and actors Ana Bejerano, Helen Grayco, Linda Lawson, Lars Lönndahl, Nichelle Nichols, Lia Origoni, Jeanne Trevor, Hana Zagorová, Wiktor Zatwarski; singer, actor and nightclub owner Régine Zylberberg; singer, songwriter, French hornist and actor Julee Cruise; singer, songwriter and actor Rolando Boldrin; singer, dancer and civil rights activist Joyce Bryant; singer and club co-owner (Navarre in Denver) Louise Tobin;

Tabla player and percussionist Badal Roy.

Timple player, composer, bandleader and educator Totoyo Millares;

Trombonists Steve Caminer, Larry Crawford, Jack Gale, Claude Gousset, Paul Haag, Alvin Walker; trombonist and composer Grachan Moncur III; trombonist, arranger, librarian, copyist, conductor and record producer Terry Woodson; trombonists and educators Joe Dallas, Bill Hartman; trombonist, actor and gallery owner Conrad Janis;

Trumpeters Thomas Banholzer, Bob Barnard, Maffy Falay, Larry Getz, Red Lennox, Daniel Levine, Meinhard Lüning, Roger Middleton, Tom Singer, Václav Týfa, Ronnie Waters; trumpeter, composer and educator Ron Miles; trumpeter, singer, composer and record label founder (Pionic) Jaimie Branch; trumpeter, bandleader, educator and historian Dan Miller; trumpeter, guitarist and bandleader Ted Butterman;

trumpeter, saxophonist and educator Bob Meeks; trumpeters and arrangers Mike Lamparello, Marty Sheller; trumpeter, educator, visual artist and broadcaster Dennis Gonzalez; trumpeter, broadcaster, comedian, painter and writer Jô Soares; trumpeter and singer Rich Armstrong; trumpeter, guitarist, singer, songwriter, music therapist and educator Sara Rogers; trumpeters and educators Jörn Anders, Kirby Jolly, Larry Jones, Tony Lujan, Brian Murray, Jarritt Sheel, Johnny Shook, Norm Sodomka; Martin Zielinski; trumpet, educator and writer Jarritt Sheel; trumpeter and jazz festival founder (Lausanne, Switzerland’s JazzOnze+) Serge Wintsch; trumpeter and mouthpiece maker Bob Reeves;

Tubaist Jim Maihack;

Vibraphonists Józef Gawrych, Khan Jamal, Harry Sheppard; vibraphonist, pianist and composer Bobby Naughton;

Violinists Lucas Atkinsmith, Yves Teicher; violinist and composer Toni Stricker;

Concert producer Gérard Drouot; concert producer (London’s Park Lane Group) and violinist John Woolf; festival founder (Vail Jazz) and artistic director Howard Stone; festival directors Iñaki Añua (Spain’s Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival), Charlie Herschbach (Corpus Christi),Texas Jazz Festival); Paul Kanitzer (France’s Mulhouse Jazz Festival); Dixieland jazz events co-director (Ontario, Canada’s Kitchener-Waterloo Dixieland Jazz Club and upstate New York’s Alexandria Bay Ragtime/Jasstime Festival) Nancy Pauli; festival producer (Racine, Wisconsin’s Tribute to Bix) Phil Pospychala; jazz promoter, consultant and publisher (Spotlight News) Jim Harrison; jazz vespers producer (Philadelphia, San Francisco, Danville, California) and drummer Ed Klitsch; concert promoter (the UK’s Music Now) and writer Victor Schonfield; festival founder (the UK’s Lowestoft Jazz Weekend), Parliamentary Jazz Awards founder, National Youth Jazz Collective trustee, jazz advocate and politician Bob Blizzard; co-producer (Hugh and Marion’s Eltham Jazz Club, London UK) Marion Ockendon; promoter Mary Ann Trainor; promoter (Frankfurt, Germany’s Romanfabrik) Michael Hohmann;

Band manager, record producer, writer, publisher and NEA Jazz Master Sue Mingus; artist and band manager, and composer Keiko Jones; record label owner (Mack Avenue), club owner (Grosse Point Farms, Michigan’s Dirty Dog Café), Detroit Jazz Festival savior and philanthropist Gretchen Valade; producer and promoter (founder, president and CEO, Revive Music Group), record label executive (Blue Note), guitarist and singer Meghan Stabile; promoter, producer and record store owner (London’s Chris Wellard Records) Chris Wellard; producer and photographer Jean-Pierre Tahmazian;

Record label owners and producers Börje Ekberg (Metronome), Mark Feldman (Reservoir Music and Uptown Records), Jim Stewart (Stax), Matthias Winckelmann (enja); record label founder (Impulse! and CTI), producer and trumpeter Creed Taylor;

recording industry executives Charles Koppelman (CBS, EMI Music), Tomás Muñoz (CBS International), Mo Ostin (Verve, Warner-Reprise); record label owner (Philology), jazz festival organizer (Macerata, Italy’s International Jazz Festival at Sferisterio Arena and Ascona Jazz), and saxophonist Paolo Piangiarelli; record label co-founder, (Black & Blue), artist manager and photographer Jean-Pierre Tahmazian; record label co-owner Dick Rippey (Triangle Jazz LTD.); record producer (Argo, Dee Gee) Birmingham MI Jazz Festival producer and Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation supporter Dave Usher; record producer (France Musique), musicologist and broadcaster Daniel Nevers; UK record label (ECM) publicist David Fraser; recording engineers Fred Catero, Joe Tarsia; record store owners Ezrell Cooper (Coop’s in Chicago), Jerry Weber (Jerry’s Records in Pittsburgh); Duke Ellington Society president and record collector Morris Hodara;

Club owner (San Francisco’s Jazz at Pearl’s) Pearl Wong; club owner (The Matador, One Eyed Jacks and Pal’s Lounge in New Orleans) and actor Rio Del Valle Hackford; club owner (Lorraine, France’s Cat 4), promoter, record store owner, instrument dealer and broadcaster Jean Bémer; club owner (Berlin’s Eden Saloon, New Eden, Eden Playboy Club, Keyhole and Big Eden), saxophonist and actor Rolf Eden; jazz club manager ({{jny:Warsaw}}, Poland’s Aquarium), record label executive and producer (Helicon), and Warsaw Jazz Jamboree organizing team member Henryk G ó rski; jazz club (Scullers in Boston) production manager Matt Hayes; jam session host and primary sponsor (London’s long-running Sunday afternoon series The Jazz at the King’s Head) and trumpeter Peter Jodoin;

Nonprofit board members Jerome Chazen (Louis Armstrong House and Newport Festivals Foundation), Tom Pierce (Schenectady NY’s A Place for Jazz and JJA Hometown Hero), Frank Gooch (Jazz Club of Sarasota), Bob Weitz (Jazz Club of Sarasota);

Anthropologist, ethnologist, educator and writer Jean Jamin; record collector, producer (Fonotone Records), roots music historian and broadcaster Joe Bussard;