Musicians Who Have Passed from COVID-19 in 2020

[esimms86]

MOD Note: Title of thread has changed to reflect all musicians now.
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This is it for me. I absolutely do not plan to post new threads for every musician who dies from the virus; too, too depressing. I saw Roney play a set of straight ahead jazz years ago at Birdland in NYC. I also have an AIX DVD-A/V of him in surround. May he RIP.

Tom Rush, BTW, is recuperating at home from COVID-19.

 

[hobie1dog]

Always loved his blue lacquered Martin Committee trumpet

 

[edisonbaggins]

Just picked up his AIX bluray for $25 shipped using their current discount code.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Just on the news that Ellis Marsalis patriach of Wynton and Branford Marsalis passed away at the age of 85 from 'symptoms' of Covid~19 as well.

New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85
Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton ...

 

[Old Quad Guy]

Bucky Pizzarelli, Master of the Jazz Guitar, Is Dead at 94

 

[Old Quad Guy]

This is it for me. I absolutely do not plan to post new threads for every musician who dies from the virus; too, too depressing. I saw Roney play a set of straight ahead jazz years ago at Birdland in NYC. I also have an AIX DVD-A/V of him in surround. May he RIP.

Tom Rush, BTW, is recuperating at home from COVID-19.

If it’s okay, I’ve changed the title of thread to include all musicians. Thanks.

 

[esimms86]

If it’s okay, I’ve changed the title of thread to include all musicians. Thanks.

Thanks @Old Quad Guy.

 

[markshan]

Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne singer, dead at 52 from Covid-19

Welcome Interstate Managers is one of my top five favorite albums of this century.

 

[humprof]

Previously reported:

• Aurlus Mabele, Eric Weissberg
• Adam Schlesinger

Not previously reported?

• Manu Dibango (Pitchfork | KCRW)
• Mike Longo
• Alan Merill
• Joe Diffie

 

[Circular Vibes]

I don't know which is worse, dying from corona virus or alzheimers like Eric Weissberg. To die from a really bad bug in about two or three weeks or losing ones memory over a long time..... Not a choice I'd like to make.

 

[The Rang]

Country singer Joe Diffie
Cristina Monet-Palaci

 

[hobie1dog]

Bucky Pizzarelli- jazz guitarist

 

[ar surround]

Bucky Pizzarelli- jazz guitarist

Really a shame that I didn’t know who he was until reading his obituary in the paper this morning. A tremendous talent.

 

[humprof]

Dammit. Not a musician, exactly, but a huge figure in the music world:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hal-willner-obituary-979949/

 

[jaybird100]

John Prine passed yesterday, from complications of the COVID-19 virus. He was 73.

 

[humprof]

Dammit. Not a musician, exactly, but a huge figure in the music world:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hal-willner-obituary-979949/

Tom Waits has written a tribute to Willner. (The article below, which is full of fabulous Waitsian quotes, also mentions tributes by Nick Cave and Elvis Costello.)

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tom-waits-hal-willner-tribute-984844/
Also a new interview with Van Dyke Parks discussing Willner (and John Prine). Don't worry: Van Dyke is okay!

https://www.latimes.com/entertainme...-04-14/van-dyke-parks-hal-willner-coronavirus

 

[humprof]

Henry Grimes:

https://www.wbgo.org/post/henry-gri...-and-storied-return-dies-covid-19-84#stream/0

 

[humprof]

Updated list of jazz & world musicians lost to coronavirus on Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes blog.

And some beautiful photos of some of those same musicians on Howard Mandel's Jazz Beyond Jazz blog.

 

[The56Kid]

Updated list of jazz & world musicians lost to coronavirus on Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes blog.

And some beautiful photos of some of those same musicians on Howard Mandel's Jazz Beyond Jazz blog.

It’s really sobering seeing how many jazz greats have succumbed to this horrific virus.

 

[user 1679]

Another just a few days ago - keyboardist Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers. He had been in hospital for some heart issues, ended up with the virus too and passed away May 3rd.

I got into the band at the beginning. They got tagged as a "punk" band despite them being older and actually quite accomplished musicians. Dave got the "Punky version of The Doors" tossed at him a lot in the early days though he was much more into Jon Lord and Rick Wakeman - I think the Doors tag had more to do with the gear he used at the time as when he obtained better bigger synths his sound and approach changed a lot.

I love what he did on this piece, the title track from "The Raven" album....great stuff on that Oberheim 8-voice!