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Detroit native, harpist Alice Coltrane to be honored Friday night at Jazz Fest
- One of Detroit’s most underrecognized music legends will receive major honors during Friday’s opening night of the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival.
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Pharoah Sanders Dies: Jazz Saxman Who Played With John Coltrane Was 81
Pharoah Sanders, the revered tenor saxophone player who was part of John Coltrane’s band in the 1960s and helped popularize the spiritual jazz movement, died Saturday in Los Angeles, his label announced. He was 81. Luaka Bop revealed the news on social media. “Always and forever the most beautiful human being,” the label wrote. See […]
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Pharoah Sanders, legendary jazz musician, dies at 81
Revered American jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders died Saturday morning in Los Angeles at 81.
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Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81
Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. Sanders, who launched his career playing alongside John Coltrane in the 1960s, died in Los Angeles early Saturday, said the tweet from Luaka Bop, the label that released his 2021 album, “Promises.” A phone message to Luaka Bop in New York was not immediately returned.
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Pharoah Sanders, Legendary Jazz Saxophonist, Dead at 81
Legendary jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders has died at the age of 81, according to his record label Luaka Bop. “He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning,” the statement reads. “Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may he rest in peace.” We are devastated to share … Pharoah Sanders, Legendary Jazz Saxophonist, Dead at 81 Read More ? The post Pharoah Sanders, Legendary Jazz Saxophonist, Dead at 81 appeared first on SPIN.
