RIP

WORT Radio's Faye Parks' obit on Richard Davis, who played with Eric Dolphy, Elvin Jones, Archie Shepp, Dorothy Ashby, Roland Kirk, Pharoah Sanders and Van Morrison.

In his horn, subway cars rumbled, buses hissed, traffic screeched and sirens howled. Homeless for more than a decade, Gayle was forever in conversation with the streets of New York.

Clarence Avant boosted the careers of a vast array of influential figures, including Michael Jackson, Jim Brown and Barack Obama. He came back into the news after his wife was murdered in 2021.

Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur pays tribute to the legendary Brazilian vocalist Leny Andrade who died on July 24, 2023.

Pianist Bill Charlap reflects on his friendship with and the legacy of vocal legend Tony Bennett, who died on July 21.

Latin Jazz Cruise host Bobby Sanabria on the life and music of Brazilian pianist, trombonist, composer and arranger João Donato, who died at the age of 88.

Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli remembers the unique gifts of arranger Don Sebesky who died April 29, 2023

Legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter died at the age of 89.

A remembrance of the late singer Carol Sloane by pianist and friend Bill Charlap

Obituary of Gene Cipriano, a saxophonist who was a member of The Wrecking Crew and who played on dozens of TV and film soundtracks