Oldest living Jazz greats in 2023?

RE: Oldest living Jazz greats in 2023?, posted on February 2, 2023 at 15:52:40
Mike K Audiophile Posts: 13819 Location: 97701 Joined: September 23, 1999	Dick Hyman - will be 96 on March 7. Wikipedia page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Hyman Lack of skill dictates economy of style. - Joey Ramone

Marshall Allen is 98... still going strong... N/T, posted on February 2, 2023 at 16:42:03
musetap Audiophile Posts: 30914 Location: San Francisco Joined: July 8, 2003 Contributor Since: January 28, 2004	, "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

Wayne Shorter is 89, Cecil McBee is 87... N/T, posted on February 2, 2023 at 16:46:25
musetap Audiophile Posts: 30914 Location: San Francisco Joined: July 8, 2003 Contributor Since: January 28, 2004	, "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

RE: Oldest living Jazz greats in 2023?, posted on February 2, 2023 at 18:00:19
ParloFax Audiophile Posts: 2275 Location: Mtl, Qc Joined: July 13, 2004	Canadian jazz guitar legend Sonny Greenwich is 86.

RE: Oldest living Jazz greats in 2023?, posted on February 3, 2023 at 13:21:38
sbrook Audiophile Posts: 218 Location: Florida Joined: November 3, 2004	Ron Carter - 85 Herbie Hancock - 82

RE: Oldest living Jazz greats in 2023?, posted on February 3, 2023 at 14:48:21

belyin
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Sir Edward "Kidd" Jordan is 87!

RE: Oldest living Jazz greats in 2023?, posted on February 4, 2023 at 08:35:26
Palustris Audiophile Posts: 2382 Location: Cape Cod Joined: September 12, 2008	Wayne Shorter is 89.

RE: Oldest living Jazz greats in 2023?, posted on February 5, 2023 at 12:21:47

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Sonny Rollins, 93 and Benny Golson, 94 are the only two survivors from Art Kane's Great Day in Harlem 1958 photograph.

Others quite old are Lou Donaldson 96, Louis Hayes 85, and Shelia Jordan 94

Ciao,

"One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz." - Lou Reed

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Thanks for the annotated picture. I had not seen it before. Golson, posted on February 5, 2023 at 14:28:53
alaskahiatt Audiophile Posts: 7209 Joined: December 9, 2000 Contributor Since: November 1, 2005	and Rollins are almost too young to recognize in that picture. Ahmad Jamal is 92.

RE: Thanks for the annotated picture. I had not seen it before. Golson, posted on February 5, 2023 at 14:43:18
Cpwill Audiophile Posts: 1069 Location: DC Joined: December 22, 2003 Contributor Since: October 24, 2008	I heard/saw Golson during his 90th Birthday Tour at the Jazz club Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Austria. Ciao, "One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz." - Lou Reed Cpwill

Roscoe Mitchell is 82... N/T, posted on February 11, 2023 at 09:54:00
musetap Audiophile Posts: 30914 Location: San Francisco Joined: July 8, 2003 Contributor Since: January 28, 2004	, "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

RE: Roscoe Mitchell is 82... N/T, posted on February 12, 2023 at 11:14:12
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15196 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	A Classic roster- Guys.

Richard Davis, bassist. Age 92, posted on February 12, 2023 at 12:19:52
andy evans Audiophile Posts: 4260 Joined: October 20, 2000	Another jazz great born in 1930 Best Bassist, Downbeat International Critics' Poll (1967-74). Davis played just as much classical music as jazz, under conductors like Stravinsky, Bernstein and Boulez. Quite a guy.

RE: Oldest living Jazz greats in 2023?, posted on February 12, 2023 at 16:23:30
belyin Audiophile Posts: 1251 Location: New Orleans Joined: November 1, 2003	Andrew Cyrille-83 Reggie Workman-85 Cecil McBee-87

It's on a wall in one of our hallways. , posted on February 26, 2023 at 18:37:41
Ozzie Audiophile Posts: 3685 Joined: August 1, 2002	Fab poster, preserved with a good custom frame.

RE: Oldest living Jazz greats in 2023?, posted on March 13, 2023 at 05:14:32
HodgePodge Audiophile Posts: 12 Joined: January 13, 2013	Lou Donaldson is 96

Sounded and Recorded Great on Dear John C., posted on March 23, 2023 at 10:59:30
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10399 Joined: April 12, 2002	Loved his rhythmic style with Thad and Mel.

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