The list kept growing.
First, it was saxophonist Marcelo Peralta, who turned 59 just days before he died after contracting the coronavirus on March 10 in Madrid.
Then it was Manu Dibango, 86, a Cameroonian afro-jazz saxophone icon.
Then Mike Longo, 83, a pianist and musical director for Dizzy Gillespie.
Then revered trumpeter Wallace Roney, 59.
Then, on April 1, two deep blows: 85-year-old Ellis Marsalis Jr., a pianist, educator, and patriarch of an... See More
The list kept growing.
First, it was saxophonist Marcelo Peralta, who turned 59 just days before he died after contracting the coronavirus on March 10 in Madrid.
Then it was Manu Dibango, 86, a Cameroonian afro-jazz saxophone icon.
Then Mike Longo, 83, a pianist and musical director for Dizzy Gillespie.
Then revered trumpeter Wallace Roney, 59.
Then, on April 1, two deep blows: 85-year-old Ellis Marsalis Jr., a pianist, educator, and patriarch of an illustrious jazz family, and jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, 94, whose acclaimed work crossed genres.
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