Jazz Nekrolog 2015

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This is a list of well-known personalities in the field of jazz (and related genres) who passed away in 2015 . As in the general Nekrolog 2015, the entries are made in descending order and alphabetically for the same date.

Ornette Coleman
March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015

January

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
31 January Don Covay American R&B musician and songwriter 78 [5]
January 30th John "Hoppy" Hopkins British photographer 78 [6]
January 30th René Nan French drummer 82 [7]
January 30th Wilmer Wise American trumpeter 78 [8th]
January 29th Riichiro Manabe Japanese composer 90 [9]
January 29th Rod McKuen American composer 81 [10]
January 28th Duane M. Feeley American woodwind 89 [11]
January 28th Yasuki Nakayama Japanese music critic ≈52 [12]
January 27th Alain De Grosbois Canadian producer 67 [13]
January 27th Neil Levang American guitarist 83
January 24th Marilyn Holderfield American singer 77 [14]
January 23 Howard McDonald American pianist 86 [15]
January 20th "Big Chief" Bo Dollis American band leader 71 [16]
January 20th Rose Marie McCoy American songwriter 92 [17]
January 19th George Bean American trumpeter 85 [18]
January 19th Ward Swingle American pianist, singer and arranger 87 [19]
January 18th Cynthia Layne American singer 51 [20]
January 18th Bobby Watley American organist 69 [21]
15. January Ervin Drake American songwriter 95 [22]
15. January Paul Serrano American trumpeter and sound engineer 82 [23]
13th January Rainer Minarik German saxophonist and music teacher ? [24]
January 12th Clifford Adams American trombonist 62 [25]
January 12th Maureen Budway American singer 51 [26]
January 12th Dave Hatfield British music organizer ? [27]
January 12th Harold Jones American flautist and music teacher 80 [28]
January 12th Gavino Charles Jimenez American drummer 69 [29]
10. January Gérard Frémaux French drummer 71 [30]
10. January George Probert American woodwind 87 [31]
January 9th Popsy Dixon American blues drummer 72 [32]
January 9th Midge Ellis American music organizer ( Detroit Jazz Festival ) 91 [33]
January 8th David Bournazian American musician 86 [34]
January 8th Ray McFall British music club owner 88 [35]
January 8th John S. Springer Sr. American musician 90 [36]
January 7th Jean Cabut French comic artist 76 [37]
January 7th Don Kesee American blues musician ? [38]
6th January Lawrence Gushee American jazz researcher 83 [39]
January 5th Pino Daniele Italian singer and guitarist 59 [40]
January 5th Irwin Steinberg American music producer 94 [41]
January 3rd John W. Gumpper American musician and band leader 95 [42]
January 3rd Toni Tudd American musician 94 [43]
January 3rd Ivan Jullien French composer, arranger and trumpeter 80 [44]
January 2nd Walter Kuehr German-American musician 59 [45]
January 1st Jeff Golub American guitarist 59 [46]
January 1st Steven Francis Moore American producer 70 [47]
January 1st Tommy Ruskin American drummer 72 [48]

February

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
February 24th Luis "Tata" Guerra Cuban percussionist and composer 81 [49]
February 24th Robert Belfour American blues musician 74 [50]
February 22 Erik Amundsen Norwegian bass player 78 [51]
21st of February Cephas Bowles American Broadcasting Director ? [52]
21st of February Danny Noonan American drummer 64 [53]
21st of February Clark Terry American trumpeter 94 [54]
20. February David Maxwell British blues musician 71 [55]
February 18 Zayn Adam South African singer ≈67 [56]
February 16 Ray Ross American guitarist and university professor 70 [57]
February 15th Orville Johnson American pianist 84 [58]
February 15th Carol Solenberger American pianist 97 [59]
14th of February Hulon Crayton American saxophonist 58 [60]
14th of February Philip Levine American lyric poet and college professor 87 [61]
13th February Keith Copeland American drummer and university professor 68 [62]
February 12th Sam Andrews American guitarist 73 [63]
February 12th Richie Pratt American drummer 71 [64]
February 11th William "Wshboard Bill" Allman American blues musician 87 [65]
February 10th Dan Perz American guitarist ? [66]
February 7th Tim Curry American singer and actor ? [67]
February 6th Benny Vasseur French trombonist 88 [68]
3 February William Thomas McKinley American composer 76 [69]
3 February Leola King Wilson American nightclub owner ( Blue Mirror ) 96 [70]
February 2nd Joanne Cottone American singer 90 [71]
February 2nd Zane Musa American saxophonist 36 [72]
February 2nd Bárbaro Teuntor García Cuban trumpeter and singer 49 [73]
February 1st Anita Darian American singer 87 [74]
February 1st Therese Ellen "Terri" Spencer Mersereau American pianist 87 [75]

March

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
March 31 Ralph Sharon British-American pianist 91 [76]
March 31 Robert Veen Dutch saxophonist 59 [77]
28th March Bernice Elizabeth Lundy American music organizer 81 [78]
27th of March Rene Joseph Arceneaux American drummer 82 [79]
27th of March Rick Chamberlain American trombonist 63 [80]
27th of March BJ Crosby American singer and actress 62 [81]
27th of March Johnny Helms American trumpeter 80 [82]
27th of March Peter Nieuwerf Dutch guitarist 76 [83]
26th of March Gerasimos Lavranos Greek composer and orchestra leader 80 [84]
25th March Richard O. Moore American lyric poet and filmmaker 95 [85]
25th March John Renbourn British guitarist 70 [86]
March 24th Don Haney American broadcaster 80 [87]
March 22 Emile Charlap American contractor, copyist, arranger and trumpeter 96 [88]
March 21st Miriam Bienstock American music and theater producer 92 [89]
March 21st Jørgen Ingmann Danish guitarist 89 [90]
March, 20th Dale Fitzgerald American music manager and organizer ( Jazz Gallery ) 72 [91]
March, 20th Paul Jeffrey American saxophonist 81 [92]
March 18th Samuel Charters American blues musician and music historian 85 [93]
17. March Juan Claudio Cifuentes "Cifu" Spanish radio presenter and jazz expert 73 [94]
March 16 Dave Frey American banjo player 65 [95]
March, 15 Gil Barretto American woodwind player and band leader 86 [96]
March, 15 Collins Chabane South African politician and musician 54 [97]
March, 15 Lucille Mapp American singer 63 [98]
March, 15 Bob Parlocha American broadcaster 76 [99]
March 13th Daevid Allen Australian guitarist 77 [100]
March 13th Jan Kudyk Polish trumpeter 72 [101]
March 12th George Cariote American drummer 86 [102]
March 12th Dana Lynn Rogers American singer 52 [103]
March 10th Bob Masteller American vibraphonist 76 [104]
March 10th Ken Williams American copyist, arranger and trumpeter 85 [105]
8th of March Lew Soloff American trumpeter 71 [106]
7th March "Pa Pa Joe" Basile American musician 100 [107]
7th March Gene Lynn American night club owner and singer ? [108]
March 7 ? Ethan White American keyboardist and producer 39 [109]
7th March Steve Zegree American college teacher, choir director, and pianist 61 [110]
5. March Adele Davis American music organizer ( Bakersfield Jazz Festival ) 76 [111]
4th of March Ted Reinhardt American drummer 62 [112]
1st March Karen Hall American singer 58 [113]
1st March Tony Jenkins American guitarist 58 [114]
1st March Orrin Keepnews American music producer 91 [115]

April

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
April 27 Marty Napoleon American pianist and band leader 93 [116]
26th of April Emilo "Monk" Dupre American music organizer ( New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ) 70 [117]
26th of April Wolfgang Sauer German singer, musician and radio presenter 87 [118]
April 24th Sid Tepper American songwriter 96 [119]
April 22 Charles "Chizmo" Anderson American singer 86 [120]
April 22 Sandy Taylor Scottish pianist 92 [121]
April 22 Jean De Antoni French guitarist ≈≈68 [122]
April 22 Bunky deVecchis American photographer 78 [123]
April 22 Richard Wheatly American broadcaster 69 [124]
April 21 Jay Serrett American musician and music organizer 79 [125]
April 19th Bernard Stollman American music producer 85 [126]
17th April Eric Doney American pianist 62 [127]
April 15th Margo Reed American singer 73 [128]
April 13th Sam Distefano American pianist and talent scout 88 [129]
12. April Jim Alkire American drummer 82 [130]
9th April Mick Collins British trumpeter 76 [131]
April 8th Peter Makrube South African journalist and film producer 59 [132]
April 6th Milton DeLugg American musician, composer, arranger and conductor 96 [133]
April 6th John J. Maimone American sound engineer 91 [134]
April 6th Julie Wilson American singer 90 [135]
April 5th Juan Carlos Cáceres Argentine pianist, singer and trombonist 79 [136]
4. April Joe Soares American trombonist 80 [137]
April 1st Al Kohn American orchestra conductor, arranger and author 96 [138]
April 1st ? Giampiero Rubei Italian jazz club owner ? [139]
April 1st Charles "Butch" Stone American night club owner ? [140]

May

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
31. May Slim Richey American guitarist 77 [141]
31. May Karl Wlaschek Austrian entrepreneur and pianist 97 [142]
May 29th Anthony Agresta American trombonist 91 [143]
May 29th Marco Tamburini Italian trumpeter and composer 55 [144]
28th of May Johnny Keating British trombonist, arranger and composer 87 [145]
28th of May Ray Kennedy American pianist and arranger 58 [146]
28th of May Lenny Mazel American broadcaster 62 [147]
28th of May Emmanuel Riggins American keyboardist, producer and arranger 72 [148]
25. May Peter Rose German trumpeter 78 [149]
25. May Roger Riggins American music critic and author 66 [150]
25. May Peter Schmidlin Swiss drummer and producer 68 [151]
May 24th Marcus Belgrave American trumpeter 78 [152]
23. May Madalynne Strascina ( Boots James ) American singer and pianist 94 [153]
May 21 Nino Morreale American saxophonist and big band leader 90 [154]
May 20th Bob Belden American saxophonist, arranger and producer 58 [155]
May 20th Simon Flem Devold Norwegian author, journalist and clarinetist 86 [156]
May 20th Bruno Rub Swiss music critic 70 [157]
May 19th Bruce Lundvall American music producer 79 [158]
17th of May Chester Sheard American photographer 85 [159]
May 15 Ortheia Barnes Kennerly American singer and activist 70 [160]
May 14th BB King American blues guitarist and singer 89 [161]
May 14th Carl Lindberg American bass player ? [162]
May 13th Robert Drasnin American film composer 87 [163]
May 13th Lucy Fabery Puerto Rican singer 84 [164]
12th of May John Ward (drummer) Belgian drummer 87 [165]
12th of May William Zinsser American author, editor, literary critic, and pianist 92 [166]
May 11th Stan Cornyn American music producer 81 [167]
10th of May Rein van den Broek Dutch trumpeter and composer 69 [168]
10th of May Bill Lezotte American guitarist and banjo player 87 [169]
10th of May Patrick McElligott American pianist 86 [170]
May 9 Johnny Gimble American western swing musician 88 [171]
May 7th Ron Crotty American bass player 86 [172]
May 6th Jerome Cooper American drummer 68 [173]
May 6th Barry Soulsby British clarinetist 73 [174]
May 4th Umberto Arlati Swiss trumpeter 83 [175]
May 4th Georg Björklund Swedish singer and musician 90 [176]
May 4th Travis Hill American trumpeter 28 [177]
May 4th Rudi Martini German drummer, label employee, manager and organizer 74 [178]
May 4th Jim Mooney American sound engineer and trumpeter 81 [179]
May 3rd Ben Aronov American pianist 82 [180]
May 3rd ? Les Bull British trumpeter, singer and band leader 76 [181]
May 3rd Remy Kolpa Kopoul French music journalist 66 [182]
2.May John McCauley American university professor 79 [183]
2.May Quedellice Northern American singer 96 [184]
1st of May Lucía Huergo Cuban saxophonist, flautist, pianist, composer and producer 63 [185]
1st of May Bill Smith British woodwind 88 [186]

June

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
June 30th Eddy Louiss French organist and pianist 74 [187]
June 30th Jimmy Lloyd Rea American blues musician 63 [188]
June 30th Bob Whitlock American bass player 84 [189]
June 29th Rosemary age American pianist 90 [190]
June 27th Emerson Able American music teacher, flautist, and saxophonist 84 [191]
June 27th Marc Steckar French trombonist and tuba player 80 [192]
June 26th Webster Armstrong American singer 93 [193]
June 26th Carlos Carli Uruguayan-Spanish drummer 69 [194]
25th June Hal Gaylor Canadian bass player 85 [195]
23rd June Robert Martin American club owner ( Charlie's Georgetown ) 88 [196]
June 22 Robert Denecke Hays American arranger and trombonist 92 [197]
June 21st Earl Scott Ross American saxophonist 82 [198]
June 21st Gunther Schuller American composer, horn player and musicologist 89 [199]
June 19th Harold Battiste American saxophonist, record producer, and songwriter 83 [200]
18th of June Darius Dhlomo South African boxer and singer 83 [201]
17th of June Bill Lacy American trumpeter 87 [202]
17th of June Jean Warland Belgian bass player, arranger and composer 88 [203]
15th June Bunk Burgwin American pianist ? [204]
15th June Don Hurless American composer and music teacher 87 [205]
15th June Mighty Sam McClain American blues singer 72 [206]
15th June Confrey Phillips British pianist and band leader 86 [207]
June 13th Big Time Sarah American blues singer 62 [208]
June 13th Buddy Boudreaux American saxophonist and clarinetist 97 [209]
June 13th Allan Browne Australian drummer 70 [210]
June 12 Fernando Brant Brazilian composer and journalist 68 [211]
June 12 Ken Gibson British trombonist, composer and arranger 75 [212]
June 12 Ivinho Brazilian guitarist 62 [213]
June 12 Monica Lewis American singer and actress 93 [214]
June 11th Ornette Coleman American jazz innovator, alto saxophonist and composer 85 [215]
June 10th Heinz Kretzschmar German jazz musician and arranger 79 [216]
June 10th Hermann Nieweler Canadian club owner 79 [217]
June 9th James Last German band leader and bass player 86 [218]
8th June Paul Bacon American illustrator and graphic designer 91 [219]
June 7th Corky McClerkin American pianist and keyboardist 73 [220]
June 7th Alice Whyte American drummer 92 [221]
6th of June Lenny Boyd Canadian bass player ? [222]
6th of June Mardi Pring Lubbert American singer and pianist 81 [223]
June 5th Silvano Grandi Italian pianist 79 [224]
June 2nd ? Johnny Polanco American salsa musician ? [225]

July

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
July 31 Mark Gatz American saxophonist 51 [226]
29th of July Art Depew American trumpeter ≈90 [227]
July 28th Buddy Emmons American pedal steel guitarist 78 [228]
July 26th Vic Firth American percussionist and entrepreneur 95 [229]
24th July Jürgen Wölfer German music author 70 [230]
22nd of July Don Joyce American experimental musician and radio host 71 [231]
21 July Doug Gregg American guitarist 88 [232]
21 July Bob Novak American blues musician 83 [233]
21 July Papo Angarica Cuban percussionist and band leader 73 [234]
July 19 Van Alexander American band leader, arranger and songwriter 100 [235]
July 18th Hazen Schumacher American broadcaster 88 [236]
July 18th Dick Shoup American trombonist 71 [237]
17th July Merlie Knudson American woodwind 90 [238]
17th July John Taylor British pianist and university professor 72 [239]
15th of July Harry Pitch British harmonica player 90 [240]
15th of July Howard Rumsey American bass player and band leader 97 [241]
July 13th Patrice Moncell Gathright American blues musician 52 [242]
July 14th Raymond Katarzynski French trombonist and composer 80
July 12 Javier Krahe spanish singer 71 [243]
July 9 William J. Proctor American music historian 75 [244]
July 9 Ettore Stratta Italian-American composer, record producer and conductor 82 [245]
7th of July Masabumi Kikuchi Japanese pianist 75 [246]
7th of July Reinhard "Django" Kroll German bass player 60 [247]
5th July Garrison Fewell American guitarist and university professor 61 [248]
July 4th Manfred Dierkes German guitarist 49
July 4th Dadet Zongbe Congolese musician 84 [249]
3rd of July Lenny McDaniel American R&B musician 65 [250]
2nd July Roy C. Bennett American songwriter 96 [251]
2nd July Joerg Reiter German pianist and university professor 56 [252]

August

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
August 31 Bruce Lawrence (bass player) American bass player 88 [253]
August 32 Bayardo Velarde Panamanian percussionist and singer 85 [254]
August 31 Franz XA Zipperer German music journalist and photographer 63 [255]
August 30th Hugo Rasmussen Danish bass player 74 [256]
29th August Bob Allen American pianist 75 [257]
August 28th George Bouchard American saxophonist and music teacher 71 [258]
August 28th Dominick P. Consolo American trumpeter and university professor 93 [259]
August 28th Charles McCarty American trumpeter 95 [260]
August 28th Steve Pouchie American vibraphonist 55 [261]
August 27 Raul Azpiazu Cuban-American percussionist, saxophonist and singer 90 [262]
August 27 Erik Lindström Finnish musician, band leader and composer 93 [263]
August 22nd Mariem Hassan Western Saharan singer ≈57 [264]
August 22nd Steve Lane British cornetist, band leader and music producer 93
August 21 Abdelhaï Bennani French saxophonist 65 [265]
August 19th Doudou N'Diaye Rose Senegalese percussionist 85 [266]
18th of August Russell Henderson Trinidadian pianist and steelpan player 91 [267]
17th August Stefan George American blues and jazz guitarist 62 [268]
August 16 Jón Páll Bjarnason Icelandic guitarist 77 [269]
15th of August Max Greger German saxophonist and big band leader 89 [270]
15th of August Emily Ann Wingert American Club Owner ( Trumpets ) 80 [271]
August 14th Doris Hines American singer 91 [272]
13 August Harold Ousley American saxophonist and flautist 86 [273]
12. August George Bouchart American saxophonist and music teacher 71 [274]
August 11th Eddie Cusic American blues musician 89 [275]
August 10 Ara Arsenian Armenian-American singer 84 [276]
August 10 David Shelley American blues guitarist 57 [277]
August 9 Gary Keys American music organizer and documentary filmmaker 81 [278]
5th of August Dieter Antritter German saxophonist and band leader 85 [279]
5th of August Raphy Leavitt Puerto Rican salsa musician and band leader 66 [280]
4th of August Ken Barnes British author and record producer 82 [281]
3rd August Linard "Scotty" Scott American broadcaster 67 [282]
3rd August Ambros Seelos German saxophonist, band leader and arranger 80 [283]
August 2nd Mahmoud Ghania Moroccan musician 64 [284]
August 2nd Hajo Hofmann German violinist 57 [285]
August 2nd J. Durward Morsch American trombonist, arranger and music teacher 94 [286]

September

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
September 29th Phil Woods American jazz saxophonist 83 [287]
September 28th Frankie Ford American R&B musician 76 [288]
September 27th David Carter American pianist 84 [289]
September 27th Wilton Fields American saxophonist 75 [290]
September 23rd Marek Greliak Polish-British club owner ( Jazz Cafe Posk ) [291]
21st September Ben Cauley American R&B and soul musician 67 [292]
21st September Jean-Marie Peterken Belgian music organizer ≈86 [293]
21st September Ray Warleigh Australian saxophonist and flutist 76 [294]
September 20th Philip Barker British psychiatrist, writer and record producer ( Jazz Focus Records ) 85 [295]
September 20th Rowena Stewart American Museum Director ( American Jazz Museum ) 83 [296]
September 20th Włodzimierz Szymański Polish musician and composer ≈79 [297]
16th September Peggy Jones American R&B musician 75 [298]
September 14th Thomas Buhé German guitarist 94 [299]
13.september Ernie Felice American accordionist 93 [300]
7th of September Augusta Lee Collins American jazz and blues musician 69 [301]
7th of September Guillermo Rubalcaba Cuban pianist 88 [302]
September 6th Clyde "Tom the Jazzman" Mallison American broadcaster 75 [303]
5th September Gerhard Hund German trombonist and band leader 72 [304]
September 4th Gerhard Eder Austrian jazz manager and organizer 64 [305]
September 4th Rico Rodriguez Jamaican trombonist and band leader 80 [306]
September 3 Don Griffin American guitarist 60 [307]
September 3 Rudolf Jaggi Swiss pianist and composer 74 [308]
September 3 Dorn Walker Younger American musician, composer and arranger 75 [309]
September 1 Craig Allen American blues musician 60 [310]
September 1 Klaus Lorenzen German music producer and clarinetist 76 [311]

October

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
October 31 Michael Leonard American composer and arranger 84 [312]
October 31 Stanley Swann American drummer 59 [313]
28th of October Diane Charlemagne British singer 51 [314]
28th of October S. Barry Cooper British mathematician, university professor and music organizer 72 [315]
28th of October Jack Manno American singer, arranger, composer and music educator 76 [316]
October 27 Donna Davis American pianist 57 [317]
October 27 Herbie Goins American soul and blues singer 76 [318]
October 25 Havana Carbo Cuban-American singer, pianist and composer 80 [319]
October 25 Lee Shaw American pianist 89 [320]
October 24th Nat Peck American trombonist 90 [321]
23rd October John Coppola American trumpeter 86 [322]
October 22nd Bob Murphy Canadian pianist [323]
October 22nd Mark Murphy American singer 83 [324]
the 20th of October Don Rendell British woodwind player and arranger 89 [325]
October 19th Ernie Santosuosso American music critic 93 [326]
November 17th Jean-Marie Masse French music organizer ? [327]
October 14th Luís Carlos Miele Brazilian music producer, writer and director 77 [328]
October 13th "Papa Joe" Bushman German pianist and jazz bar operator 90 [329]
October 11th John Berg American art director 83 [330]
October 11th Smokin 'Joe Kubek American blues musician 58 [331]
October 11th Bernard Souroque French music organizer ( Festival de Jazz des Cinq Continents ) 67 [332]
9th October Manfred Burzlaff German pianist and vibraphonist 83
9th October Larry Rosen American producer and media entrepreneur. 75 [333]
October 6th Smokey Johnson American drummer and songwriter 78 [334]
October 6th Joe Torregano American clarinetist 63 [335]
October 3 Al Abrams American press officer and publicist ( Motown Records ) 74 [336]
October 3 Dave Pike American vibraphonist 77 [337]
October 2nd Willie Akins American saxophonist 76 [338]
October 2nd Coleridge Goode British bass player 100 [339]
October 2nd Henry Jacobs American sound artist 90 [340]
October 2nd Milt Kleeb American musician, arranger and composer 96 [341]
October 1 Mary McGowan Scottish singer 85 [342]
October 1 Norbert Vollath German saxophonist 59 [343]

November

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
30th of November Sabri Khan Indian sarangi player 88 [344]
November 29th Jenny Brown British singer 88 [345]
November 29th Buddy Moreno American singer, guitarist, big band leader and radio presenter 103 [346]
November 28th Charlie B. Puzzo American night club owner 93 [347]
25. November Jean Corti Italian accordionist and composer 86 [348]
25. November Russ Montagna American trumpeter 95 [349]
November 24th ? Marc Thomas French singer and saxophonist 55 [350]
November 23 Bengt-Arne Wallin Swedish trumpeter, composer and arranger 89 [351]
22nd of November André Waignein Belgian composer and conductor 73 [352]
22nd of November Don Welsch American trumpeter 92 [353]
21st November Albert D'Annibale American actor and writer ( Jazz on a Summer's Day ) 91 [354]
20th November Madhav Chari Indian pianist 48 [355]
20th November Don Wolff American prosecutor and broadcaster 80 [356]
November 19th Joe Cavallaro American pianist 75 [357]
November 18 Judith Hendricks American singer and manager 78 [358]
November 18 Mack McCormick American blues historian 85 [359]
November 17th Al Aarons American trumpeter 82 [360]
14th November Belugo Carámbula Uruguayan actor and musician 70 [361]
November 11th Johnny L. "The Hurricane" Jones American preacher and gospel musician ≈79 [362]
November 9th John Endicott Hart American bass player and pianist 83 [363]
November 9th Chuck Lord American trumpeter 91 [364]
November 9th Allen Toussaint American pianist and producer 77 [365]
November 6th ? Kjell Öhman Swedish pianist, composer and conductor 72 [366]
November 6th Michael Trierweiler German trombonist 64 [367]
November 5th Ron DuPont American pianist 78 [368]
November 4th Diane Charlemagne Belgian singer 51 [369]
November 4th Ranny Reeve American pianist [370]
November 3rd Jean-Bernard Eisinger French pianist and composer 77 [371]
November 3rd Lothar Meid German bass player, composer and producer 73 [372]
November 2 Gene Norman American concert agent, producer and impresario 93 [373]
November 1st Raul Rekow American percussionist 61 [374]

December

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age receipt
December 31 Natalie Cole American singer and actress 65 [375]
December 31 Dal Richards Canadian woodwind player and band leader 97 [376]
30th of December Percy Hughes American saxophonist 93 [377]
30th of December Donald Washington American saxophonist 64 [378]
December 28th Joe Houston American R&B saxophonist 89 [379]
December 27th Steve LaVere American blues and jazz researcher 72
December 26th Don Carter American drummer 72 [380]
25 December Roland Schneider German pianist and arranger 78 [381]
23rd of December Sam Dockery American pianist 86 [382]
December 22 John Duffy American composer 89 [383]
December 22 Bob Shaw American guitarist, arranger and music teacher 77 [384]
20th of December Zuma Renaud American pianist and film producer 93 [385]
19. December Daniel Smith American bassoonist 77 [386]
December 17th ? Tom Giacabetti American guitarist and music teacher ?
December 16 Tony Bazley American drummer 81 [387]
December 16 Don Doane American trombonist 84 [388]
15th December Sándor Benkó Hungarian clarinetist and band leader 75 [389]
December 14th Jerry Nowak American arranger 79 [390]
11th December Rick Davies American trombonist ? [391]
10th of December Judy Day American singer 71 [392]
9th of December Harry Hunt American trumpeter 69 [393]
9th of December Howard "Dr. Jazz “Jones American trombonist 79 [394]
9th of December Rusty Jones American drummer 73 [395]
9th of December Sepp Mitterbauer Austrian trumpeter 69 [396]
December 5th Norman Kubrin American pianist 73 [397]
December 4th Murray woods American tenor saxophonist and music organizer 93 [398]
December 4th Jerome Ziering American trumpeter and music teacher 91 [399]
3rd of December Raf Robertson Trinidadian pianist and keyboard player 64 [400]
2. December Jean Batigne French percussionist and composer 82 [401]
2. December John Eaton American composer and pianist 80 [402]
2. December Dick Gail American drummer 77 [403]
2. December Mladen Gutesha Serbian orchestra leader, composer and arranger 91 [404]

Date unknown

Surname Profession / known by Age receipt
2015 Abdelhaï Bennani French saxophonist ? [405]
Death announced December 29th Ove Johansson Swedish saxophonist 79 [406]
Death announced in December John Duffy American musician and composer 89 [407]
Death announced December 17th Manfred Burzlaff German vibraphonist ≈83 [408]
Death announced December 15th Frank de Lucas French guitarist 75 [409]
Death announced December 7th Johan Van Eycken Belgian photographer [410]
Death announced December 2nd Arnold Burri Swiss jazz promoter 75
Death announced November 15th Brent Moore Majors American musician and university professor [411]
Death announced October 14th Ray Appleton American drummer 74 [412]
Death announced October 11th Moussa Afia Ngum Senegalese musician and composer [413]
Death announced October 9th Owen Bryce British trumpeter 92 [414]
Death announced October 9th Bill Jupp Canadian musician, big band leader, arranger and composer 93 [415]
Death announced September 4th Bruno Engler German guitarist 74 [416]
Death announced August 18th Al block American saxophonist and flautist ?
Death announced August 15th Harry Hach German band leader and drummer 79 [417]
Death announced July 8th Christian Wurm German photographer 63
Death announced July 3rd Vanja Lisak Yugoslav-Croatian pianist, composer and producer 73 [418]
July 2015 Arthur Wright American guitarist 78 [419]
Death announced June 24th Herbie Hess German pianist, clarinetist and saxophonist 81
Death announced June 8th Archie Alleyne Canadian drummer 82 [420]
Death announced May 24th Don Scaletta American pianist and music teacher 77 [421]
Death announced April 14th Benjamin Louis Smalley American trumpeter ? [422]
Death announced April 12th Chris Hawkins British blues and bluegrass musician 63 [423]
Death announced April 4th Lloyd Buchanan American bass player ? [424]
Death announced April 4th George Stell American trombonist ? [425]
Death announced March 18th Ellenie Ash-Godwin American singer ≈66
Death announced March 18th Jack Six American bass player 84
Death announced March 10th Lothar Lewien German music critic 71
Death announced March 7th Harold Baxter Mead American musician 99 [426]
February Ron Rully Canadian drummer 80 [427]
Death announced February 11th Don Innes British pianist ≈87 [428]
Death announced February 4th Kamal Scott American singer 74
February Ron Rully Canadian drummer ≈79 [429]
Death announced January 28th Boštjan Cvek Serbian music organizer ( Jazz Cerkno ) ? [430]
Death announced January 28th Horst P. Bergmeier German jazz researcher 78
Death announced January 14th Roy Ferguson American western swing musician 78
Death announced January 14th Andrey Tovmasyan Armenian-Russian trumpeter 72
Death announced January 14th Niels Foss Danish orchestra leader and bass player 98
Death announced January 14th Alicia Cunningham American singer 68
Found dead on January 1st Mickie Roquemore American keyboardist 58 [431]

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See en: Neil Levang
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jazz News from the Darmstadt Jazz Institute
  4. ↑ [2]
  5. ↑ Tatjana Wulfert: Manfred Burzlaff (born 1932). In: Der Tagesspiegel Online. 17th December 2015
  6. ↑ Communication from the Darmstadt journalist
  7. ↑ Various twitter messages from December 17th
  8. ↑ [3]
  9. ↑ [4]