Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies at 82
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Oscar Peterson, whose speedy fingers, propulsive swing and melodic inventiveness made him one of the world's best known and influential jazz pianists, has died. He was 82.
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One of the most famous American band leaders of the swing era, clarinettist Artie Shaw, dies aged 94.
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World-renowned bassist Aladar Pege, who moved with ease from jazz to classics and lifted his bulky instrument to star status, has died, the Hungarian cultural ministry said Sunday. He was 67.
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Artie Shaw, the legendary jazz band leader who enthralled audiences with his clarinet during the swing era, has died at the age of 94, the BBC reported.
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Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82.
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Playbill - Cy Coleman, the Tony Award-winning Broadway composer who rose from child classical pianist to jazz player to master of the catchy show tune, died Nov. 18 of a heart attack, according to friends and colleagues in the theatre community.
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Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with Miles Davis and helped create the sound of jazz fusion, died from cancer in Vienna on Tuesday, local news agency APA reported, quoting his son Erich.
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Controversial former world chess legend Bobby Fischer has died in Iceland aged 64.
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LOS ANGELES : Oscar-winning US composer Elmer Bernstein, who wrote the scores of Hollywood films including &quot;To Kill a Mockingbird,&quot; &quot;The Magnificent Seven&quot; and &quot;Ghostbusters&quot; has died, his publicist said Thursday.
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Jazz pianist Jay "Hootie" McShann dies aged 90, after falling ill with breathing problems.
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The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a one-time spiritual advisor to the Beatles, has died in his Dutch home, his Transcendental Meditation movement announced Wednesday.
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Legendary architect Philip Johnson,  whose glass skyscrapers helped define America's urban  landscape, has died at age 98, his lawyer's office said on  Wednesday.
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The Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein died in his sleep yesterday at the age of 82. Renowned for his epic, jazzy film scores, he composed the soundtracks for a host of classic Hollywood films, including To Kill a Mockingbird and The Man With the ...
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Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, who wrote some of Hollywood&#39;s most memorable music, including scores for &quot;The Magnificent Seven&quot; and &quot;Thoroughly Modern Millie,&quot; has died at age 82, his publicist said on ...
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US-born chess legend Bobby Fischer, whose tortured genius prompted both awe and outrage, has died at the age of 64 at his home in Iceland, a close friend said Friday.
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Bobby Fischer, who became America's first and only world chess champion after defeating the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky at the height of the Cold War, has died at the age of 64.
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During an illustrious career spanning seven decades, Oscar Peterson played with the biggest names in jazz.