Ryan Porter, en framstående jazz-trombonist och samarbetspartner till Kendrick Lamar, har avlidit vid 46 års ålder. Han gick bort den 16 maj till följd av skador från en svår bilolycka den 28 april.
Bandkollegan Tony Austin meddelade dödsfallet på Instagram och uppgav att Porter var inblandad i en svår bilolycka som resulterade i livsavgörande skador. Trots medicinsk vård försämrades hans tillstånd tills han drog sitt sista andetag, fridfullt omgiven av sina nära och kära, den 16 maj.
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Samba singer and composer Noca da Portela died on Sunday, May 17, at the age of 93. He had been hospitalized in São Cristóvão, in northern Rio de Janeiro, since the end of April.
Abdullah Ibrahim, the renowned South African pianist and composer, has died at the age of 91. President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the jazz icon and anti-apartheid activist.
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Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has spoken publicly about the death of bassist Sam Rivers nearly six months after it occurred. Borland described Rivers as irreplaceable and said the band lost a piece of its DNA. The comments came in a new interview with Consequence.
New details have emerged about a March 2024 car crash involving Miami Hurricanes edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr., a projected top-10 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, as teams continue due diligence ahead of the April 23 draft. Police records reveal Bain was driving at 4 a.m. on St. Patrick's Day when the accident killed one passenger after months in a coma. Most teams consider the issue resolved, but one questions his account.
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Donald K. Tarlton, known as Donald K. Donald and a key figure in Canada's music industry as a concert promoter and record label executive, has died at age 82. The news was confirmed by CTV News on April 13. Tarlton shaped Montreal's live music scene and launched influential labels over six decades.
The Newport Jazz Festival has confirmed its lineup for the 72nd edition, returning to Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island from July 31 through August 2. Artists include Thundercat, Angine de Poitrine, Little Simz, Herbie Hancock, Gary Clark Jr., and Flea with his Honora Band. The event will also feature tributes to jazz legends John Coltrane and Miles Davis.