Final Bars

 

We have listed below those artists who have added so much to the world of Jazz but who have played their 'final bars'.

For further information please go to Jazz House.

Abney, Don 20-Jan-00 77
Adderley, Nat 2-Jan-00 68
Albam, Manny 2-Oct-01 79
Allan, Steve 30-Oct-00 78
Amy, Curtis 5-Jun-02 72
Arnold, Buddy 10-Nov-03 77
Ashby, Harold 13-Jun-03 79
Bailey, Benny 14-Apr-05 79
Bailey, Derek 25-Dec-05 75
Baker, Kenny 7-Dec-99 78
Barretto, Ray 17-Feb-06 76
Bell, Aaron 28-Jul-02 81
Beneke, Tex 30-May-00 86
Berg, Bob 5-Dec-02 51
Bernhardt, Milt 22-Jan-04 77
Berry, Bill 13-Nov-02 72
Betts, Keter 06-Jul-05 77
Biddle, Charlie 5-Feb-03 76
Bishop Jr., Walter 24-Jan-98 70
Bowie, Lester 10-Nov-99 58
Braff, Ruby 9-Feb-03 75
Brignola, Nick 8-Feb-02 65
Brown, Albert 'Pud' 27-May-96 79
Brown, Les January, 2000 88
Brown, Oscar Jr. 29-May-05 78
Brown, Ray 2-Jul-02 75
Bryden, Beryl 14-Jul-98 78
Bunker, Larry 8-Mar-05 76
Burgess, Bob Dec-97 N/K
Burns, Ralph 28-Nov-01 79
Bushkin, Joe 3-Nov-04 87
Byrd, Charlie 2-Dec-99 74
Candoli, Conte (Secondo) 14-Dec-01 74
Carson, Tee 13-Feb-00 70
Carter, Benny 18-Jul-03 96
Carter, Betty 26-Sep-98 69
Charles, Ray 10-June-04 73
Cheatham, Doc 31-May-97 91
Clooney, Rosemary 29-Jun-02 74
Coggins, Gil 2-Feb-04 79
Coles, Johnny 21-Dec-97 70
Coniff, Ray 12-Oct-02 85
Cook, Willie 22-Sep-00 77
Cuesta, Henry 3-Dec-03 71
Crombie, Tony 18-Oct-99 74
Cruz, Celia 16-Jul-03 77
Dance, Stanley 22-Feb-99 88
Dawson, Alan 23-Feb-96 66
Dean, Elton 08-Feb-06 60
Dennis, Matt 21-Jun-02 89
Doggett, Bill 13-Nov-96 80
Donegan, Dorothy 30-May-98 76
Donegan, Lonnie 4-Nov-02 71
Drootin, Buzzy 21-May-00 80
Eager, Allen 13-Apr-03 76
Earland, Charles 11-Dec-99 58
Edison, Harry 'Sweets' 27-Jul-99 83
Edwards, Teddy 20-Apr-03 78
Ellington, Mercer 8-Feb-96 76
Elwood, Phil 10-Jan-06 79
Enevoldsen, Bob 19-Nov-05 85
Ericson, Rolf 16-Jun-97 75
Farlow, Tal 25-Jul-98 77
Farmer, Art 4-Oct-99 71
Farnon, Robert 23-Apr-05 87
Fatool, Nick 26-Sep-00 85
Favors, Malachi 2-Jan-04 76
Ferguson, Sherman 22-Jan-06 61
Flanagan, Tommy 16-Nov-01 71
Fleming, Gordie 31-Aug-02 77
Fontana, Carl 9-Oct-03 75
Fournier, Vernel 7-Nov-00 72
Francis, Panama 13-Nov-01 82
Freeman, Russ 27-Jun-02 76
Fuller, Jerry 13-Jul-02 63
Garland, Hank 27-Dec-04 74
Garner, Linton 3-Mar-03 88
Granz, Norman 22-Nov-01 83
Grappelli, Stephane 1-Dec-97 89
Grey, Al 24-Mar-00 74
Grolnick, Don 1-Jun-96 48
Grosney, Paul 17-May-03 80
Guerin, John 5-Jan-04 64
Gulda, Freiederich 27-Jan-00 70
Haggart, Bob 2-Dec-98 84
Hall, Herb 6-Mar-96 88
Hampton, Lionel 31-Aug-02 94
Hanna, Sir Roland 13-Nov-02 70
Harper, Arthur Jr. 05-July-04 65
Harris, Gene 17-Jan-00 66
Harris, Eddie 11-Nov-96 61
Harte, Roy 3-Oct-03 79
Heath, Percy 28-Apr-05 81
Henderson, Joe 30-Jun-01 64
Higgins, Billy 3-May-01 64
Hinton, Milt 19-Dec-00 90
Hipp, Jutta 7-Apr-03 N/K
Hirt, Al 20-Apr-99 76
Horn, Shirley 20-Oct-05 71
Houston, Clint 6-Jun-00 54
Hucko, Peanuts 19-Jun-03 85
Jackson, Chubby 1-Oct-03 84
Jackson, Milt 9-Oct-99 76
Jacquet, Illinois 22-July-04 81
Jarvis, Clifford 26-Nov-99 58
Johnson, Gerald (Jerry) Anthony 7-Mar-05 55
Johnson, JJ 4-Feb-01 77
Johnson, Gus 6-Feb-00 86
Jones, Elvin 18-Oct-04 76
Jones, Etta 16-Oct-01 72
Jones, Jonah 30-Apr-00 90
Kessel, Barney 06-May-04 80
Kidd, Kathy 18-Nov-00 N/K
Kirkland, Kenny 12-Nov-98 43
Knepper, Jimmy 14-Jun-03 75
Koffman, Moe 28-Mar-01 72
Koller, Hans 23-Dec-03 82
Kral, Roy 2-Aug 80
Krechmer, Billy 11-Mar-02 92
Kriegel, Volker 15-Jun-03 60
Lacy, Steve 04-June-04 69
Lamond, Don 3-Dec-03 82
Land, Harold 27-Jul-01 73
Lanphere, Don 12-Oct-03 75
LaPorta, John 12-May-04 84
Lawrence, Arnie 22-Apr-05 66
Lee (Norma Delores Egstrom), Peggy 22-Jan-02 82
Lesage, Bill 31-Oct-01 74
Lesberg, Jack 17-Sep-05 85
Levy, Lou 23-Jan-01 73
Levy, Hank 10-Sep-01 73
Levy, Stan 20-Apr-05 79
Lewis, John Aaron 29-Mar-01 80
Liston, Melba 23-Apr-99 73
London, Julie 18-Oct-00 74
Lourie, Charlie 31-Dec-00 N/K
Lowe, Frank 19-Sept-03 60
Madna, Rob 5-Apr-03 71
Mangelsdorf, Albert 25-Jun-05 76
Mann, Herbie 1-Jul-03 73
Mantooth, Frank 30-Jan-04 57
Marcus, Steve 25-Sep-05 66
Marmarosa, Dodo 17-Sep-02 76
Marsalis, Ellis L. Sr. 19-Sep-04 96
Marshall, Phyllis 2-Feb-96 75
Marshall, Wendell 6-Feb-02 81
Martin, John W "Spider" 21-Apr-00 68
Martin, Stu 12-Jun-80 42
Maxwell, Jimmy July, 2002 85
May, Billy 5-jan-04 87
Maynard, Connie 21-Feb-98 63
Mccroby, Ron 19-Aug-02 68
Mcduff, Jack 23-Jan-01 74
Mcghee, Charles 5-Sep-02 59
Mcharg, Jim 27-Sep-03 76
McLean, Jackie 31-Mar-06 73
Mcvea, Jack 27-Dec-00 86
Melle, Gil 28-Oct-04 73
Migliori, Jay 2-Sep-01 70
Minger, Pete 14-Apr-00 57
Mitchell, Grover 6-Aug-03 73
Montgomery, Marion 22-Jul-02 67
Montoliu, Tete 24-Aug-97 64
Montrose, Jack 07-Feb-06 77
Morrissey, Dick 9-Nov-00 60
Most, Abe 10-Oct-02 82
Mottola, Tony 16-Aug-04 86
Mussolini, Romano 03-Feb-06 78
Nicholas, Big Nick 29-Oct-97 75
Norvo, Red 6-Apr-99 91
O'farrell, Chico 27-Jun-01 79
Olatunji, Babatunde 6-Apr-03 76
Parham, Truck 5-Jun-02 91
Paris, Jackie 17-Jun-04 80
Patton, John 19-Mar-02 66
Pedersen, Niels-Henning Orsted 19-Apr-05 58
Perkins, Bill 12-Aug-03 79
Perkins, Walter ?-Jan-04 72
Perry, Charlie 14-Jul-98 74
Petrucciani, Michel 5-Jan-99 36
Phillips, Flip 17-Aug-01 86
Potts, Bill (William O.) 16-Feb-05 76
Powell, Mel 24-Apr-98 75
Price, Bob 7-Sep-02 ??
Prysock, Arthur 24-Jun-97 68
Puente, Tito 31-May-00 77
Puma, Joe 31-May-00 72
Rawls, Lou 6-Jan-06 72
Reinhardt, Babik 26-Nov-01 57
Renaud, Henri 17-Oct-02 77
Richardson, Jerome 23-Jun-00 79
Robinson, Billy 11-Aug-05 66
Robinson, Spike 29-Oct-01 71
Roche, Betty 16-Feb-98 81
Ross, Arnold June, 2000 79
Rowles, Jimmy 28-May-96 77
Russo, Bill 14-Jan-03 74
Santamaria, Mongo 1-Feb-03 85
Schildkraut, Davey 1-Jan-98 72
Scott, Shirley 10-Mar-02 67
Scott, Ronnie 23-Dec-96 69
Shaw, Artie 29-Dec-04 94
Shaw, Arvell 5-Dec-02 79
Shearer, Dick 20-Sep-97 N/K
Sherron, Bobbi 13-Apr-98 64?
Short, Bobby 21-Mar-05 80
Simone, Nina 21-Apr-03 70
Sinatra, Francis Albert 15-May-98 83
Skidmore, Jimmy 26-Apr-98 82
Smith, Jimmy 8-Feb-05 N/K
Smith, Johnny "Hammond" 4-Jun-96 63
Spanier, Calder 4-Dec-97 31
Spanier, Herbie 13-Dec-01 73
Sperling, Jack 26-Feb-04 82
Stroup, Bob 30-May-96 58
Stubblefield, John 4-Jul-05 60
Sulieman, Idrees July, 2002 78
Sutton, Ralph 30-Dec-01 79
Tait, Rick July, 2000 48
Tapscott, Horace 27-Feb-98 64
Tate, Buddy 3-Feb-01 87
Thiele, Bob 30-Jan-96 73
Thompson, Don D.T. 24-Mar-04 80
Thompson, Lucky 30-Jul-05 81
Thornton, Teri 2-May-00 65
Torme, Melvin (Mel) Howard 5-Jun-99 73
Toth, Jerry 31-Mar-99 70
Troup, Bobby 7-Feb-99 80
Turney, Norris 17-Jan-01 80
Turrentine, Stanley 11-Sep-00 66
Ulanov, Barry 30-Apr-00 82
Waldron, Mal 2-Dec-02 77
Walker, Jimmy 16-Oct-97 92
Washington Jr., Grover 18-Dec-99 52
Watanabe, Jiro "Butch" 5-Nov-02 79
Waters, Benny August 0, 1998 96
Watson, Johnny 'Guitar' 17-May-96 61
Weinstock, Bob 14-Jan-06 77
Wells, Junior 15-Jan-98 63
Weston, Paul 20-Sep-96 84
Wilen, Barney 25-May-96 59
Wilkins, Ernest (Ernie) Brooks 5-Jun-99 76
Williams, James 20-July-04 53
Williams, Tony February, 1997 51
Williams, Joe 29-Mar-99 80
Witherspoon, Jimmy 18-Sep-97 74
Woode, Jimmy 23-Apr-05 76
Woodman, Britt 13-Oct-00 80
Zetterland, Monica 12-May-05 67

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