Those who have passed away this year in the world of jazz in 2014

[flat5]

The wonderful man and reed musician Jay Corre died late 2014.

[clifford_thornton]

Guitarist Mimi Lorenzini apparently passed over the weekend.

[Cyril]

Chris White

[StarThrower]

Bad year. Lots of great people gone.

[paul secor]

Interesting that The N.Y. Times magazine, in its year end remembrances of those who passed away in 2014, included only Pete Seeger of all the people mentioned in this thread. They included some fairly obscure folks, at least imo. I guess I live in a different world than the editors of The Times live in. I'm happy to be where I am.

[gmonahan]

Interesting that The N.Y. Times magazine, in its year end remembrances of those who passed away in 2014, included only Pete Seeger of all the people mentioned in this thread. They included some fairly obscure folks, at least imo. I guess I live in a different world than the editors of The Times live in. I'm happy to be where I am.

Me too! I guess we have to add Buddy DeFranco's name to this sad list.

gregmo

[duaneiac]

Interesting that The N.Y. Times magazine, in its year end remembrances of those who passed away in 2014, included only Pete Seeger of all the people mentioned in this thread. They included some fairly obscure folks, at least imo. I guess I live in a different world than the editors of The Times live in. I'm happy to be where I am.

Wow. One would think a man who was as important a figure in jazz (although he had not been actively performing for several years) as Horace Silver would merit a mention. Charlie Haden and Jimmy Scott both would seem to have been high-profile performers in recent years who should have earned the attention of the NYT.

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Erik van der Wurff, not into jazz, but a wonderful musician I'll miss!

[Cyril]

Erik van der Wurff, not into jazz, but a wonderful musician I'll miss!

Who is Erik van der Wurff?

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[Hardbopjazz]

Erik van der Wurff, not into jazz, but a wonderful musician I'll miss!

Who is Erik van der Wurff?

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Erik van der Wurff (9 July 1945 – 22 September 2014) was a Dutch pianist, composer, arranger, producer and conductor. He worked mainly on soundtracks and as a composer for many movies and television shows. He primarily worked between 1977 and 2003. He also made acting appearances in two Dutch television shows in 1977 and 1980. He was the regular pianist on the Herman van Veen shows.

Van der Wurff was born in De Bilt, Utrecht. In 2009, he was given the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

Van der Wurff died from cancer on 22 September 2014 in Soest, near Amersfoort, Utrecht, aged 69.^[1]

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Thanks, Tom. Yes, indeed. I've seen him play many times and on different instruments but mainly the piano. He and Herman did work 52! years together. Herman sang a Brel song for him during his last show. At that moment it only had been 6 weeks since his passing and he told us it is hard that Erik isn't there with them anymore. My favourite song of Brel with the fabulous translation of Lennard Nijgh, originally "La chanson des vieux amants". It was lovely to sing his friend that hommage. I'll never forget Erik.
http://www.hermanvanveen.com/overherman/muzikanten/erik-van-der-wurff/

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