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An alert, expressive drummer, Albert "Tootie" Heath was also the last of the legendary Heath Brothers. He died on April 3 in Santa Fe, NM, at 88.
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The artist, best known as a saxophonist, passed away at 95 years old on Sunday, March 3. His career was large and varied, taking him around the world while also leaving a lasting influence on Seattle's jazz scene.
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An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Shannon Bowman fought a felony drug charge in 2016 that resulted in the landmark "Blake decision." She passed away in August.
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Equally at home with boppish fluency or a gutbucket blare, Curtis Fowlkes was a trombone virtuoso who collaborated far and wide, co-founding The Jazz Passengers. He died on Aug. 31, at 73.
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He helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but defied confinement to any single genre.
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McCoy, a member of the Tulalip Tribes, was one of the state's longest serving Native American lawmakers. He retired in 2020 due to health reasons after 17 years as a state legislator, writing in his resignation letter that it was "the honor of a lifetime."
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Bill Lee, a well-regarded jazz musician who accompanied such artists as Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel and Harry Belafonte and scored four of his son Spike’s early films, has died. He was 94.
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Jack Smith, an Associated Press photographer who captured unforgettable shots of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill and the Olympics during his 35-year career with the news organization, has died. He was 80.
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A guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, Jeff Beck has died. He was 78.