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Music legend donates $1M to LAUSD instrument shop

Sep 14, 2025

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Jazz legend Cleo Laine dies at 97

Jul 25, 2025

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Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95

Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died Monday at age 95.

May 27

Roy Ayers, known for hit 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine,' dies at 84

Mar 7, 2025

Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis dies at 87

Sep 12, 2022

LA residents pay tribute to legendary Jazz artist Barbara Morrison

Mar 27, 2022

Local jazz legend Barbara Morrison dies at 72

Mar 17, 2022

'Oscar Peterson: Black + White' highlights legendary jazz pianist

Feb 24, 2022

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's son continues legacy in Long Beach

Feb 18, 2022

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Music legend Herb Alpert donates $1 million to LAUSD's musical instrument repair shop

Sep 13, 2025

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LA residents pay tribute to legendary Jazz and Blues artist Barbara Morrison, she died at 72

Mar 27, 2022

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Southern California jazz legend Barbara Morrison dies at 72

Mar 17, 2022

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Music great Louis Armstrong's mark in Corona, Queens neighborhood continues to grow

Feb 21, 2022

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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's son continues legacy in Long Beach

Feb 18, 2022

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Legendary jazz singer keeps the history of jazz and blues alive in Leimert Park

Feb 26, 2020

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Legendary jazz singer keeps the history of jazz and blues alive in Leimert Park

Legendary jazz singer, Barbara Morrison, is keeping the history of jazz and blues alive in Leimert Park with the California Jazz and Blues Museum.

Feb 26, 2020

102-year-old dancer sees herself on film for first time

"Don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing." An elderly dancer finally got to see herself strut her stuff on film for the first time in the earliest music videos ever made recorded.

Apr 22, 2015