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Celebrating Black Musical Innovators Who Have Left Us (Black History Month Blog - Feb. 16, 2013)

OneWorld Celebrates Black Musical Giants Who Have Left Us During Black History Month

Since Black History Month February 2013, began we have lost a few of our artistic giants. We lost Donald Byrd, the brilliant Jazz innovator died on Feb. 4, 2013; he was 80 years old. It saddens me that there were no official commemorations of his phenomenal artistic contributions.  Byrd was a devoted educator and master jazz trumpeter in the league of Coltrane, Monk and Roach.

Get a delightful and enjoyable sample of Donald Byrd here:  http://youtu.be/16_RNvYWogs  (Fallin´ Like) Dominoes - Donald Byrd

Learn more about Byrd here: www.last.fm/music/Donald+Byrd and from the NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/arts/music/donald-byrd-renegade-jazz-trumpeter-dies-at-80.html?_r=0  Donald Byrd, Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 80

 We also lost James DePriest – Musical ConductorHe died on Feb 8, at the age of 76. DePriest was one of very few Blacks to lead major orchestras; he was also the nephew of trailblazer and African-American contralto singer, Marian Anderson.  DePriest conducted the New York Philharmonic, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, and was the music director of the Oregon Symphony.  Because of a physical handicap he often conducted from a wheelchair. 

James DePreist, Pioneering Conductor, Dies at 76 - NYTimes.com

www.nytimes.com/.../music/james-depreist-pioneering-conductor-die...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/arts/music/james-depreist-pioneer...

More about James DePriest can be found here:  Conductor James DePreist remembered by locals - Statesman Journal

www.statesmanjournal.com/.../Conductor-James-DePreist-remembered

 

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