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GABRIEL BANAT Gabriel Banat, 89 a member of Local 802 since 1947, died on July 23. Mr. Banat was a noted virtuoso violinist, 23-year member of the New York Philharmonic, musicologist, author and...
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Bob Kindred ROBERT (BOB) KINDRED Robert (Bob) Kindred, 76, a tenor saxophonist and a member of Local 802 for almost 40 years, died on Aug. 15. Mr. Kindred first honed his talent in his native...
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LARRY ABEL My husband, Larry Abel, a member of Local 802 since 1956, died on Dec. 27 at the age of 83. Larry loved being a musician and copyist. He was a steadfast supporter of the AFM and Local 802...
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BARBARA CARROLL Barbara Carroll, 92, the jazz pianist and singer, died on Feb. 12. She had been a member of Local 802 since 1946. Ms. Carroll, who was often introduced as “the first lady of jazz...
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JIM CZAK Jim Czak, 71, a member of Local 802 since 1962, died on March 15. Mr. Czak was the former owner of the famed Nola Recording Studios in the penthouse atop the old Steinway Piano building. He...
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WILLIAM BROHN William Brohn, 84, the conductor, orchestrator, arranger and bassist, died on May 11. He had been a member of Local 802 since 1963. Mr. Brohn orchestrated more than a dozen Broadway...
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Charles Davis.Photo: OhWeh via Wikipedia CHARLES DAVIS Charles Davis, 83, the jazz saxophonist, died last year on July 15, 2016. He had been a Local 802 member since 1959. Mr. Davis was born in...
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JOHN ABERCROMBIE John Abercrombie, 72, the jazz guitarist, died on Aug. 22. He had been a member of Local 802 for almost 20 years. Mr. Abercrombie got his first big break when he was still a student at...
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RICHARD (RICK) CENTALONZA Richard (Rick) Centalonza, 71, a multi-instrumentalist and Grammy winner, died on Sept. 17 after being a member of Local 802 since 1970. Mr. Centalonza, who had been the house...
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Muhal Richard Abrams. Photo by Nomo Michael Hoefner MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS The pianist and composer Muhal Richard Abrams, 87, died on Oct. 29. He had been a member of Local 802 since 1977. Mr. Abrams was...
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