In Memoriam

Argentine pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his scores for Mission: Impossible and more than 200 other films and TV shows, including Bullitt, Mannix and Cool Hand Luke, has died.

WBGO's Bobby Sanabria pays tribute to the late Hiram "El Pavo" Remón

Jack Kleinsinger, producer of Highlights in Jazz, dies on June 11 at age 88

The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s.

The superbly alert and flexible drummer formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years. He was 82.

Andy Bey died on April 26, 2025 at the age of 85.

Steven A. Williams, president and CEO of WBGO, reflects on his relationship with the late saxophonist David Sanborn.

David Sanborn, one of the most recorded saxophonists in contemporary music and the host of the 'As We Speak' podcast, died on Sunday, May 12, 2024. He was 78 years old.

Fred Pustay remembers the life and legacy of his longtime colleague, the record producer and archivist Michael Cuscuna who died on April 20, 2024.

A personal remembrance of Albert "Tootie" Heath by pianist Ethan Iverson