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Yasuaki Shimizu, a Japanese Sax Master, Takes North America

The composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu is at home in free jazz, classical and art pop. Finally touring North America, he’s going big by staying small.

By Walker Mimms

Appelbaum, Larry (1957-2025) Archives and Records Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Coltrane, John Deaths (Obituaries) Jazz Libraries and Librarians Library of Congress Monk, Thelonious Voice of America

Larry Appelbaum, Who Found Jazz Treasure in the Archives, Dies at 67

He helped turn the Library of Congress into a leading center for research on the history of jazz, and made some surprising discoveries of his own.

By Clay Risen

Armonk (NY) Big bands Bonney, Betty Brown, Les (1928-2013) Deaths (Obituaries) DiMaggio, Joe Jazz Johnson, Judy Joltin Joe DiMaggio (Song) Kaye, Sammy Music Radio

Betty Bonney, 100, Dies; Her Song for a Yankee Star Was a Big-Band Hit

“Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,” which she sang with the Les Brown band, celebrated DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. She also sang on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows.”

By Richard Sandomir

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Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84

He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has been sampled nearly 200 times.

By Andrey Henkin