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Music
The passing of Teddy Wilson is a death in the family--our jazz family, in which the losses lately have accelerated at a terrifying pace.
Aug. 2, 1986
Jazz great Benny Carter will be honored at “An Evening With Benny Carter and His Friends,” Monday at 6 p.m. at the Ventura Club, 13920 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks.
Nov. 11, 1997
You expect a list of a jazz legend’s recordings and compositions to run several pages.
April 17, 1992
A memorial service and concert for saxophonist, composer-arranger and bandleader Benny Carter will be held at 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 23, 2003
The title of this compilation deserves an asterisk.
Aug. 8, 1995
Television
At 84, Benny Carter is rightly regarded as one of the masters of jazz.
Feb. 18, 1992
It’s entirely appropriate that the 100th anniversary of Benny Carter’s birth is generating one of the summer’s not-to-be-missed jazz programs.
Aug. 2, 2007
It was a great night for a party: one of the hottest evenings of the year to celebrate the 90th birthday of one of the coolest musicians in jazz--saxophonist-composer-bandleader Benny Carter.
Aug. 8, 1997
Travel & Experiences
Items from a musician’s notebook: Complete weeklong nightclub booking in New York.
Aug. 2, 1987
Obituaries
Benny Carter, whose versatility as a first-rate saxophonist, composer-arranger and bandleader made him a leading figure in jazz for more than eight decades, has died.
July 14, 2003