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Eddie K. Allen • Glenn Ayers • Bert Bevans • Zéno Bianu • Steve Bowman • James Brisbane • Jeff Callaway • Tony Carr • Frank Cuomo • Anita Dixon-Brown • Josie Falbo • Jean-Claude Felix • Roberto "Fats" Fernandez • Sebastian Giacco • Adrián Goizueta • Paul Hardcastle, Jr. • Pearse Harvey • Rick Haydon • Dave Hetherington • Trevor Holroyd • Roger Keay • Rebecca Kilgore • Rick Lazaroff • Sujeong Lee • Gary Lindner • Jim Lodge • Wiro Mahieu • Vera Jeanne Materre • Jacques Muyal • Michael Peslikis • Rolf Riehm • Rob Rincon • Ado Schlier • Logan Walker, Sr. • John Wallace • Kenny Weir • Luli Widharmadi • Nyala Wright Nolen • Pete Teague • Max Zape • Karl Gert zur Heide
Steve Bowman • Frank Cuomo • Paul Hardcastle, Jr. • Pearse Harvey • Rob Rincon • Ado Schlier • Luli Widharmadi • Max Zape
Rick Haydon (June 24th, 1950 - January 11th, 2026) The guitarist and educator had albums on Mel Bay and Jazz Compass and worked with Herb Ellis, Mundell Lowe, Bucky Pizzarelli, Mulgrew Miller, John Pizzarelli, Asa Harris, Ray Kennedy, Jim Widner, Birch Creek Academy Band, Brett Stamps and others. Haydon died January 11th at 75.
Zéno Bianu • James Brisbane • Jeff Callaway • Jean-Claude Felix • Roger Keay • John Wallace • Karl Gert zur Heide
Roberto "Fats" Fernandez (June 7th, 1937 - January 7th, 2026) The Argentine trumpeter had albums on Interdisc and Melopea and credits with The Georgians Jazz Band, Jorge López Ruiz, Clare Fischer/Jorge Calandrelli, Alberto Favero, Jorge Anders, Angel Pocho Gatti, Nestor Astarita, Mingo Martino, Marcelo Fraga, Alfombra Magica, Fernando Tarrés, Mauricio Einhorn, Pocho Lapouble, Adriana Varela, Sergio Paolucci, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Argentina, Quintino Cinalli, Adalberto Cevasco and others. Fernandez died January 7th at 88.
Rebecca Kilgore (September 24th, 1949 - January 7th, 2026) The singer has albums on PHD Music, Arbors, Jazzology, Jump, Audiophile, HeavyWood Music, Blue Swing, PDX Uke, Swingbros Co. and Cherry Pie Music and credits with Dave Frishberg, Hal Smith, Tall Jazz, Dan Barrett, Kim Scanlon, John Sheridan, Woody Hite, Bryan Shaw, Duke Heitger, Lino Patruno, Lars Estrand, Harry Allen/Joe Cohn, Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Tate, Echoes of Swing and others. Kilgore died January 7th at 76.
Bert Bevans • Dave Hetherington • Gary Lindner • Michael Peslikis • Rolf Riehm
Wiro Mahieu (1946 - January 5th, 2026) The Dutch bassist was a member of Low Motion Trio and One Warp and worked with Luluk Purwanto, Ineke Van Doorn, Rob Van Der Broeck, Pascal Vermeer, Jeroen Pek, Willem Hellbreker, Amina Figarova, Paul Van Kemenade, Bernhard Reinke, I Compani, Colette Wickenhagen, Ad Colen, Pierre Courbois and others. Mahieu died January 5th at 61.
Glenn Ayers
Jacques Muyal (~1940 - ~January 4th, 2026) The Moroccan producer worked on albums by Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Idrees Sulieman, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Joe Pass, Oscar Dennard, Ed Cherry, Tommy Flanagan, Claudio Roditi, Roy Hargrove, Roberta Gambarini, Hank Jones, Kenny Barron, Mauricio Einhorn, Lula Galvão, Randy Weston and others. Muyal died ~January 4th at ~85.
Eddie K. Allen • Anita Dixon-Brown • Sebastian Giacco • Rick Lazaroff • Sujeong Lee • Jim Lodge • Pete Teague • Logan Walker, Sr.
Tony Carr (October 24th, 1927 - January 2nd, 2026) The Maltese drummer/percussionist, long based in England, had credits with Bill Le Sage, John Cameron, Danny Moss, Cleo Laine, Vic Lewis, Harold McNair, Ronnie Ross, Jack Parnell, Chris Spedding, Freddy Cole, Dick Morrissey and Tony Hymas/Daryl Runswick Big Band alongside various pop and rock work. Carr died January 2nd at 98.
Josie Falbo • Trevor Holroyd • Vera Jeanne Materre • Kenny Weir • Nyala Wright Nolen
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