Appreciation: David Crosby, dead at 81, saw the end was coming: 'I don’t have a lot of time' David Crosby knew his days were numbered at least several years before his death was reported Thursday. Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023
Robbie Coltrane has ashes scattered at favourite New York haunts The Harry Potter icon passed away last October at the age of 72. During the 1970s Robbie revealed that he "practically lived" in the Big Apple and the city always held a dear place in his heart. Glasgow Live · Jan 15, 2023
Robbie Coltrane's ashes are scattered at Harry Potter star's favourite New York haunts Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane 'practically lived' in New York since the 1970s and passed away aged 72 in October Daily Mirror · Jan 14, 2023
Remembering the international celebrities who died in 2022 The world lost trailblazers, pioneers and giants this year from many walks of life. Take a look back at the international stars who died this year. ABC News · Dec 28, 2022
Pharoah Sanders remembered by Kamasi Washington The musician salutes the long career of the fellow saxophonist, the master of spiritual, ‘cosmic’ jazz who was ‘like a third grandfather’ to him The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Robbie Coltrane: Beloved Harry Potter star and esteemed actor The actor’s role as Hagrid, the lovable quidditch gamekeeper, delighted generations of children The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
Robbie Coltrane's death certificate reveals six causes - including organ failure Tributes have flooded in for the dad-of-two since he died from colleagues and friends including Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Tony Robinson, and Harry Potter author JK Rowling Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022
How 2022 Mercury Prize winner Little Simz took over the world Seven years after her debut album, the London based rapper is finally getting the industry recognition she deserves. Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2022
Robbie Coltrane: a free-styling talent suffused with intelligence and humour “I believe that men are here to grow themselves into the best good that they can be,” the iconic saxophonist John Coltrane once said. Anthony Robert McMillan chose his stage name as a homage to the jazz great and, as the actor Robbie Coltrane, went on to grow into the… The Conversation · Oct 18, 2022
'Hagrid' actor Robbie Coltrane dies at 72 LONDON: Robbie Coltrane, the larger-than-life Scottish actor who played the beloved half-giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 72, his agent said. Bangkok Post · Oct 15, 2022
Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Dies at 72 Robbie Coltrane, the baby-faced comedian and character actor whose hundreds of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series “Cracker” and the gentle half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72. Coltrane’s agent Belinda Wright said he died Friday at a hospital in his native… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022
Robbie Coltrane obituary Comedian turned critically acclaimed actor, from Cracker’s sarcastic, cerebral Fitz to the half-giant Hagrid in Harry Potter The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022
Robbie Coltrane's acting career from Hagrid in Harry Potter to Tutti Frutti Coltrane was made an OBE in the 2006 New Year's honours. Daily Record · Oct 14, 2022
From Cracker to Hagrid, larger-than-life Robbie Coltrane dominated the screen The actor was known for his roles in TV series Cracker and as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022 Robbie Coltrane, star of Cracker and Harry Potter, dies aged 72 Scottish actor who graduated from the alternative comedy scene to become a major performer known for taking on complex and difficult roles
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022 Pharoah Sanders obituary US saxophonist who started his career with Sun Ra and John Coltrane and went on to find a more spiritual voice
Bangkok Post · Sep 26, 2022 House of the rising Son Son House is regarded as one of the greats of early blues, along with early recording stars like Charley Patton and Robert Johnson. He made 78rpm records in the 1930s but a spell in penitentiary halted his career and by the 1940s he had abandoned recording. It wasn't until 1964…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022 A church with open doors: the ecstatic power of Pharoah Sanders The spiritual jazz legend was a man of few words – but his expansive, effusive playing said everything
Los Angeles Times · Sep 24, 2022 Pharoah Sanders, legendary jazz musician, dies at 81 LOS ANGELES — Pharoah Sanders, the legendary jazz saxophonist perhaps best known for his transcendent work with John Coltrane and for a solo run for Impulse Records beginning in the mid-1960s, and who helped define the so-called spiritual jazz movement, has died. He was 81.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 24, 2022 Pharoah Sanders, groundbreaking jazz saxophonist, dies at 81 The jazz great died in Los Angeles early Saturday, his record label announced.
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022 Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81 Pharoah Sanders, a tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world and known for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced
WEKU · Sep 24, 2022 Pharoah Sanders, giant of spirit-driven jazz, dies at 81 Sanders, revered as one of the avant-garde's greatest tenor saxophonists, was a member of John Coltrane's final quartet. His expressive playing laid a path for generations of musicians.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022 Creed Taylor obituary Grammy-winning record producer who took jazz in adventurous new directions
The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022 Jazz impresario Creed Taylor was one of the last of a dying breed of ‘record men’ Armed with just a passion for jazz, Taylor became a producer and the owner of the world’s most successful jazz label, working with everyone from John Coltrane to Nina Simone
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022 Barbara Thompson obituary Formidably talented saxophonist at the heart of many jazz line-ups who blazed a trail for female instrumentalists