7th January 2022

Obituary, 2021 Goodbyes

by Matt Groom

We present a short video-tribute to some of the artists and creatives who sadly passed away in 2021, including pianist Chick Corea, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, trombonist and trad jazz legend Chris Barber, and hard-bop pianist Freddie Redd.

The music is 'I've Got to Sing a Torch Song' by Horace Henderson (AKA Fletcher Henderson) and His Orchestra, with Coleman Hawkins .

Matt Groom - Head of Jazz

After spending much of the nineties producing music programmes for cable television, at the turn of the millennium Matt became a music publicist, before joining Presto to become Head of Jazz. He enjoys making electronic noises for his own amusement, and was once in an improv trio with real jazz musicians.

Obituary, 2021 Goodbyes

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