Topic: Freddie Hubbard

Jazz musician Freddie Hubbard died at the age of 70 Monday in a Los Angeles area hospital after suffering a heart attack last month, USA Today reported.

Hard-bop bassist Herbie Lewis, who played with some of the best modern jazz musicians around and taught a new generation, has died in Minnesota at age 66.

In Greek mythology, Atlas was the man condemned to carry the world on his back. To many aging jazz musicians, and some younger in age who find themselves in a b

The weekly UPI Today in Music package for April 5-11.

The weekly UPI Today in Music package for March 29-April 4.

Today's birthdays include Percy Faith, who was born in 1908; jazz singer Billie Holiday in 1915; sitar player Ravi Shankar in 1920 (age 83); country's Bobby Bare in 1935 (age 68); Freddie Hubbard in 1938 (age 65); guitarist Mick Abrahams of Jethro Tull an

Today's birthdays include Percy Faith, who was born in 1908; jazz singer Billie Holiday in 1915; sitar player Ravi Shankar in 1920 (age 83); country's Bobby Bare in 1935 (age 68); Freddie Hubbard in 1938 (age 65); guitarist Mick Abrahams of Jethro Tull an

Singer Billie Holiday was born this day in 1915 in Baltimore. Overcoming one personal tragedy after another, Holiday developed a distinctive style as a singer.

Today's birthdays include Rolf Harris, who had a hit in 1963 with the novelty tune "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport," was born in 1930 (age 73); Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge in 1944 (age 59); Eric Clapton in 1945 (age 58); Turtles guitarist Dave Ball in 19

Composer and pianist Hall Overton was born this day in 1920 in Bangor, Mich. He played with Stan Getz, Oscar Pettiford, Teddy Charles and Jimmy Rainey, and wrote arrangements for Thelonious Monk's historic orchestral concert at Town Hall in 1959.