2011 in music

2011 in music
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January

29 – Milton Babbitt (94), American jazz composer, music theorist, and teacher.^[1]

February

3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (87), Norwegian pianist and musicologist.^[2]
14 – George Shearing (91), British jazz pianist.^[3]

April

10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen (79), Norwegian television host and folk singer.^[4]
22 – Eyvind Solås (74), Norwegian musician, composer, actor, and program host.^[5]
24 – Dag Stokke (44), Norwegian keyboardist in the band TNT, church organist and mastering engineer (cancer).^[6]
26 – Phoebe Snow (60), American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist.^[7]

May

15 – Bob Flanigan (84), American jazz tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen.^[8]
31 – Sølvi Wang (81), Norwegian singer and actress.^[9]

July

23 – Amy Winehouse (27), English rock, soul and jazz singer, and songwriter.^[10]
24 – Harald Johnsen (41), Norwegian bassist (heart attack).^[11]
26 – Frank Foster (82), American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.^[12]

September

4 – Hilde Heltberg (51), singer songwriter (cancer).^[13]
7 – Eddie Marshall (73), American drummer.^[14]
19 – Johnny Răducanu (79), Romanian pianist.^[15]

October

8 – Roger Williams (87), American pianist.^[16]

November

19 – Russell Garcia (95), American composer and music arranger.^[17]
22 – Paul Motian (80), American guitarist.^[18]

December

2 – Bill Tapia (103), American guitarist.^[19]
17 – Cesária Évora (70), Cape Verdean singer.^[20]

References

↑ Kozinn, Allan (2011-01-29). "Milton Babbitt, a Composer Who Gloried in Complexity, Dies at 94". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
↑ Nesheim (2016-11-08). "Eline Nygaard Riisnæs". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
↑ Vacher, Peter (2011-02-15). "Sir George Shearing obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
↑ Nesheim, Elef (2013-04-16). "Aase Nordmo Løvberg". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-03-18.
↑ Wicklund, Erling (2011-04-23). "Eyvind Solås in memoriam" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
↑ Røyseland, Halstein (2011-04-27). "TNT-keyboardist Dag Stokke død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
↑ Schudel, Matt (2011-04-27). "Phoebe Snow, powerful singer of 1970s hit ‘Poetry Man,’ dies at 60". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
↑ Fox, Margalit (2011-05-17). "Bob Flanigan, Four Freshmen Founder, Dies at 84". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
↑ Fermariello, Ugo; Ighanian, Ola Nymo Trulsen (2011-05-31). "Sølvi Wang er død". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
↑ Wilson, Cherry (2011-07-23). "Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her London house at the age of 27". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
↑ "Death of Harald Johnsen". Disc-O-Graphy.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
↑ Chinen, Nate (2011-07-26). "Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
↑ Ighanian, Cathherine Gonsholt (2011-09-04). "Hilde Heltberg er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
↑ Harrington, Jim (2011-09-08). "Eddie Marshall, legendary local jazz drummer, dies at 73". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
↑ Brownjohn, Alan (2011-11-11). "Johnny Raducanu obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
↑ Nelson, Valerie J. (2011-10-09). "Roger Williams dies at 87; 'Autumn Leaves' pop pianist found commercial success". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
↑ McLellan, Dennis (2011-11-24). "Russell Garcia dies at 95; arranger, composer and conductor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
↑ Ratliff, Ben (2011-12-11). "Paul Motian, Jazz Drummer, Is Dead at 80". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
↑ Martin, Douglas (2011-12-11). "Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
↑ "'Barefoot Diva' Cesaria Evora Dead at 70". Rolling Stone Magazine. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2016-11-06.

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