May 06
Alvin Batiste Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 22:27 · 114 words · print
Clarinetist Alvin Batiste, who toured with Ray Charles, recorded with Branford Marsalis and taught pianist Henry Butler, died Sunday of an apparent heart attack. He was in his 70s.
Batiste died only hours before he was to perform with
Harry Connick Jr. and Marsalis at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, festival officials said.Marsalis' record label released Batiste's latest CD, "Marsalis Music Honors Alvin Batiste," just a few weeks ago. Marsalis also played on the album.
Batiste, a jazz clarinetist, was considered one of the founders of the modern jazz scene in New Orleans. While his exact age was not immediately known, festival officials said he was born in New Orleans in 1932.
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