Sad news from London that Johnny Dankworth--Sir John Dankworth--has died at 82. The alto saxophonist, composer and band leader and his wife, the singer Cleo Laine, have been pillars of jazz in England ...

Composer and pioneer of modern jazz, whose admirers included such greats as Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie Sir John Dankworth, who died on February 6, aged 82, was a pioneer of modern jazz in ...

The saxophonist, whose career spanned more more than half a century, died on Saturday in King Edward VII hospital, London. He had been ill for several months. His death was announced last night by his ...

SIR John Dankworth, a totemic figure of the British jazz scene who worked as a musical director for artists including Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole, has died at the age of 82. Did you know with a ...