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American-born Jazz trumpet player Marcus Belgrave passed away on Sunday, aged 78 of heart failure.

His legendary career included playing with huge names of jazz like Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and Charles Mingues. Mingus had even told people, back in 1975 that “If I had Marcus Belgrave, my band would be the best”.

Sam Smith stormed the 57th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles last night. The British artist was the big winner at the ceremony, taking home four awards - Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album.

"Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys," Smith said, quoted by the BBC.

Turkish President Abdullah Gül has traveled to the United States to attend his son Mehmet’s graduation ceremony at Harvard University, requesting that journalists respect the privacy of the moment.