Marcus Belgrave

The three stars of Istanbul Jazz Festival's grand finale

Published by Hurriyet on Sat, 06/13/2015 - 18:37

The 22nd Istanbul Jazz Festival will come to an end on the 15th of July with three concerts you do not want to miss at Unig Open Air Stage in Istanbul.

Young trumpeter Theo Croker will start off the festival?s grand finale, followed by the neo-soul quartet, Hiatus Kaiyote. The final part of the concert will be performed by British soul musician Michael Kiwanuka. 

Theo Croker 

Marcus Belgrave dies, aged 78

Published by Protothema on Mon, 05/25/2015 - 13:58

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”.