Lee Konitz, the celebrated jazz saxophonist and last surviving performer on Miles Davis’ 'Birth of the Cool' sessions, has died. He was 92. By Lars Brandle, Billboard Lee Konitz, the celebrated jazz ...

Konitz was devoted to improvisation and played on more than 100 albums over a seven-decade career, including the historic sessions that became... Lee Konitz, Prolific And Influential Jazz Saxophonist, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee Konitz, a celebrated jazz saxophonist, died on Wednesday due to complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He was 92 ...

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz died last week from complications of the coronavirus. He was 92. Konitz had one of the longest careers in jazz and was one of its great improvising ...

To represent his musical career, Konitz selected favorite configurations of musicians with whom he enjoys performing. As a Montreal Jazz Festival 2003 Invitation series artist, venerable alto ...

The "Lost Jazz Shrines" concert series, hosted by the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in downtown Manhattan, is now in its third year. The lost "shrine" being honored in this year’s series is the Half ...

He was a pioneer of the cool school, but he resisted pigeonholing and focused on “making a personal statement.” He died of complications of the coronavirus. By Peter Keepnews This obituary is part of ...

Lee Konitz, an alto saxophonist who was an exemplar of jazz’s so-called “cool school,” died Wednesday in Manhattan of coronavirus complications, according to his niece, Linda Konitz. Unlike the ...

Lee Konitz, a prolific and idiosyncratic saxophonist who was one of the earliest and most admired exponents of the style known as cool jazz, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 92. His niece Linda ...

Lee Konitz, the prolific jazz saxophonist who maintained a singular style and devotion to improvisation throughout a career that stretched more than 70 years, died on Wednesday at Lenox Hill Hospital ...