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Remembering Jaki Byard.

We remember jazz composer and musician Jaki Byard. ("BY-ARD") He was found dead from a gunshot wound a week ago in his house in Queens. His death was ruled a homicide. He was 76. Byard was considered a stylistic virtuoso, who moved quickly in his playing from boogie-woogie to free jazz. He played with Charles Mingus and Rahassaan Roland Kirk and the Duke Ellington orchestra. Byard was also the composer of the first Fresh Air theme. We remember him with an interview and concert that originally aired 6/5/87. Byard is joined by tuba and bass player Ralph Hamperian. Before playing the concert, Fresh Air producer Danny Miller joins us to remember Byard.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, February 19, 1999: Obituary for Jaki Byard; Review of the film "My Name is Joe."

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