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Jazz legend Griffin dies in France aged 80: agent PARIS (AFP) - US jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who played alongside such luminaries as Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey and Thelonius Monk, died Friday in France, his agent Helene Manfredi said. He was 80.   Nations:France Netherlands   Source:(AFP)   2008-07-25 Arab singers to boycott Jordan festival over Israel AMMAN (AFP) - Arab singers will boycott a music festival in Jordan next month over claims it is being set up by the same company which organised Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations in May, a union leader said on Monday.   Nations:Jordan Israel   People:Diana Krall   Activities:Jordan Festival   Source:(AFP)   2008-06-30 Woody Allen, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen and all that jazz in Montreal MONTREAL (AFP) - Prodigal Leonard Cohen is back in his home town to croon for Montreal's 29th international jazz festival this week, along with stars Aretha Franklin, Dave Brubeck, and Woody Allen on his clarinet.   Nations:Canada   People:Aretha Franklin Woody Allen Peter Gabriel Willie Nelson Elton John   Source:(AFP)   2008-06-23 After 10 years in never-land, Portishead "knew we'd get back" After 10 years in never-never land, Britain's "trip-hop" heroes of yesteryear, Portishead, return with a new sound this week, saying "We always knew we'd get back."   Nations:U.S. Germany Australia   2008-05-01 Mambo pioneer Israel "Cachao" Lopez dies Cuban-born bassist, band leader and mambo pioneer Israel "Cachao" Lopez died on Saturday in Miami, media reports said. He was 89.   Nations:U.S. Cuba   2008-03-22 Headlines Jazz legend Griffin dies in France aged 80: agent 2008-07-25 Arab singers to boycott Jordan festival over Israel 2008-06-30 Woody Allen, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen and all that jazz in Montreal 2008-06-23 After 10 years in never-land, Portishead "knew we'd get back" 2008-05-01 Mambo pioneer Israel "Cachao" Lopez dies 2008-03-22 Creativity jazzes your brain 2008-03-10 Brazil celebrates 50-year love affair with bossa nova 2008-03-02 Hitting the high notes: Sax pros tune themselves 2008-02-11 Stevie Wonder to play New Orleans fest 2008-01-25 Stars say goodbye to jazz legend Oscar Peterson 2008-01-13 Stars say goodbye to jazz legend Oscar Peterson 2008-01-13 Black and wife expecting another baby 2008-01-06 Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies at 82 2007-12-25 Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies at 82 2007-12-24 When Clint Eastwood calls, legends oblige 2007-09-22 Jazz legend Joe Zawinul dies at 75 2007-09-11 Jazz keyboard great Zawinul dies at 75 2007-09-11 Jazz master Max Roach dies at 83 2007-08-16 Village rises for New Orleans' musicians 2007-08-06 Wilson celebrates 70th with concert 2007-06-30 US jazz great Randy Weston deplores ignorance about Africa 2007-05-28 Guitarist Les Paul plays for hometown 2007-05-11 Jazz pianist Andrew Hill dies at 75 2007-04-22 U2's The Edge donates guitar to auction 2007-03-27 Music of WWII victims finds new life 2007-03-18 Norah Jones shines for struggling EMI 2007-01-30 Cuban salsa star defects to U.S. 2007-01-26 McFerrin revives his "wonder voice" 2007-01-25 New Orleans struggles to keep its black character 2007-01-14 Grammy-winning saxophonist Brecker dies 2007-01-13 Chicago jazz mecca closes doors, perhaps forever 2006-12-30 Music pioneer Ahmet Ertegun dies at 83 2006-12-15 Austria-born jazz great Oscar Klein dies 2006-12-13 Musical home-wreckers hit right notes in New Orleans 2006-12-12 Renowned jazz singer Anita O'Day dies 2006-11-24 Ray Charles, Basie orchestra jam posthumously 2006-09-29 Miles Davis inducted into RockWalk 2006-09-28 New Orleans remembers Katrina with style 2006-08-29 Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson dies at age 78 2006-08-24 Club: Tape negates claims on Ruiz death 2006-08-04 Post-Katrina, New Orleans seeks tourists 2006-08-02 Swedes open Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2006-07-07 Chicago's jazz radio gets the blues, bows to iPod 2006-07-06 New wave music impresario Ian Copeland dead at 57 2006-05-24 New Orleans Jazz Fest Ends on High Note 2006-05-08 Activist battles for New Orleans musicians' health 2006-05-06 Fats Domino Set to Help Young Musicians 2006-05-02 Springsteen Expresses New Orleans' Pain 2006-04-30 First Post-Katrina Jazz Fest Opens 2006-04-28 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Arab singers to boycott Jordan festival over Israel 2008-06-30 Brazil celebrates 50-year love affair with bossa nova 2008-03-02 Hitting the high notes: Sax pros tune themselves 2008-02-11 U2's The Edge donates guitar to auction 2007-03-27 Jazz giant Artie Shaw dies at age 94 2004-12-31 Woody Allen, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen and all that jazz in Montreal 2008-06-23 Stars say goodbye to jazz legend Oscar Peterson 2008-01-13 When Clint Eastwood calls, legends oblige 2007-09-22 Jazz pianist Andrew Hill dies at 75 2007-04-22 New Orleans Jazz Fest vows to come roaring back 2006-02-16

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