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Charles Gayle (February 28, 1939 – September 7, 2023) was an American free jazz musician. Initially known as a saxophonist who came to prominence in the 1990s after decades of obscurity, Gayle also performed as pianist , bass clarinetist , bassist , and percussionist.
Sep 15, 2023 · Charles Gayle, an uncompromising saxophonist who spent years living and performing on the streets of New York before beginning a recording career when he was nearly 50, died on Sept. 5 in...
Sep 8, 2023 · Charles Gayle, the New York saxophonist who embodied a radical yet humble expression of freedom in his music, died Tuesday. He was 84. His death was confirmed by dancer and Arts for Art founder...
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Sep 14, 2023 · Charles Gayle died on September 6th or 7th, 2023. He was 84, but to me it still came as a shock. Until the pandemic, Gayle had been pursuing his vocation with no evident diminution in the musical powers that, in the ’80s and ’90s, galvanized and scandalized the jazz world.
Sep 8, 2023 · Charles Gayle, the New York saxophonist who embodied a radical yet humble expression of freedom in his music, died Tuesday. He was 84. His death was confirmed by dancer and Arts for Art founder Patricia Nicholson Parker. She had received word through Gayle's son, Ekwambu Gayle.
Sep 7, 2023 · One of the most uncompromising and mysterious figures in free jazz, saxophonist, bass-clarinetist and pianist Charles Gayle, has passed away. He gave us a visionary music forged by spiritual exploration and sonic discovery, but what has made him a legend was the fact that his life was the story of a modern Don Quixote.
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Sep 19, 2023 · Charles Gayle, a tenor and alto saxophonist who arose from long-term homelessness to become a key member of jazz’s avant-garde in the 1990s, died Sept. 5 in Brooklyn, New York. He was 84.
