Alan Rich (85) longtime classical music critic for a variety of newspapers and magazines such as Los Angeles Weekly, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Variety, the New York Times, and the New York Herald Tribune, and magazines including Newsweek, New West, and California. Rich also was the first music critic of New York magazine, which he helped to found. He died in his sleep in West Los Angeles, California on April 23, 2010.From Life in Legacy.Com
William Walker (78) baritone who appeared dozens of times on TV’s Tonight Show and in more than 350 performances at the Metropolitan Opera. Walker died in Fort Worth, Texas on April 10, 2010.From Life in Legacy.Com
Gene Lees (82) Canadian-born jazz historian and critic known for his essays and biographies of such jazz greats as Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman, and Johnny Mercer. Lees had struggled for many years with heart disease. He died in Ojai, California on April 22, 2010. From Life in Legacy.Com
John Bunch (88) jazz pianist whose style led to prominent sideman posts with Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett and an accomplished solo career. Bunch died of melanoma in New York City on March 30, 2010. From Life in Legacy.Com
Herb Ellis (88) jazz guitarist whose bluesy playing won him critical acclaim as an outstanding soloist and worldwide recognition as a member of pianist Oscar Peterson’s trio. Ellis died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease in Los Angeles, California on March 28, 2010. From Life in Legacy.Com
Mike Zwerin (79) New York-born trombonist who got his break jamming with Miles Davis and later became the Paris-based jazz critic for the International Herald Tribune. Zwerin died in Paris, France on April 2, 2010.From Life in Legacy.Com
