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Khalil Shaheed, Noted Jazz Trumpet Player, Dies
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Michael Ricci
Khalil Shaheed, a trumpet player who served as one of the Bay Area's most prominent jazz music educators and performed for several years with the drummer Buddy Miles, died Friday in Oakland. He was 63. His family confirmed the death. In 2009, the trumpeter was diagnosed with lung cancer. Mr. Shaheed's music career began in the 1960s as a horn player with Miles, a founding member of the Electric Flag and drummer for the Band of Gypsys, and, briefly, Jimi ...
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Khalil Shaheed, Oakland Jazz Trumpeter And Educator, Dies At 63
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Michael Ricci
A genre-bending trumpeter known for his ability to bridge distinct styles, Khalil Shaheed had a passion for music matched only by his desire to teach. That passion kept him active despite the toll lung cancer was taking on his body. Three weeks ago, the Oakland resident was teaching at Oaktown Jazz Workshops, the youth music program he founded in 1994. “He kept doing it as long as he could," said his widow, Kate Shaheed. The renowned jazz musician died Friday ...
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Khalil Shaheed and Mansa Musa at HCA “Mali Meets Jazz”
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Michael Ricci
Saturday, April 30 | 7 & 9 pm Healdsburg Center for the Arts 130 Plaza St., Healdsburg Tickets $25 each show Available online or at HCA The Healdsburg Jazz Festival is proud present Khalil Shaheed and Mansa Musa in a benefit concert co-presented by the Healdsburg Center for the Arts. This is the third of three “Jazz in the Gallery" concerts this spring. Seating is limited so advance ticket purchases online or at the ...
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Khalil Shaheed
Instrument: Trumpet
Born: January 19, 1949
Died: March 23, 2012
