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Final Note: Brian O’Connor

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In Loving Remembrance:

BRIAN O’CONNOR
Horn
(12/6/1951 – 3/4/2016)

By Marie Matson

Brian O’Connor sincerely loved to play his horn. It was his career, his passion and his life. His pure tone and floating high-range were part of his signature sound, and his majestic horn solos in “Star Trek: First Contact” are known and loved across several generations. (In fact, playing recordings of Brian’s “Star Trek” and other solos in the hospital room got him a lot of extra attention!) Brian made a peaceful transition on March 4, 2016, but his feisty spirit and his vast legacy of recorded and live work will be with us forever. Continue reading →

Final Note: Jimmie Haskell

Jimmie Haskell with Jose Feliciano and the Pope at Yankee stadium, 2008.

Jimmie Haskell with Jose Feliciano and the Pope at Yankee stadium, 2008.


Life Member. Composer
11/7/1926 – 2/4/2016

by Scottie Haskell, daughter

On Feb. 4, 2016, the music world lost an international treasure. World renowned music composer, arranger and conductor Jimmie Haskell passed away at his home in Laguna Niguel California. He was 89 years young.

Born Sheridan Pearlman in Brooklyn, New York on Nov. 7, 1926, Jimmie came to Los Angeles when he was just nine years old. He became an in-demand arranger and producer for the likes of Ricky Nelson, Bobby Darin, The Lettermen, The Grassroots, and many, many more. Continue reading →

Celebrating the Life of Howard Rumsey

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Life Member. Bass
(11/7/1917 – 7/15/2015)

By Glenn A. Mitchell, Life Member

Longtime jazz bassist, entrepreneur and educator Howard Rumsey passed away July 15, 2015, at 97 years. Rumsey brought jazz to the west coast in a big way after leaving the original Stan Kenton Orchestra. He helped Lighthouse owner John Levine by getting an OK to produce Sunday afternoon jazz at the Lighthouse. Several years later he also ran the famous Concerts by the Sea in Redondo Beach for a number of years until his retirement in 1985, bringing many famous world-class jazz artists to both venues. Continue reading →

Final Note: Lorenzo C. Green Sr.

Lorenzo Green

Life Member. Drum Set
(3/22/1928 – 9/11/2015)

by Patrick L. Green (Abeid)

Lorenzo C. Green, Sr. was born on March 22, 1928, to the union of Edwin Louis Green Sr. and Allie May Agers in Ardmore, Oklahoma. After the passing of his beloved mother, Allie, at a young age, Ludester Nolen became his stepmother. Lorenzo was one of four children – Edwin Green Jr., Betty Green, and Edna Mae Cheadle, who preceded him in death. Lorenzo C. Green Sr. passed away on Sept. 11, 2015, after a brief illness. Continue reading →

Final Note: Al Bruno (Bruneau)

Al Bruno

Life Member. Guitar
(1/22/1937 – 8/21/2015)

Al Bruno (Bruneau) was born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on Jan. 22, 1937. He attended bilingual kindergarten in Parry Sound, but because there were no French schools to continue his education, he moved back to Sudbury where he lived with his grandparents for two years. In 1945 Al moved from Parry Sound to Toronto with his siblings. Continue reading →