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Jazz Legend Jack DeJohnette Dies at 83
10/27/2025
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- Jack DeJohnette died at age 83 from congestive heart failure, confirmed by ECM.
- He was renowned for his work with Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins, and contributed to landmark albums such as Bitches Brew and On the Corner.
- Born in Chicago, he began on piano and switched to drums in his teens.
- He earned two Grammy Awards and was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2012.
