Life Member. Saxophone
9/11/1921 – 7/6/2019
Tom “Tippy” Morgan passed peacefully on July 6, 2019 at the Ventura Cal-Vet home. Born in 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was the youngest of five boys born to John Herbert Morgan and Ida Ludell (Phillips) Morgan and discovered an early love of music. He fondly recalled teenage jam sessions at the Minneapolis home of the Pettiford family where he learned how to swing alongside future jazz legend Oscar Pettiford. Continue reading
Life Member. Piano
8/22/1937 – 7/21/2019
Dr. Michael Zearott, a longtime resident of Clarkston, WA, with a world-spanning career in the arts, died at his home after a long illness on July 21, 2019. He was 81. Continue reading
Life Member. Violin
6/17/1947 – 7/11/2019
by the LA Philharmonic Association
Jerry Epstein, former violist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, passed away on July 11, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Continue reading
We honor the memory of the following members whose deaths were reported between June 16 – July 15, 2019: Continue reading
We honor the memory of the following members whose deaths were reported between May 16-June 14, 2019: Continue reading
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Life Member. Trombone/Bass
1/18/1928 – 11/30/2018
by the Burton daughters
Lifelong AFM member Roger V. Burton died on Nov 30, 2018 at home in Santa Monica, surrounded by his family. A jazz musician, developmental research psychologist, and television actor, he was 90 years old. Continue reading