We made reference to one year-end disappointment yesterday , and, on the heels of that, this morning, a good friend alerted me to another. Jazz Legend Freddie Hubbard passed away, at the age of 70, apparently as a result of a heart attack suffered a week ago. I had the good fortune to see Hubbard pe...

Aw, damn. From the AP:LOS ANGELES – Freddie Hubbard, the Grammy-winning jazz musician whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such greats as Sonny Rollins, died Monday, a month after suffering a heart attack. He was 70. And something from a while ago: Quest...

Freddie Hubbard 1938-2008 Famed jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles, was a talented musician and band leader.  His long time manager Dave Weiss has issued a statement indicating that Hubbard died at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Ange...

The influential jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard has died in Los Angeles aged 70 his spokesman said....