Harmonica legend Toots Thielemans dies at 94August 22, 2016 - 14:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Legendary jazz harmonica player Toots Thielemans died Monday, August 22 in Belgium at the age of 94, Belgian media reported, according to the Associated Press. Broadcaster RTL reported that his manager, Veerle Van de Poel, said "there were no complications. He died of old age, his body was simply worn out." Van de Poel could not be reached immediately for confirmation. Thielemans was hospitalized last month after a fall, and reportedly died in his sleep. Jean-Baptiste Frederic Isidore Thielemans was a legend in his own right but also played with jazz greats Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis as well as mainstream stars like Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Billy Joel. Born in Brussels on April 29, in 1922, Thielemans started playing the harmonica as a hobby and got "contaminated" by the jazz virus during the German occupation, according to his website. His first international breakthrough came in 1950 when he joined Benny Goodman on a European concert tour. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1952, joining Charlie Parker's All Stars. His harmonica solos figure on many film scores, including "Midnight Cowboy," ''The Getaway" and "Sugarland Express", but also on the theme music to the popular children's series, "Sesame Street." Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |