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Ben Tucker, RIP<\/strong><\/iframe><\/div>\n

\"Ben<\/a>There has been a civic outpouring of affection for bassist Ben Tucker, who died on June 4 in his adopted hometown, Savannah, Georgia. Tucker was killed when a car smashed into his golf cart. He was 82. He moved to Georgia four decades ago after establishing himself as a valuable sideman in Los Angeles, then New York. Tucker worked with pianists Carl Perkins, Billy Taylor and Marian McPartland, among many other leading jazz artists. He is on record with Bob Dorough, Herbie Mann, Grant Green, Lou Donaldson, Gil Evans, Art Pepper and Kenny Dorham, to name a few of his colleagues. This article<\/a> in the online edition of the Athens, Georgia, Banner-Herald<\/em> recalls his involvement in the life of Savannah and includes a video of the public viewing that preceded his funeral. <\/p>\n

Brubecks Abroad<\/strong><\/iframe><\/div>\n

In the aftermath of their father\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\"Darius,<\/a> memorial service<\/a>, Dave Brubeck\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sons are maintaining the family tradition of extensive travel and performance. Darius, Chris, Dan (pictured, l to r) and guest saxophonist Dan O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Higgins are touring the British Isles, headed toward several nights at Ronnie Scott\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s club in London, with many stops along the way. So far, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been in Devon, Kent, Suffolk, Pembrokeshire and the jazz hotbed of Chipping Norton. For the full schedule, see Darius\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zooting<\/strong><\/iframe><\/div>\n

Blogging at Rifftides<\/em> is slightly in arrears while I work on a Zoot Sims project whose nature will be disclosed in due time. Meanwhile, in anticipation of the official change of season in the northern hemisphere—less than a week away—here are Zoot and four of his closest friends. <\/p>\n

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