[A] memorial service for the jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet will be held at 11 a.m. today [July 29th] at Riverside Church, Riverside Drive at 122nd Street in Morningside Heights. Mr. Jacquet died last Thursday at 81.

The service is open to the public and is to include performances by Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry and others. A viewing will precede the service at 9 a.m.

That church has housed many jazz memorial in its time.

Wow, hadn't heard about his passing. Damn, another great one falls.

To me, although I'm sure he'll mostly be heralded for his R&B-influenced honking, his greatest jazz legacy was his otherwordly artistry on ballads. One of the very greatest to ever sing them.

I hadn't heard about this. What a sad note to come across after not being around the forums for a few months... makes me wonder who else died since last march. Jacquet was a good 'un