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Legend passes

June 17, 2009

The jazz musician Charlie Mariano has died aged 85. The American, who was a long-time resident of the western German city of Cologne, worked with jazz greats such as Stan Kenton, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.

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Charlie Mariano portrait
Charlie Mariano was known for mixing musical influencesImage: Klaus Brückner

Mariano was a frequent performer on the European jazz scene and composed albums with the likes of German singer-songwriter Konstantin Wecker and singer-actor Herbert Groenemeyer.

His music brought influences from Asia and lyrical jazz together over decades of devotion to the genre.

Mariano was said to have died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday morning.

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