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1. Claude ''Fiddler'' Williams Claude ''Fiddler'' Williams June/July, 2004 Obituary for Claude "Fiddler" Williams, who died in Kansas City April 25, 2004 at the age of 96. Williams last performace was at the Club at Plaza III in December, 2003.
2. Claude Williams, Personal Notes on a Humble Hero and Friend Claude Williams, Personal Notes on a Humble Hero and Friend June/July, 2004 Reminiscences and biographical profile of Claude "Fiddler" Williams, written on the occasion of his death in April, 2004. The piece includes an extensive discography of Williams' recordings.
3. Festivals Celebrate Coleman Hawkins' 100th Birthday Festivals Celebrate Coleman Hawkins' 100th Birthday June/July, 2004 Article describes the career of jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. In 2004, both Topeka, Kansas and St. Joseph, Missouri staged music festivals to honor the 100th anniversary of Hawkin's birth.
4. Hal Melia Leaves KC Hal Melia Leaves KC June/July, 2004 Brief article reporting the 2004 departure of Hal Melia from Kansas City. During his 6 years in Kansas City, Melia was one of the city's hardest working jazz musicians, performing 220 gigs in 2003 on top...
5. The Frank Driggs Jazz Oral History Collection The Frank Driggs Jazz Oral History Collection June/July, 2004 Article describes the 2004 donation of 375 oral histories of jazz musicians to the Marr Sound Archives at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The collection was given to Marr by renowned jazz scholar...
6. The Jazz Disciple: Gerald Dunn The Jazz Disciple: Gerald Dunn June/July, 2004 Article describes the career of Gerald Dunn, the ''Jazz Disciple''. In addition to his own jazz radio show on community radio station KKFI (90.1 FM), Dunn works at the American Jazz Museum, performs, records,...