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2007

July 5: British jazz and blues singer George Melly dies at the age of 80. (BBC News)
April 20: American jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill has died at the age of 75. (All About Jazz)
April 3: The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, a world prominent school of jazz, will move from Los Angeles to New Orleans (BBC News)
March 31: The line up for the 50th Monterey Jazz Festival has been announced. (Jazz News)
March 28: Jazz clarinetist, Tony Scott has died at the age of 85 in Rome. His memorial service was held at 15:00 UTC on April 1. (All About Jazz)
March 24: UK jazz radio station theJazz will include presenters from April 6, 2007. (Radio Today)
March 19: Miles Davis is to be portrayed by actor Don Cheadle in a biopic. The film has not yet gone into production. (JazzTimes)
February 27: British jazz and blues singer George Melly has been diagnosed with dementia. (BBC News)