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6 days ago · From a cell on Rikers Island, he pleaded guilty in February 2016, though he filed a motion requesting new counsel, claiming his lawyer had pressured him to take the plea. Ultimately, Muir was sentenced on April 4, 2016, to one-to-three years in prison.
Sep 23, 2024 · Russell Malone, the Georgia-born jazz guitarist whose lengthy credits include Diana Krall and Harry Connick Jr., passed away August 23 in Tokyo, Japan. He was on tour with pianist Donald Vega and bassist Ron Carter.
Sep 26, 2024 · From his unforgettable performances on classics like “Sweet Georgia Peach” to his original compositions like “Malone Blues,” this episode is a celebration of Russell Malone’s enduring legacy in jazz. Enjoy the music, and let’s remember the brilliance of Russell Malone together!
Sep 17, 2024 · In August, the jazz world lost a revered guitarist who played a role in some of the most important albums of the 1990s. Russell Malone performed with Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall and others before continuing his career as a successful solo performer and band leader until his death at 60.
Sep 22, 2024 · All About Jazz is celebrating Russell Malone's birthday today! Russell Malone's first guitar was a plastic green toy his mother bought him. Only four years old, Malone strummed the little guitar all day long for days on end trying to emulate the sounds he had heard from guitarists at church in Albany, Georgia.
Sep 22, 2024 · Malone's repertoire here is an assortment of his compositions, jazz tunes by others and standards. With its boogaloo inflections, his spunky “Sweet Georgia Peach" seems to allude to the pop funk of the 1970s.
Sep 23, 2024 · Two of jazz’s living greats – Stanley Jordan and Bobby Broom talk with Reality Check on Tuesday, September 24th at 10:30am before their upcoming Russell Malone memorial show at Yoshi’s in Oakland later that same evening. Malone, who died Aug. 23, was one of the leading guitarists of his generation.
