Brubeck Family Statement:
Our much loved and revered father, Dave Brubeck died of
cardiac arrest today, December 5, 2012, one day before his 92nd
birthday. He died peacefully with family present. The news spread
before we even left Norwalk Hospital and our family is deeply
appreciative of the phone calls, messages of condolence and
continuing tributes in the media and those received personally,
certainly a reflection back to us of Dave's powerful and positive
impact on the world. He specialized in long relationships; married
to our mother for 70 years, had few changes of personnel in his
outstanding quartets or in professional management and many of his
fans became personal friends he knew for decades. We thank you all
for your appreciation of him and the respect you have shown our
family.
-Darius, Chris, Dan, Catherine and Matthew Brubeck
Listen to a 1999 episode of Fresh Air featuring an interview with Dave Brubeck.
Listen to NPR's remembrance of Dave Brubeck from Wednesday's All Things Considered.
Here's what Simon Rowe,
Director of the Brubeck Institute at Dave Brubeck's alma
mater, University of the Pacific, in Stockton said on Wednesday's
Insight:"Dave was one of those rare beings who was able to meld high art with purpose and citizenship. He was able to go cross genre with a lot of his work melding jazz and classical genres, dance genres. And then he was also a champion of civil rights and cultural diplomacy."
Brubeck was born in Concord, grew up in Ione and attended college in Stockton at UOP.
He was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of Time magazine in 1954.
Read the full Associated Press obituary here
NPR Two-Way Blog: Legendary Jazz Musician Dave Brubeck Dies
NPR Music: A Blog Supreme: Dave Brubeck, Beyond 'Take Five'
The Capital Public Radio JazzStream is replaying a Dave Brubeck playlist from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.
Dave Brubeck Stories From the Capital Public Radio Archives:
June 19, 2009: Sound Advice: Time Out 50th Anniversary Re-issue
Dec. 17, 2008 - Brubeck Enters California Hall of Fame
Dec. 6, 2010: Insight Segment Featuring Dave Brubeck's 90th Birthday
April 5, 2005: Brubeck Festival Celebrates Creativity and Composition