Wednesday Video Spotlight: RIP Dave Brubeck
Posted December 5, 2012 by Brandy McDonnell
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Pioneering jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck died today of heart failure at a hospital in Norwalk, Conn. He was a day shy of his 92nd birthday, reports the Associated Press.
In this Dec. 6, 2009 file photo, Kennedy Center honoree Dave Brubeck stands for the National Anthem at the Kennedy Center Honors gala in Washington. Brubeck, a pioneering jazz composer and pianist died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, of heart failure, after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son. He would have turned 92 on Thursday. (AP)
In this Dec. 6, 2009 file photo, Kennedy Center honoree Dave Brubeck stands for the National Anthem at the Kennedy Center Honors gala in Washington. Brubeck, a pioneering jazz composer and pianist died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, of heart failure, after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son. He would have turned 92 on Thursday. (AP)
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