The Associated Press
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The Cookers, a jazz supergroup that has performed together for nearly two decades, announced their withdrawal from “A Jazz New Year’s Eve” days before the performance. -
Celebrated jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson has died at the age of 98. Donaldson was known for his warm, fluid style and performed with everyone from Thelonious Monk to George Benson. -
The festival is one of the biggest multi-day jazz festivals in the world and has brought legions of people to the coastal Rhode Island community over the decades.
