Read “Jazz Stories: 2016” reviewed by

All About Jazz-a longstanding internet destination for all things jazz-is a community bound by its love of the music. Since March, we’ve solicited jazz stories from our members asking them to answer any of a handful of questions and we wanted to recognize some of our submissions from 2016.

Jazz: Grim Reaper steals innovators who deserve to be remembered and savored

The 2016 loss of some of the most influential names in popular music tended to obscure some other innovators who, while they didn’t sell as many records, deserve to be remembered and their art savored. Bobby Hutcherson – One of a handful of artists who made their mark on the vibraphone, Hutcherson’s approach to the instrument and stunning compositions made him one of the finest recording artists to emerge from the ’60s.