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Tony Bennett with the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album award at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York

Obituary: Tony Bennett, legendary New York pop and jazz singer

Tony Bennett, legendary New York pop and jazz singer

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Peter King, photographed at Ronnie Scott's, London, September 1989. (Getty Images)

Obituary: Peter King, gifted saxophonist who was one of the British jazz greats
Born: August 11, 1940;

Obituary: Jim Petrie, gifted but modest musician who was a key figure in the Scottish jazz scene
Born: April 14, 1937;

Obituary: Annie Ross, extraordinary jazz singer with lifelong compulsion to entertain

Annie Ross, jazz singer and actor

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Powerful singer once dubbed ‘the Bardot of British jazz’

Born: December 23, 1940;

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Paula Kelly in 'Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling'

Obituary: Paula Kelly, Emmy-nominated actress who was described by Bob Fosse as "the best dancer I have ever seen"
Dancer and actress

Actor, writer and director Buck Henry at his desk. New York, New York: c. 1966
(Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

Obituary: Buck Henry, screenwriter who was Oscar-nominated for adapting The Graduate
Screenwriter and actor

Elizabeth Wurtzel (Getty Images)

Obituary: Elizabeth Wurtzel, author renowned for the fearless candour of her first book, Prozac Nation
Writer and journalist, author of Prozac Nation

The irrepressible Grace Black on Fife's Jazz Festival and taking her show to New York State
By Alison Kerr

Luca and Fergus

Luca Manning on being a rising jazz star – and his famous granny, Bargain Hunt's Anita
LUCA Manning may only have left school two years ago, but the young jazz singer with the soulful, gentle voice already has an award on his mantelpiece (Rising Star at the 2018 Scottish Jazz Awards), a debut CD to sell, a CV that many older singers would kill for, a star-studded roster of admirers, and a dedicated entourage which includes a well-kent face from TV.