New Orleans Jazz Legend Ellis Marsalis Jr. Dies From Complications Of Coronavirus

Shalini Dore Features News EditorBappi Lahiri, a celebrated Bollywood singer, composer and politician, died Wednesday in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. He was 69.Lahiri had been ailing from various health issues, including sleep apnea.Lahiri’s music popularized disco in the 1980s and ’90s, long after it had left the West, with his music used in films such as “Namak Halal,” “Disco Dancer” and “Commando.”Dressed in his trademark golden chains and glasses, Lahiri was an instantly recognizable figure around Mumbai.

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Batman star Michael Keaton has flown into Glasgow via a private jet to film the latest scenes for Batgirl.

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Blake Lively might start wearing her director's cap more often!ET spoke to the 34-year-old actress on the red carpet at Michael Kors' Fall-Winter 2022 show at New York Fashion Week Tuesday night where she spoke about her recent Academy of Country Music Awards nominations and showing up for the beloved designer.«Academy of Country Music was not on my vision board,» Lively admitted about two ACM nominations for producing directing the music video for Taylor Swift's track, «I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version).»As far as what or who she'd like to direct next, Blake's undecided, though she might have another Queen B in mind.«Oh my gosh, I don't know, I don't know. Tell Beyoncé to stop calling me!» Lively joked.On a more serious note, Blake, who attended the show with her sister, Robyn, shared why it was so important for her to be at Kors' show.«I mean honestly, Michael was the first person to invite me to any fashion event, and he always shows up for me, so, I think that's one of the best things you can do in life for people, show up,»  star shared.Blake wowed in a powder blue sequined two-piece bra and skirt set which she paired with a matching blazer jacket, powder blue heels and metallic white clutch. She wore her long, blonde locks down and in loose waves, only breaking her monochromatic look to rock a bold, red lip.It was an important show for Robyn, too, who said she last attended Kors' show three years ago on Valentine's Day.«I couldn't miss it, is just so special for me because I don't get to do this very often, but I did come with you how many years ago, I think it was like three years ago,» she said.

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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorIn their last outings as leaders of ViacomCBS, the executive team led by Shari Redstone and Bob Bakish finally started to sound like they have a solid plan to compete in streaming.On the day ViacomCBS unveiled its corporate rebrand to Paramount, starting as of Feb. 16, the company put on a nearly three-hour virtual presentation for investors that demonstrated how much its operations have been turned inside out to focus on streaming growth opportunities.

J. Kim Murphy Original “Futurama” cast member John DiMaggio, who has long voiced the chain-smoking robot Bender on the show, has given an update on his tentative position on returning for the animated series’ upcoming revival on Hulu.DiMaggio shared his thoughts on Twitter on Tuesday evening, clarifying that he believes that the original “Futurama” voice cast should be paid more for returning for the revival.“I’ve been thinking about everything that’s been going on these past months and just to be clear, I don’t think that only I deserve to be paid more.

“Obviously, it’s another heartbreak," Stevie Wonder told Billboard on Friday evening (April 3) as he reflected on the death of Bill Withers. “It seems like we’re having them one after the other.”In the past week, the music industry has lost such notable artists as Wallace Roney, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Bucky Pizzarelli, Alan Merrill, Adam Schlesinger and Joe Diffie owing to the coronavirus.

Jazz veteran Ellis Marsalis Jr. died on Wednesday after losing his battle against coronavirus.

Ellis Marsalis, the New Orleans jazz pianist and patriarch of an accomplished family of musicians, has died. The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music confirmed his death to NBC News. Branford Marsalis said his father died of COVID-19 complications. He was 85.

American pianist Ellis Marsalis has passed away at the age of 85 after contracting COVID-19. The father of renowned musicians, Wynton and Branford Marsalis was suffering from pneumonia, caused by Coronavirus, one of his sons told the Associated Press. “Pneumonia was the actual thing that caused his demise," Ellis Marsalis III said. "But it was pneumonia brought on by COVID-19," he added.

JAZZ legend Ellis Marsalis Jr. has died at the age of 85 after battling pneumonia brought on by the coronavirus.

Jazz legend Ellis Marsalis Jr. has died at the age of 85 after battling pneumonia brought by the new coronavirus.

Ellis Marsalis Jr.

Jazz pioneer Ellis Marsalis Jr has died at the age of 85 after being diagnosed with coronavirus, his son has said.

Saxophonist Branford Marsalis had loving words to describe his relationship with his father, New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis Jr, who died from complications from coronavirus on April 1, according to his son.  Marsalis Jr., 85, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday (March 28).

Ellis Marsalis Jr., a jazz pianist from New Orleans, died Wednesday night from complications due to coronavirus, his son, Branford Marsalis, confirmed in a statement to Variety. He was 85.

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