Wallace Roney, Celebrated Jazz Trumpeter, Dies From Coronavirus at 59

Dancing on Ice judge Oti Mabuse broke Strictly viewers' hearts last month when the popular dancer announced she was leaving the long-running show to focus on other projects.Her partners on the programme included Kelvin Fletcher and Bill Bailey, with whom she lifted the glitterball in 2019 and 2020, but behind the scenes she's loyal to one man – her husband Marius Iepure.MORE: Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood talks Oti Mabuse exit: 'It's brilliant news'You might know that Romanian-born Marius is a fellow dancer who appeared in group dances on Strictly in 2017 and you've probably guessed that he's one of Oti's biggest supporters.But do you know how the couple met and what they've each said about what keeps them together? Read on to find out more…WATCH: Oti Mabuse dances with husband following Strictly exitOti and Marius were introduced by another beloved member of the Strictly family – Oti's eldest sister and judge on the show, Motsi Mabuse!  Motsi suggested some male professionals for Oti to trial as dance partners after she moved from South Africa to Germany.MORE: Oti Mabuse's two destination weddings were nothing like sister Motsi's – detailsSEE: Dancing on Ice's Oti Mabuse's unexpected home gym where she stays fitMarius proved to be Oti's top choice and the talented pair not only won the German National Show Dance Championships and finished second at the World Latin Championships but also fell in love, going on to tie the knot in 2014. Oti and Marius started out as dance partners It wasn't all smooth sailing between the pair, however, as Oti has since admitted.

Kate Beckinsale just honored her mother in the sweetest way. The star was inundated with love as she shared an emotional tribute to her mom, Judy Loe, on Instagram.MORE: Kate Beckinsale surprises fans with video from inside her insane living roomTo commemorate her 75th birthday, Kate shared a series of pictures and videos of adorable moments and throwbacks of the English model, including a heartwarming video of the two dancing together as Kate wore pink button-down pajamas. Kate is Judy's daughter with late actor Richard Beckinsale, who passed away in 1979.

The couple that works together, stays together! As Avril Lavigne pieced together her Love Sux album, she enlisted her boyfriend, Mod Sun, to help with some of the tracks.

Chloe Fineman has become known for her incredible impersonations, perfectly nailing the voices of such stars as Britney Spears, Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep. In a hilarious sketch for the lastest episode of Saturday Night Live, the star proves her chops once again as she took on the odd and ever-changing accent used by actress Julia Garner in portraying Anna Delvey in Netflix’ buzzy drama Inventing Anna.

Sting performs a song that he would rather have kept in the past.

Oscar Isaac took to the Studio 8 H stage for his debut Global’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue over the weekend, and shared a look at his first-ever movie role, which he created when he was just a kid.

Better sleep is unlocked by resistance exercise rather than aerobic workouts, a new study found.

Veteran actor Mitchell Ryan has died at the age of 88.

The Matt Reeves-directed blockbuster is set to be the biggest theatrical hit for Warner Bros. since the DC film featuring Batman’s nemesis, “Joker” was in theaters in fall 2019; and for movie theaters it’s a much-needed boost in business after theaters were closed in 2020 and spent much of the past year trying to get back on their feet as the box office recovered in fits and starts.

Continuing the fairy tale. Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart and the late Cameron Boyce, among others, starred in Disney Channel’s Descendants trilogy from 2015 and 2019.

Steve Harvey has already expressed his approval for his daughter’s boyfriend, that doesn’t mean he wants a new son-in-law any time soon.On Thursday, March 3, the Family Feud host participated in a game of “Sip or Spill” during his appearance on Today with Hoda and Jenna. In this game, guests are required to answer the questions the co-hosts ask, or they can choose to take a sip of their beverage in order to plead the fifth.During his roung of the game, the 65-year-old struggled to answer whether he would approve of Michael B. Jordan asking his stepdaughter, Lori Harvey, to marry him.“Man, this is a hard one,” he replied.

ACTOR Taron Egerton collapsed on stage in front of a packed crowd on opening night of his new theatre show. The star - famous for playing Elton John in Rocketman - was last night forced off stage at the Ambassadors Theatre in Leicester Square after passing out.

JESS Wright showed off her growing baby bump and revealed that she's expecting her little boy "very soon". The 36-year-old reality star posed in black lingerie as she tenderly cradled her stomach.

KIM Kardashian flaunted her famous curves in a just full-body ensemble of yellow tape as she attended the Balenciaga show in Paris on Sunday. After months of the 41-year-old reality star sporting almost exclusively Balenciaga outfits, she announced last month that she’s the new face of the brand.

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He also performed with Jimi Hendrix, Diana Ross, Miles Davis and countless others

Lee Konitz, the celebrated jazz saxophonist and last surviving performer on Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool sessions, has died. He was 92.

Jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz has died of pneumonia complications as a result of COVID-19, his son confirmed to NPR tonight (April 15). He was 93.

Lee Konitz, the celebrated jazz saxophonist and last surviving performer in Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool” sessions, died Wednesday (April 15) due to complications with COVID-19. He was 92.

During past natural disasters, many celebrities had been able to insulate themselves from danger by climbing aboard a private jet and zipping off to somewhere safe. There, from a comfortable distance, they were able to tweet emotional support to jetless fans.

“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.

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Wallace Roney, a celebrated jazz trumpeter and Miles Davis protégé, has died after contracting the coronavirus. He was 59.

Wallace Roney, an accomplished jazz trumpeter who studied under and collaborated with the likes of Miles Davis and Art Blakey over a four-decade career, died this morning of complications from COVID-19, NPR reports. He had been admitted to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey last Wednesday, March 25. He was 59.

Jazz trumpeter and composer Wallace Roney died on Tuesday (March 31) due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 59 years old.According to NPR, Roney was admitted to St.

In an age where celebrity funerals are de rigueur, the PBS documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (which premiered last year at Sundance) fits right in and feels like a home-going service three decades in the making. Music industry titans such as Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, and Clive Davis share humorous and revelatory anecdotes about the jazz great while saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bass guitarist Marcus Miller, and bassist Ron Carter recall what it was like working with the brilliant but temperamental artist in this American Masters installment.

A posthumous live album from the Man in Black is on the way, courtesy of Jack White’s Third Man Records.