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Legendary jazz trombonist, Jeannette native Slide Hampton dies at 89

Slide Hampton plays trombone during 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute concert.

Whenever legendary jazz musicians Slide Hampton and Harold Betters got together or spoke over the phone, the renowned trombonists frequently spoke of their Western Pennsylvania roots, said Betters’ daughter Cheryl Kelly.


Source: The Tribune-Review

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