Photos: Jazz great Dave Brubeck dead at age 91
December 5, 2012
Dave Brubeck acknowledges the crowd after performing the opening song with his quartet in concert at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday Oct. 22, 2008. (Ray Chavez/The Oakland Tribune)
Dave Brubeck, right, and an unidentified soldier stand at Camp Hahn, Calif., in the 1940s. (AP Photo/Dave Brubeck Office)
Dave Brubeck in 1956. (AP Photo/File)
Dave Brubeck and Louis Armstrong at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1962, performing "The Real Ambassadors" (Courtesy of the Monterey Jazz Festival)
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck in 1974. (AP Photo)
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, left, backed by his son, Chris, at right on thrombone, played Central Park as part of the Newport Jazz Festival. The Brubecks kicked off the eighth day of the ten day festival, July 6, 1973, in New York. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
Pianist Dave Brubeck shown under the direction of Alexander Peloquin, played to the attendants of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Thursday, April 25, 1980 in Providence, Rhode Island. (AP Photo)
Jazz musician Dave Brubeck, right, plays the piano backstage between acts of his Newport Jazz Festival appearance at Carnegie Hall in New York, Wednesday, July 2, 1975, his two sons, Danny and Darius, standing, listen on. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck shown playing at the Newport Jazz Festival August 23, 1981, Newport, RI. (AP Photo/Paul Mello)
Dave Brubeck sits at the piano during a performance of "The Musical Life of Dave Brubeck" at New York's Avery Fisher Hall on June 22, 1985. At the drums in rear is Joe Morello. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
A cheerful Dave Brubeck sits as his sons Chris, left, Danny and Darius, right, surround him during an intermission at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, Saturday, June 23, 1985, New York. Joining Dave in his performance of "The musical life of Dave Brubeck", are his sons Chris on bass, Danny on the drums and Darius on the keyboards. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Dave Brubeck, right, shares the piano with New York's Mayor Ed Koch at Kool Jazz Festival, Gracie Mansion, Friday, June 21, 1985, New York. (AP Photo/Rene Perez)
American Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck visits Red square under a full Moon, Thursday, May 31, 1988, Moscow, Russia. In the background is the Kremlin. President Reagan invited Brubeck and his quintet to perform at a dinner in honor of Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. (AP Photo/Chris Brubeck)
Actor-singer Harry Belafonte left, jazz musician and composer Dave Brubeck, center, and singer Celia Cruz, at the White House Friday, Oct. 14, 1994, Washington, DC. They received 1994 National Medals of Arts. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette)
Dave Brubeck, with bassist Jack Six, acknowledges the applause from the Berkeley audience at Friday's April 11, 1997 concert. (Karl Mondon/Staff)
Jazz great Dave Brubeck poses at the piano during a sound check at Orchestra Hall, Nov. 3, 1995, Detroit, Michigan. (AP Photo/Tom Pidgeon)
Dave Brubeck performs in Dizzy's Den at the 2002 MJF. (Courtesy of the Monterey Jazz Festival)
Jazz great Dave Brubeck performed with his quartet at the San Francisco Jazz Festival Friday night at the Masonic Auditorium on June 13, 2003. (Karl Mondon/Staff)
Jazz great pianist Dave Brubeck performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, on May 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Burt Steel)
California Gov. Gray Davis, left, jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and Mondavi family members sing "Happy Birthday" to winemaker Robert Mondavi, right, at his 90th birthday celebration in Oakville, Calif., Wednesday, June 18, 2003. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Wynton Marsalis, right, joins with Dave Brubeck, left, and his quartet on the main stage at the JVC Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park Sunday August 14, 2005, in Newport, R.I. (AP Photo/Newport Daily News,Jacqueline Marque)
Legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck blows out a candle on his 85th birthday cake shaped like a piano, at London's Barbican Hall, Tuesday Dec. 6, 2005. Brubeck had just given a performance backed by the London Symphony Orchestra, to celebrate his birthday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck stands on stage following a performance to celebrate his 85th birthday at London's Barbican Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck shares a laugh with Ellen Findlay Herdegen, of Concord, during a reception in his honor at Salvio Pacheco Square on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 in Concord, Calif. (Tue Nam Ton/Contra Costa Times)
Dave Brubeck and his quartet perform at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006. Fans enjoyed jazz acts on three stages set around the Fort Adams waterfront during the third day of the three day festival. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Dave Brubeck and his quartet perform at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006. Fans enjoyed jazz acts on three stages set around the Fort Adams waterfront during the third day of the three day festival. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
The Pacific Mozart Ensemble performed "The Gates of Justice" with its composer, Dave Brubeck, at the piano in April 2007. (Karl Mondon/Staff)
Jazz legend Dave Brubeck pose during rehearsals at Sirius Satellite Radio studios in New York, Thursday July 12, 2007. He will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during the BBC 2007 Jazz Awards in London today as he participates via satellite from Sirius. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Legendary pianist Dave Brubeck performs at the 50th annual Monterey Jazz Festival , in Monterey, Calif; Sunday, September 23, 2007. (John Green/San Mateo County Times)
Legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, 87, stands after performing his improvisational piece "Dziekuje" ("Thank you," in Polish) for an audience at the State Department Tuesday, April 8, 2008. (AP Photo/State Department, Michael Gross)
Chevy Chase, right, host of the JVC Jazz Festival, escorts Dave Brubeck, left, onto the stage to perform with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007, in Newport, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, 87, stands with Secretary of State Condoleezza after performing his improvisational piece "Dziekuje" ("Thank you," in Polish) for an audience at the State Department Tuesday, April 8, 2008. (AP Photo/State Department, Michael Gross)
Dave Brubeck quartet in concert at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday Oct. 22, 2008. From left, Dave Brubeck, piano, Bobby Militello, alto saxophone, Michael Moore, bass, and Randy Jones, drums. (Ray Chavez/The Oakland Tribune)
Dave Brubeck and his quartet perform at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday Oct. 22, 2008. (Ray Chavez/The Oakland Tribune)
California Hall of Fame inductees Jack Nicholson, left, and Dave Brubeck laugh on stage during the Hall of Fame ceremony at the California Museum of History, Women and Arts in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Dec. 15, 2008.(AP Photo/Steve Yeater)
California Hall of Fame inductee Dave Brubeck,second from right, is applauded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, during a ceremony at the California Museum of History, Women and Arts in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. At the left are Daniel Dixon, son of inductee Dorothea Lange, and inductee Jack LaLanne.(AP Photo/Steve Yeater)
Dave Brubeck performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I., on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)
Tony Bennett performs with Dave Brubeck at George Wein's Carefusion Newport Jazz 55 in Newport, R.I. on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. Brubeck and Bennett performed "That Old Black Magic", a song they last did for President Kennedy at the White House. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)
Dave Brubeck performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I., on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)
Clint Eastwood (left) and Roger Brown (second from right), president of Berklee College of Music, present Dave Brubeck (middle), an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music. Pianist Chic Corea (right) looks on as the award was presented before Brubeck and his band played to a full house at the 52nd annual Monterey Jazz Festival, in Monterey, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. (John Green/Staff)
The 2009 Kennedy Center Honorees, from left, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, Mel Brooks, and Dave Brubeck share a laugh at the State Department following the Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Kennedy Center honoree composer Dave Brubeck with his wife, Lola Brubeck pose on the red carpet on arrival to the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Hank O'Neal, pianist Dave Brubeck, right, sits beside actor and producer Clint Eastwood. Brubeck, who turns 90 on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Hank O'Neal)
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