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Lester Bowie

Age: 58

experimental jazz trumpeter, composer, and band leader, known for his irrepressible sense of humor and his interpretations of pop music. Bowie performed with the Art Ensemble of Chicago for more than 30 years. He died of liver cancer.

Died: Brooklyn, N.Y., November 8, 1999

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