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Hiram Bullock born in Osaka, Japan to African American parents serving in the U.S. Military. He is most notable for his playing on Late Night with David Letterman and work with David Sanborn.
Bullock died on July 25, 2008 from complications related to throat cancer. He was honored by David Letterman on his show.
Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who once played with the likes of Thelonious Monk and Lionel Hampton, died hours before his scheduled appearance at a concert on Friday, his agent told the Associated Press. He was 80.
Griffin was born in Chicago on April 24, 1928. At Du Sable High School, he took up the sax as classmates Nat King Cole and Dinah Washington were also developing their musical talents.
He graduated then toured with Hampton's big band. Following a two-year army stint, he became known for his hard-bop improvisations while playing gigs in Chicago and New York. In the late 1950s, he played with Art Blakey and Monk. Griffin's 1958 album "A Blowing Session," a hard bop jam session with John Coltrane, drummer Art Blakey and others, remains among his signature works.
He is survived by his wife Miriam and four children, one of whom lives in France and the others in the United States. Funeral services were scheduled for Tuesday at the Poitiers Crematorium.
