MCCOY TYNER, ICONIC AND INFLUENTIAL JAZZ PIANIST, DIES.

McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died. He was 81.

Tyner’s family confirmed the death in a statement released on social media Friday. No more details were provided.

I was very fortunate to see him perform at New York’s Iridium Club in the fall of 2001. RIP.