Published:
7:00 AM January 27, 2021
Updated:
9:43 AM January 27, 2021
Keith Nichols, legendary musician and teacher specialising in early jazz, died aged 75 after contracting Covid-19.
- Credit: Michael Johnson
Friends and colleagues of legendary jazz musician and historian Keith Nichols have paid tribute to the multi-instrumentalist raconteur who was loved by all .
Keith died on January 20, aged 75, at the Royal London Hospital and it is believed he contracted Covid, following complications of a delayed prostate surgery.
He was born in Ilford and lived with his wife Eve in Redbridge until his death.
We were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of our longest serving jazz faculty members, Keith Nichols.