Marcus Belgrave, Jazz Trumpeter, Dies At 78

DETROIT — Marcus Belgrave, a jazz trumpeter who graced stages and studios with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Cocker and Motown artists galore, died Sunday. He was 78. Belgrave died at an Ann Arbor care facility and the cause of death was heart failure, said Hazelette Crosby-Robinson, a cousin of Belgrave’s wife, Joan. Belgrave remained active on the Detroit and international jazz scenes up until his death.

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