Jazz great Teddy Washington dies at 78

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'One of Jacksonville’s cultural jewels ... our own ambassador of music'
By Charlie Patton Story updated at 10:57 AM on Thursday, Jul. 23, 2009

Teddy Washington, a Jacksonville, Florida, native who played the trumpet with such giants as James Brown, B.B. King, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and Dizzie Gillespie, died Tuesday night. He was 78.

Mr. Washington died at Shands Jacksonville, apparently from complications caused by a blood clot, said his manager, Ron Pathak.

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