“Music is my love; it's my life.”
Charles (China) Lomba Valles died Dec. 17, 2014 at age 89. Dubbed "Maharajah, Purveyor of Swirls" by Duke Ellington, China was a main-stay of the South Florida jazz scene for decades.
Read The Miami Herald article here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/obituaries/article4647297.html
A viewing will be at 4 p.m. Dec. 26 at Church of the Open Door, 6001 NW 8th St., Miami. Services at 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 740 NW 58th St., Miami. Reception will follow at a Sunshine Jazz Organization tribute concert in Valles’ honor at 6 p.m. Dec. 28 at Miami Shores Country Club, 10000 Biscayne Blvd. Call 305-795-2360. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The Sunshine Jazz Organization, P.O. Box 381038, Miami, FL., 33238.
Memorial postings at: https://www.facebook.com/SunshineJazzOrg
Assorted links:
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/bestof/2001/award/best-jazz-radio-program-15553/
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1995-01-22/entertainment/9501190345_1_duke-ellington-jazz-greats-swirls
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/profile.php?id=101852
http://www.sunshinejazz.org/About-Us.html
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