Maltese jazz legend, Tony Carr, passes away aged 98

The renowned Maltese drummer, Tony Carr, born George Caruana, passed away on Friday morning, aged 98 years old. Born in 1927, Carr began playing in bars along Strada Stretta before becoming one of the most desired session drummers in the jazz world. During the prime of his career, between the mid-1950s and the 1980s, he played with the likes of Paul

Tony Carr, Maltese jazz drummer to the stars, dies

Tony Carr, the prolific Maltese drummer and percussionist, died on Friday morning at the age of 98. Carr, born George Caruana in 1927, was a respected musician whose career began in the bars of Valletta’s Strada Stretta and eventually saw him perform with musical giants including Ella Fitzgerald, Paul McCartney, Dizzy Gillespie, Tom Jones, Cliff Richard,

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