Obituaries
Gregory, Ernest
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Nov 7, 2023
Ernest Gregory - the "voice of the Atlanta Jazz Festival" - the emcee, who for decades called on concert-goers to "show your love" to every act that appeared onstage, died Oct. 30. His death leaves a substantial hole in the city's music scene. Gregory was 72 years old.
He was an exquisite and sometimes outlandish dresser - the epitome of jazz cool with a totally sanguine personality - and was also a photographer and leaves behind tens of thousands of photographs of famous jazz musicians. He is survived by two sons, Quincy Dudley and Dyani Gregory of Steubenville, Ohio, where their father was born; and his only surviving sibling, sister Eugenia Gregory, who lives in Atlanta.
Read more about Ernest Gregory on ajc.com
