Jaimoe doesn’t have to look too far for a reminder of the past and the friends and bandmates he’s lost. On any given day, all he has to do is glance down at his right calf. On this particular day, ...

Walter Parazaider, one of the founding members of the rock band Chicago, has died. He was 81. Parazaider was a multi-instrumentalist for Chicago, playing saxophone, flute and clarinet.He died ...

Parazaider was a multi-instrumentalist for Chicago, playing saxophone, flute and clarinet. He died Wednesday in hospice care due to complications from Alzheimer’s, multiple media outlets confirm.

TMZ reported that Parazaider was diagnosed with the disease six years ago. Parazaider’s daughter announced his death on Facebook. “This was the worst six years. The hardest season of my life. And I’m ...

Success is precarious. Anyone who’s written a hit song will tell you—it can be nearly impossible to repeat the act. Who knows when or how inspiration will strike? Who can predict when the right words ...

The Grammy-winning band is best known for hits like “Colour My World” and “If You Leave Me Now.” Founding member of the jazz-rock band Chicago, Walter Parazaider, passed away this morning, June 17, in ...

The new 2026 documentary directed by Ahmir “Questlove“ Thompson, features the complex story of band leader Maurice White, and ...

UPDATE, with band statement: Walter Parazaider, a founding member of the jazz-rock band Chicago whose saxophone provided the punch of “Just You ‘n’ Me” while his flute solo on “Colour My World” lent ...