He is ripped in half by megatron in Transformers: the movie
Henry Ford - jazz - died in 1919.
Jazz Gillum died on 1966-03-29.
If you are talking about the movie, then Jazz "You want a piece of me!?" Megatron grabs Jazz "No, I want two!!" and continues by ripping Jazz in half at the waist
John Hicks - jazz pianist - died in 2006.
Hugh Lawson - jazz pianist - died in 1997.
Eddie Jones - jazz musician - died in 1997.
Johnny Parker - jazz trumpeter - died in 2006.
John Anderson - jazz trumpeter - died in 1974.
John Jenkins - jazz musician - died in 1993.
Bobby Durham - jazz musician - died in 2008.
Billy Taylor - jazz bassist - died in 1986.
Eddie Miller - jazz saxophonist - died in 1991.