Billy Joel kicked off his 2009 tour honoring the jazz giant Freddie Hubbard who died December 29.

Hollywood, Fl. January 2, 2009

Billy Joel and his band kicked off his 2009 tour dedicating the song 'Zanzibar' to jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard who recently passed away.  Freddie Hubbard died early Monday morning, December 29th in Los Angeles. He was 70 years old.

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