Santa Monica, California
AP
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Grammy-nominated singer Jubilant Sykes was stabbed to death at his home in Santa Monica, California, and his son was arrested on suspicion of homicide, authorities mentioned Tuesday.
Officers responded to a 911 name Monday night time reporting an assault in progress at the residence within the coastal metropolis west of Los Angeles, in accordance to a press release from the Santa Monica Police Department.
They discovered Sykes, 71, inside with crucial stab wounds. Paramedics arrived and pronounced him lifeless at the scene, police mentioned.
The sufferer’s son, 31-year-old Micah Sykes, was at the home and brought into custody with out incident, police mentioned. It wasn’t instantly recognized if he has an legal professional.
Police recovered a weapon and the investigation was ongoing.
Jubilant Sykes was nominated for finest classical album at the 2010 Grammy Awards for “Bernstein: Mass,” during which he carried out the Celebrant function.
He appeared within the 1990 Metropolitan Opera manufacturing of “The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess” within the function of Jake.
A Los Angeles native, Sykes was a baritone who was praised as charismatic in a 2008 New York Times assessment of “Mass.”
He instructed NPR in 2002 that he felt comfy singing each style of music, from pop to opera.
“My singing is like breathing — it’s an extension of me. I don’t think of it is extraordinary. It’s my passion,” he instructed NPR in a 2002 interview.
Sykes was creative advisor for Orchestra Santa Monica, and he sang in and narrated a number of the group’s performances, the group mentioned in a press release.
“Jubilant was a true inspiration—his artistry, generosity, and kindness touched countless lives,” mentioned Roger Kalia, Orchestra Santa Monica’s music director.