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The statement confirmed that Tate, who was 64, died by cardiac arrest.
We intend to honor him in a manner worthy of his legacy.
(Representatives for Tate did not immediately respond to Vulture.)
Tate created Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber, a psychedelic fusion improvisational ensemble, in 1999.
Many colleagues and contemporaries have paid their respect to the late writer on Twitter.
Read tributes to Greg Tate from Chinen, Toure, Hanif Abdurraqib, and more below.
Absolutely gutted to learn (from a trusted source) that Greg Tate has left this dimension.
He was a genius and his writing was amazing and I learned a ton reading him.
Its still a clinic on literary brilliance.
Godspeed, Greg Tate.
It has since been corrected.
