Brother of actor Jonah Hill and longtime manager of
Maroon 5,
Jordan Feldstein has suddenly died last night at the age of 40. The cause of death was a heart attack, according to the Feldstein family.
In addition to managing Maroon 5, Feldstein formed Career Artist Management (CAM) and managed Miguel, Elle King and Robin Thicke, etc.
Jordan Feldstein was a father to two children and was previously married twice, once to Francesca Eastwood in 2013, the daughter of Clint Eastwood.
A statement from the Feldstein family reads as follows:
Unfortunately, last night Jordan called 911 for shortness of breath, when paramedics arrived it was determined he went into full cardiac arrest and passed away shortly thereafter.
His family asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time.
In lieu of food and flowers, the family will announce a charity in the coming weeks where memorial donations can be made in Jordan’s name.
Also, in unexpected death news:
Kim Jong-hyun (aka
Jonghyun), the South Korean singer-songwriter for boy band
Shinee, committed suicide at the age of 27 on December 18th.
His sister had received disturbing text and suspected her brother was going to commit suicide, so she called the police to his apartment in Seoul. They found his body and it was rushed to Konkuk University Hospital. He was pronounced dead from inhaling toxic carbon monoxide from a coal briquettes burnt on a frying pan.
Close friends to Jonghyun (such as fellow singer and friend Nine, of the band Dear Cloud) knew about his depression and his struggle with fame.
Below are more deaths for the month of December - for the full death list:
Musicians who died in 2017.
December (35)
[23 Dec 2017] Jordan Feldstein ( American manager for Maroon 5), 40, heart attack
[22 Dec 2017] Pam the Funkstress (American hip hop DJ for The Coup, Prince), complications following organ transplant surgery
[21 Dec 2017] Halvard Kausland (Norwegian jazz guitarist), 72
[21 Dec 2017] Jatileswar Mukhopadhyay (Indian singer), 83
[21 Dec 2017] Roswell Rudd (American jazz trombonist), 82, cancer
[21 Dec 2017] Marilyn Tyler (American opera singer), 91
[20 Dec 2017] Combat Jack (American music journalist for The Source, Complex), 48, colon cancer
[18 Dec 2017] Kim Jong-hyun (South Korean singer-songwriter for Shinee), 27, suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning
[17 Dec 2017] Virginia Da Brescia (Italian singer), 81
[17 Dec 2017] Kevin Mahogany (American jazz singer), 59
[16 Dec 2017] Ralph Carney (American saxophonist for Tin Huey, Tom Waits), 61, head injuries from fall
[16 Dec 2017] Richard Dobson (American country singer-songwriter), 75
[16 Dec 2017] Juli Fábián (Hungarian singer-songwriter), 37
[16 Dec 2017] Randy Hongo (American musician), 70
[16 Dec 2017] Michael Prophet (Jamaican reggae singer), 60
[16 Dec 2017] Keely Smith (American singer), 89, heart failure
[16 Dec 2017] Z'EV (American percussionist), 66
[15 Dec 2017] Dave Christenson (American musician for Stabilizers), 54, lung cancer
[13 Dec 2017] Warrel Dane (American rock singer for Sanctuary, Nevermore), 56, heart attack
[13 Dec 2017] Willie Pickens (American jazz pianist and educator), 86
[12 Dec 2017] Pat DiNizio (American singer and musician for The Smithereens), 62
[10 Dec 2017] Manno Charlemagne (Haitian singer-songwriter, guitarist and politician), 69, cancer
[09 Dec 2017] Lando Fiorini (Italian actor and singer), 79
[08 Dec 2017] Sunny Murray (American jazz drummer for Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler), 81
[07 Dec 2017] Sir Christus (Finnish rock guitarist for Negative), 39
[06 Dec 2017] Johnny Hallyday (French rock singer), 74, lung cancer
[05 Dec 2017] Adithyan (Indian composer), 63, kidney disease
[05 Dec 2017] Ted Simons (American composer, arranger and musical director), 84
[04 Dec 2017] Purabi Mukhopadhyay (Indian singer), 83
[04 Dec 2017] Carles Santos (Spanish pianist and composer), 77
[03 Dec 2017] Kalachand Darbesh (Indian singer), 84
[02 Dec 2017] Norihiko Hashida (Japanese folk singer-songwriter for The Folk Crusaders), 72
[02 Dec 2017] Mundell Lowe (American jazz guitarist and composer), 95
[02 Dec 2017] William Blankenship (American operatic tenor), 89
[01 Dec 2017] Maelé (Equatorial Guinean singer), 59
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