Jazz ambassador and actress’s father Bob Ringwald dies

Robert Ringwald and his daughter, the actress Molly Ringwald, at the Sacramento Music Festival parade (The Sacramento Bee/AP)

Robert Ringwald, the pianist who played and promoted jazz in California for more than half a century, has died at the age of 80, according to his daughter, the actress and musician Molly Ringwald.

His daughter wrote in an obituary for the Sacramento Bee that Ringwald, known to friends and fans as Bob, died on August 3. No cause of death was given.