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He survived the explosion of Jabba the Hutt’s sail barge over the Great Pit of Carkoon.

Based on Star Wars canon (the current continuity as of 2014 and beyond),

However, later canon sources (including the reference book Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know and the Star Wars website’s Databank) confirm that by jumping or falling off the barge before it blew up. He is alive and well in the current timeline, and he has even appeared in post-Return of the Jedi comics and novels (such as Aftermath: Empire’s End ), continuing his career as a famous musician.