CEDAR WALTON, "THE MAESTRO" MEMORIAL at St. Peter's
A memorial for Cedar Walton took place on Wednesday November 13 at St. Peter's Church with hundreds of his friends, fans and musician afficianados. It was organized by Mark Morganelli at the request of the Walton family. Among those who played were, not in this order, Barry Harris, Jimmy Heath, Kenny Barron, David Hazeltine, David Williams, Chip White read a poem, Ralph Moore, Brian Lynch, Vincent Herring, Buster Williams, Benny Green, Rufus Reid, Michael Weiss, Earl McIntyre, Renee McIntyre, Jimmy Cobb, Albert "Tootie" Heath, George Fludas, and others.
Carline Ray & Catherine Russell
CARLINE RAY MEMORIAL Monday November 18, 2013 at St. Peter's Carline Ray, Bassist and Vocalist on the New York scene for many decades, was memorialized on Monday November 18 at St. Peter's Church by hundreds from the jazz community. Known for her impeccable musicianship, beautiful voice grace and character, Ms. Ray was a Juiliiard graduate as was her father. She is survived by her daughter singer Catherine Russell who recently a produced an acclaimed cd of the two songstresses singing together. The Jazz Culture, V.II:11
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