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| Frank Morgan – Memorial Celebration At The Jazz Bakery Sammie Roberts Jazz with support from the Jazz Bakery and Mars Jazz is hosting a memorial celebration for legendary bebop saxophonist Frank Morgan. After returning from a month long European tour, Morgan died Dec. 14th in Minneapolis he would have turned 74 on Dec. 23. The memorial will be held at the Jazz Bakery, 3233 Helms Ave. Los Angeles, CA. FRANK MORGAN, poll-winning alto saxophonist and Bird's protégé, is one of the masters of bebop and ballads. Fully recovered from his 1998 stroke, Frank played better than ever and received great reviews from critics and recent presenters alike. His recovery added a new chapter to a personal history of overcoming adversity, following his mid-80's comeback from three decades of drug addiction and prison, with over 17 recordings and maintained a busy performance schedule. For more information about this topic contact: Sammie Roberts at 714-213-3205 or www.SammieRobertsJazz.com write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |