Lee Konitz Hospitalized

[B. Goren.]

Here is the LA Times reoprt and the this is the message of the festival organizers.

Thank you WL for this update.

[sidewinder]

Hope Mr Konitz is OK ! Best wishes for a quick recovery.

[king ubu]

Yes, best wishes from me, too!

[Van Basten II]

Best wishes, he was supposed to go to Montreal later this month.

[Adam]

Canceled his appearance at the Playboy Jazz Festival this weekend.

[clifford_thornton]

Hope he's all right.

[Hardbopjazz]

I do hope all is well with Lee.

Last year I asked him to sign an album. He looked at the album and asked me if I was really a fan. I said why,

his reply was, the album was in too good a shape, as if it never was played before. "Come on now, fess up."

He always has quick humor.

[brownie]

Upbeat news from Konitz.

Article in The Australian today!

[Head Man]

Upbeat news from Konitz.

Article in The Australian today!

That's excellent news. Thanks for the link, Brownie.

[Hardbopjazz]

I'm glad he has his sense of humor again. All should be fine I hope.

[Hardbopjazz]

Anyone hear anything new on Lee?

[brownie]

No but I have a feeling that in that particular case no news is good news!

[marcello]

I talked to drummer Johnathan Blake last week, who was the drummer on the tour, and he told me that Lee will be in the hospital for quite some time for therapy.

He also said that Lee was talking and joking the day after the stroke, by the way.

[Mark Stryker]

Per the latest edition of Dave Liebman's newsletter published Saturday: "Lee had a brain aneurysm in Melbourne, Australia a few weeks ago. I spoke with him and it appears that full recovery will happen. He was in excellent spirits. Another warrior!!"

http://liebintervals.blogspot.com/

[Hardbopjazz]

We need Lee for many more years. Glad to see that he should have a full recovery.