Claude Nobs 1936-2013

[brownie]

Claude Nobs, the 76-year old founder of the Montreux jazz Festival, is in coma after a skiing accident.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-20931831

Edited January 11, 2013 by brownie

[ValerieB]

there are lots of prayers and healing thoughts going out to Claude.

[sidewinder]

Here's wishing him well and prayers too for recovery. Always thought of cross-country skiing as a safe option but apparently not.

[king ubu]

Read it yesterday, too. Very sad.

There's nothing much more to gather from the Swiss press, just that the accident happened while cross-country running (on familiar ground, too), so "skiing accident" isn't wrong, but somewhat misleading.

And that he's been in a coma for two weeks (he fell into coma during the operation made necessary by the accident).

And now I see "cross-country skiing" or whatever you call it (it's plain simple Langlauf in German) is being mentioned on the Beeb link, sorry.

[CJ Shearn]

Man, hope he recovers. Montreux is such an institution for great jazz, regardless of whether or not the festival has upheld the jazz thing in a big way, the past several decades. So many great recordings made there

[brownie]

Claude Nobs died Thursday.

AP obit in The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/montreux-jazz-festival-founder-claude-nobs-dies-of-injuries-from-ski-fall/2013/01/10/c5576502-5b8c-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html

[sidewinder]

Very sad news.

[ValerieB]

Claude Nobs contributed so much to our jazz community around the world. and he lived life to he fullest. it is a huge loss for his family, friends and jazz fans everywhere.

[king ubu]

very sad news