RIP Jean Jacques Avenel

[colinmce]

As per Mark Dresser. This is very, very sad news.

[clifford_thornton]

Whoa - not expected, at least from this corner. Sad news. He's such a wonderful player. RIP.

[A Lark Ascending]

That is sad. A player I've enjoyed very much indeed on record.

[Homefromtheforest]

I knew he was in bad shape recently so not entirely surprised. Sad news..an amazing musician...happy to have seen him twice with Lacy and once at a brilliant solo performance at the western front here in vancouver.

[johnblitweiler]

As per Mark Dresser. This is very, very sad news.

Yes.

[mjazzg]

The one time I saw Steve Lacy the musician that stood out and whose solo I still remember was J J Avenel. His appearance on a recording was a guarantee of quality for me from that night on

[jeffcrom]

Oh, no.

[alankin]

Sad news. Glad I got to hear him live in the Steve Lacy trio.

[B. Clugston]

The one time I saw Steve Lacy the musician that stood out and whose solo I still remember was J J Avenel. His appearance on a recording was a guarantee of quality for me from that night on

Same here-the one time I saw Lacy in concert, JJ really stood out. Sad news.

[sidewinder]

Saw him perform with Lacy too. Sorry to hear this - RIP.

[jeffcrom]

I just looked at my list of Steve Lacy shows I attended - I was lucky enough to see J.J. six times over the years. With the possible of exception of Henry Grimes, I think he was my favorite jazz bassist. (All due respect to many other great bassists.) I remember sitting in Snug Harbor in New Orleans, before a Lacy trio show in 1999, enthusiastically telling some Crescent City musicians that they were about to hear the best bass player on the planet.

[Cyril]

Damn. That's sad news.

R.I.P. Mr. Avenel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJljivUmQbc

Edited August 12, 2014 by Cyril

[king ubu]

very sad news

[soulpope]

Always a favourite bassplayer @my house, this being a very sad day.......RIP, my friend..

[king ubu]

obit:

http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2014/08/12/le-musicien-jean-jacques-avenel-est-mort_4470545_3382.html

[xybert]

RIP, loved his playing with Lacy.

[romualdo]

oh no!!

RIP JJ