[Dixielandjazz] Death of Gene Mayl

[Marek Boym]

Sorry to hear about Gene Mayl.
I have never heardhim in person, but all his records I've heard are good.
Gene Mayl is gone, but his music goes on.
Blessed be his memory

On 9 May 2015 at 16:37, James Butler <jbutler6 at twcny.rr.com> wrote:

> Hello All
>
> I just received word of the passing of Gene Mayl. I don't think there was
> any stronger supporter of Dixieland jazz than Gene. It will be fifty years
> next month when I first met and played with Gene when I joined the Salt
> City Six in Cocoa Beach,Florida. I played trombone with him on a pretty
> steady basis from the 1980's through the early 2000's. Anyone who ever
> worked with Gene would tell you that there was virtually no place he
> wouldn't travel to or any gig he wouldn't take. I flew to Lisbon,Portugal
> for a two hour concert back in the '90.s where we left out of JFK on a
> Thursday night and were back home Sunday. Just one of many crazy gigs with
> him! What a great guy!
>
> Jim Butler
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