Patti Durham sent me this re Mike's funeral - "I thought I'd update you - I got confirmation this afternoon from the Funeral Director that the service will be at the Trinity church next Thursday - 21 March. I've asked for a morning time - at about 11 am. Afterwards we'll meet up at the Village Hotel - for drinks, buffet, jokes, stories, etc. plus maybe some more music. Derek Fleck, Brian Chester and co will play us in and out of the church for the service. As someone else said, Mike is now walking with the king
Thanks, Patti x". PS 11am confirmed.
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Beautiful to connect up with the two jazz venues Mike was most associated with in recent years. Patti, we offer you, Cassie and Chris, our absolute, deepest, sympathies and I, personally, am gutted that I will be unable to pay my respects in person. Rest assured that my thoughts will be alongside those of everyone present.
If, on Thursday at 11am, I'm singing the blues it will be Bix's version as I reflect upon Mike and our mutual love of the great cornet player from Davenport. Iowa.
May he indeed walk with the King as, in our north east dukedom, he was indeed Jazz Royalty.
Lance.