Just heard from Brian Bennett that reed player, Gordon McGregor, passed away on Sunday (Sept. 9).
Brian refers to Gordon as a top-notch ‘jazzer’ on alto/soprano sax and clarinet and played alongside trumpeters Gerry Denning and Pete Wright for many years mainly around the Stockton/Teesside area. He was also a regular with the Belton brothers’ Tees Valley Jazzmen.
Gordon's wife, Jean, said it was quite sudden and believed it was a heart attack. Brian chatted to him recently at Pickering Trad Jazz Festival observing that he was in a wheelchair and appeared to be quite frail.
In the photo Gordon McGregor can be seen with the Vieux Carré Jazzmen at the Burnside Hotel, Bowness, in 2013.
Time and location of the funeral to be announced. R.I.P. Lance (courtesy of Brian Bennett).
2 comments :
Sorry to hear this sad news about Gordon. He was a fine musician capable of many different styles of playing both sax and clarinet and was also a very friendly and helpful person.
Linda and Ron Hampton
So sad to hear of Gordon's passing,lovely player and lovely guy!bless him-Peter Ayton
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