Richard Sudhalter´s health

[EKE BBB]

Albert Haim has posted this at the Bix Beiderbecke website:

Important Announcement About Richard M. Sudhalter

To My Fellow Jazzophiles and Bixophiles:

I am certain that you all know about the crucial role that Richard Sudhalter has played in the fields of Jazzology and Bixology. Richard is a multi-talented individual: author, musician, historian, researcher, teacher, critic, etc. Richard's achievements are too numerous to list here: scholarly articles in magazines and newspapers, chapters in books, liners for records and CDs; he is a concert organizer, radio broadcaster, Grammy Award winner, Winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Special Citation for Excellence, etc. It will suffice, at this point, to mention the seminal and influential books that he wrote or co-wrote.

1. “Bix: Man and Legend,” Richard M. Sudhalter and Philip R. Evans with William Dean-Myatt, Arlington House, New Rochelle, NY, 1974. Nominated for a National Book Award.

2. “Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945,” Richard M. Sudhalter, Oxford University Press, NY, 1999. Voted a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

3. “Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael,” Richard M. Sudhalter, Oxford University Press, NY, 2002.

Richard’s many and valuable contributions to our understanding of Bix’s music and life are legendary. For one example, had it not been for “Man and Legend,” the Bixography (bixbeiderbecke.com) website would not be in existence today. That book had a profound influence on my life.

Sadly, Richard suffered a massive stroke in 2003. Although he recovered initially, in the last two years Richard’s health has deteriorated considerably. Richard has been diagnosed as having MSA, multiple system atrophy. Expensive consultations are necessary, and medical bills are mounting. A consultation at the Mayo Clinic is scheduled for August 24, 2006.

Enrico Borsetti suggested -and I enthusiastically agree- that I start a campaign among friends and followers of Richard Sudhalter to solicit help in defraying his medical and associated expenses. This is the purpose of the present communication: I ask you to help as much as you possibly can.

Please send your checks or money orders, made out to “Richard Sudhalter,” to:

Richard M. Sudhalter

Post Office Box 757

Southold, NY 11971

We all owe a profound debt of gratitude to Richard for his extraordinary and life-long efforts to elucidate, preserve, and disseminate the music we love. Richard has done a lot for us. It is time that we reciprocate. Don’t put this aside. Write your check right now and mail it immediately. This is not a time to delay in taking action. Richard needs our help.

Thank you very much.

Albert Haim

Professor Emeritus

State University of New York

Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400

Founder and Webmaster of

http://bixbeiderbecke.com

e-mail: ahaim@bixography.com

[ghost of miles]

Thanks for posting this. I interviewed Richard a couple of times about Hoagy Carmichael and Indiana jazz, and he was also in the Bix documentary that I did; always quite generous with his time, and wonderful for getting across information in a compelling and well-edited, well-presented manner. Best wishes to him and I'll try to send a little help in the way of $$.

[EKE BBB]

Benefit concert for Richard Sudhalter (Sunday, September 10, at St Peter´s Lutheran Church, NY)

Announcement of this concert at the Bix website

[EKE BBB]

Just received an email from Mosaic with and ad for this concert:

A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR RICHARD M. SUDHALTER

Richard M. Sudhalter has played a crucial role in the field of jazz. An author (Bix: Man and Legend, Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael), musician, historian, researcher, teacher, and critic, he has been largely unable perform any of these functions since suffering a massive stroke in 2003. In addition, he was recently diagnosed with MSA—Multiple System Atrophy. With tremendous medical bills mounting, his friends Randy Sandke and Dan Levinson, with the help of Albert Haim and Dorothy Kellogg, are organizing a benefit concert to help ease his financial burden.

You can do your part by attending the event on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 from 7-10 p.m. at ST. PETER'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York, NY. The minimum donation is $40.00.

To order tickets, send a check made payable to RICHARD SUDHALTER BENEFIT CONCERT to:

Dorothy Kellogg

P.O. Box 757

Southold, NY 11971

You may also order tickets online with a credit card by using the PayPal http://www.paypal.com account danlevinson@aol.com.

ALL TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT THE DOOR.

For more information, contact Dan Levinson at (212) 533-1704 or danlevinson@aol.com.

MUSICIANS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM:

Harry Allen, Tom Artin, Dan Barrett, Eddie Bert, Francesca Biagi, Giampaolo Biagi, James Chirillo, Bill Crow, Kevin Dorn, Eddie Erikson, Jim Ferguson, Chuck Folds, Joel Forbes, Dave Frishberg, Wycliffe Gordon, Marty Grosz, Jeff Healy, Sy Johnson, Brad Kay, Orange Kellin, Jon-Erik Kellso, Becky Kilgore, Bill Kirchner, Steve Kuhn, Dan Levinson, Marion McPartland, Joe Muranyi, Brian Nalepka, David Ostwald, Sam Parkins, Nicki Parrott, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ed Polcer, Scott Robinson, Molly Ryan, Randy Sandke, Mark Shane, Daryl Sherman, The Loren Schoenberg Big Band, Keisha St. Joan, Andy Stein, Carol Sudhalter, Frank Tate, Jackie Williams.

[LAL]

Since I can't take a trip to the U.S, I'll do my bit by buying some of his records - on Audiophile, Jazzology etc. The one with the Anglo American Alliance "Tuesday Band" on Jazzology is fab (John RT Davies is on alto and other instruments).

[EKE BBB]

Since I can't take a trip to the U.S, I'll do my bit by buying some of his records - on Audiophile, Jazzology etc. The one with the Anglo American Alliance "Tuesday Band" on Jazzology is fab (John RT Davies is on alto and other instruments).

From your posts in the "What are you listening to now?" and "What music did you buy?" threads, I´m sure you´re one of the best clients for Mr. GHB Jr. !

(wonderful family of labels, BTW)

[LAL]

Since I can't take a trip to the U.S, I'll do my bit by buying some of his records - on Audiophile, Jazzology etc. The one with the Anglo American Alliance "Tuesday Band" on Jazzology is fab (John RT Davies is on alto and other instruments).

From your posts in the "What are you listening to now?" and "What music did you buy?" threads, I´m sure you´re one of the best clients for Mr. GHB Jr. !

(wonderful family of labels, BTW)

Undisputedly the best from my neck of the woods!

[ghost of miles]

Another mention of the NYC benefit concert:

Richard Sudhalter benefit concert this Sunday in New York

by Will Friedwald

New York Sun, September 8, 2006

This Sunday at 7 p.m., there is a benefit concert for one of my own mentors and

spiritual fathers, the historian and cornetist Richard M. Sudhalter, whose books

(particularly "Bix: Man and Legend" and "Lost Chords") are an essential part of

any jazz education, and who is battling the effects of a stroke and of multiple

system atrophy. The concert will take place at St. Peter's, and the leading

attractions, along with the two organizers -- the clarinetist Dan Levinson and

the trumpeter Randy Sandke -- are the outstanding Canadian guitarist and singer

Jeff Healey, the pianist-singer Daryl Sherman, and the full Loren Schoenberg big

band. It promises to be an outstanding event for a man who has made an

outstanding contribution to jazz.

[ghost of miles]

Very long post from Doug Ramsey's blog about the concert.