Van Basten II Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 Sad news item to pass along. Jazz writer, photograph Len Dobbin was declared clinically dead last night, he was at the Upstairs bar to attend the Felix Stussi/ Ray Anderson gig when he suddenly colapsed. Len was a great friend of the jazz community, Pepper Adams even wrote a song in his honor titled Dobbin. Only link i have found is a french one , you will find in the commentary section a well familiar nickname http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/brunet/?p=628 RIP Quote
papsrus Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 Didn't know the man's work, but very sorry to hear this. Quote
Van Basten II Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Posted July 9, 2009 Here's some of his work http://www.vehiculepress.com/montreal/dobbin/photo.html Quote
medjuck Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 Wow. I used to know Len in Montreal in the early '60s. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted July 10, 2009 Report Posted July 10, 2009 A great body of work. Sad to hear of his passing. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted July 24, 2009 Report Posted July 24, 2009 R.I.P., Len. In addition to being a fine radio broadcaster he was a very perceptive and eloquent jazz critic and one of the sweetest people I ever met. I have fond memories of hangin' with Len at the Montreal Jazz Festival over the years. He'll be missed, deeply. Quote
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