[cape chef]

Passed away today,only 65 years old.Met him a couple times at the Newport jazz fest.Great man & journalist.
Bummer

[chrose]

Really? You met him? He struck me as classy, refined and erudite. Much too young too. That's a shame.

[m brown]

really sad.

[Mezzaluna]

I heard him speak once at our state teachers' convention. He was riveting and energizing, funny and profound. He will be greatly missed.

[viralmd]

I used to see him every Sunday shopping at Zabars on the Upper West Side. At the coffee counter....