Michael Brecker
According to an article at the All About Jazz Web site, famed saxophonist Michael Brecker is hospitalized and gravely ill with a rare form of cancer, and needs a bone marrow transplant. Friends, colleagues and family members are looking for potential donors, and are encouraging anyone interested in helping to get tested for compatibility. Doctors say a match is most likely to come from someone with a similar ethnic background, which in Brecker's case would be someone of Eastern European Jewish heritage.
Granted, this item has nothing to do with jazz in St. Louis - but, hey, it's my blog, and I can write what I want to, even if the rules do occasionally seem Calvinballesque. Fact is, Brecker has always been a personal favorite of mine, and the more people who know about his plight, the better the chance of finding a compatible donor. You can find out how to get tested here, and look for updated information on Brecker's condition at his Web site.
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