Bucky Pizzarelli passed

[PRR]

Bucky Pizzarelli passed away 1 April; his wife Joan 9 days later, Corona.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucky_Pizzarelli
www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/02/jazz-great-bucky-pizzarelli-dies-after-testing-positive-coronavirus/5112393002/
www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/arts/music/bucky-pizzarelli-dead-coronavirus.html

Age 94. Had not played-out in a couple years.

[tubenit]

Wow, he made it to 94.  Sad to see this disease take another life. 

His son, John is a fantastic guitarist and I have been listening to him on CD's for yrs. 

[bmccowan]

Sad to get this news. What a stellar and varied career he had. I was glad to read that he was at home and not in an ICU, and I hope his wife was able to stay home too. Too much sad news these days - hope we can get ahead of this thing.

[PRR]

I was not sure if the Pizzarellis were local to where I used to live in NJ, or generally known. The obit shows a long career.

> at home and not in an ICU

My uncle stopped breathing. Was took to ER then ICU then, better, to a bed. But his wife can only "see" him by telephone. She says he sounds good but that's not the same as holding hands or bringing him a home-cooked muffin.

[bmccowan]

No - not at all the same PRR. I hope he does ok. The last of my parent's, aunts, and uncles died last year. A couple of them died early, but the rest of them lived into their 80s & 90s. I miss them all, but am glad they are not experiencing this at an advanced age.

[Willabe]