http://www.jaeelogan.com/ This photo is from the website link here dedicated to Jaee, GL's grandson that took the Express to Heaven do to gun violence in Oakland. Jaee was an honor student and football player...very handsome young man taken too soon.The family responded with activism.
Now that I got GL's phone up and working I was able to conference call Jay and GL. A big part of the time GL played his instruments as we talked.
I asked Jay -- "I was told you can read music back and forward. You are a musical genius." He said he can read music backward and forward and he plays many instruments...his Dad taught him. He remembered his Dad playing bag pipes, sax, piano, and so many instruments that it just seemed natural and Giuseppie put a harmonica in his hand....Jay said he was 3 years old and GL put him on the stage at Slugs and handed him a trumpet. He said play and he did!
He is still performing, playing hard. There intense high energy, constant drive to practice, play, compose so clearly in their DNA. I found out today from GL that he has many children. Some had died, some went to college.
Jay is the only child that has the unique musical gift, a genius and energy that is so dynamic, a gift GL did give his son...before GL lost his way.
It was so moving to hear GL play music and Jay spoke to me and listened to GL. Jay said he just played sharpe 9 chord. I do not play music, understand music so I had no idea what that meant.
Very deeply moving. I don't have my glasses with me and contact lenses are drying up... can't see very well....very very very tired but what a beautiful way to end this year.
Jay is going to France for music of course but we hope to have a Father - Son reunion in Feb. or March.
Happy Blessed New Year to All.
Giuseppie told me having no instruments to play was death. He felt dead. Very moving to see his small space filled with instruments.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbOrjwIXW1E
