Donald Blackman Dead at 60 (Jazz Saxaphonist)

Donald Blackman, jazz saxaphonist died last Tuesday on January 28th, 2003. He was creamated, and there was a quiet private service. However, a memorial is planned for him, and will be announced as soon as the information becomes available. He played with Hank Johnson Trio, and Tony Babino,vocalist on Staten Island, and many others. He will be missed by the people whose lives he touched. Cause of death was pulmonary edema (water on the lung). It was also rumored that he had liver disease, but this is unfounded at this time.