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Friends & Family Gather for Dedication of Frankie Manning’s Headstone

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

Yesterday afternoon, a small gathering of about 50 family, friends and fans assembled at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx at the gravesite of legendary swing dancer Frankie Manning.  The occasion was a dedication of the new headstone for his grave which was completed a little more than a year after Frankie's passing. It was…

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Fall cleanup at the Brooklyn Quaker Cemetery

Posted on November 14, 2009 by

I spent a couple of hours today in the lovely Quaker Cemetery in the middle of Prospect Park, helping rake leaves and fix the gravestones.  Lots of kids from the Brooklyn Friends School were there, which was really sweet.  What kid doesn't like jumping onto a pile of fall leaves?  It was a drizzly, chilly…

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A History of the Jazz Split

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