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Phil Sentner RIP
Pal Phil Sentner, a stalwart on the Vermont jazz scene died not long ago, I found out today when Root Doctor got an email from the cat who runs the Boxholder label. He'd been ill with cancer for a long time and finally was taken down by a heart attack.
He lived in the small town of Peacham, Vt, which is a hell of a way from any jazz venue but it's hard to think of a show through the years that leaned close to out or all the way, where he wasn't present. He was a real lover of the music, and a hell of a nice guy, to boot. His drives home were anything but short but if there was a show, he was there. We weren't surprised to find him in Boston for a Fire In The Valley concert, either, years ago.
Very sad. I had an email correspondence going with him for a few years apart from seeing him at shows. He'd planned to come hear Cooper-Moore here, just recently. We had a correspondence about the after-hours party right up to that morning, and I'd expected to see him at the gig, but was later told he'd been too ill from a chemo session.
Not long after, he had a heart attack in a post office and died.
There will be a big hole in the Vermont scene that Phil had long occupied.
RIP, brother.
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Away from the delusionary forces that turn music into a step to fame and fortune it becomes a reason to live." (David Morris)
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