Dear Editor,
Neville’s sudden passing has shocked us here in Chicago, friends and musicians. A very sad day. I had lunch with Neville in St. Maarten on March 10th; we talked about recording again sometime and his new school of music.
I had a 23-year friendship with Neville. It was an honour to have collaborated with him on his two CDs, and they will always be played on my radio show, Jazz Tropicale, heard every Sunday at 10:00pm CST on WDCB 90.9 FM www.wdcb.org. Neville would often listen and occasionally call me at the station. I plan to broadcast some special segments about Neville this Sunday.
And our concerts in Chicago, plus 5 years of concerts with my band in St. Maarten and Anguilla – these will never be forgotten. Neville taught us so much about Caribbean life and culture.
And I just found out that his mother recently passed!
My sympathy to Veronica, Chester and the entire York family. It’s a very sad day here in Chicago.
Marshall Vente
