We've been sad to hear this week of the passing of Chris De Saram, long time leader over at Wakefield Jazz . In a city full of hidden gems, WJ truly is one – a nationally revered and respected club right here in the city centre.
We enjoyed working with Chris through Wakefield Arts Partnership and this year we achieved our long held goal to partner up and bring Jazz to the Long Division lineup. Chris was keen to push into the more experimental reaches of Jazz and we were delighted by him booking Shatner's Bassoon to astound and confuse audiences (as all great music should) for us. Sadly, we'll not get chance to do it again.
Love and respect to a passionate and dedicated man.
A life lived for jazz . Chris asked that his Funeral and Wake details be made available at the same time as the notice of his death, with an open invitation to attend either or both events. To help us plan for numbers, please complete the form below. Press 'Done' at the end of the form, to send your…
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A great and kind man. I knew him in various guises over the years. His appreciation and knowledge of Jazz was second to none and his advocacy of Wakefield precious. A sad loss for us all, especially his family.
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Kevin Reynolds
Such sad news 😔
A lovely man – he was most helpful when we put jazz gigs on at the Tap & Barrel in Pontefract. A cool jazz cat indeed.
Sad sad news, he was such a top bloke!!
Such sad news
Very sad news indeed
A great and kind man. I knew him in various guises over the years. His appreciation and knowledge of Jazz was second to none and his advocacy of Wakefield precious. A sad loss for us all, especially his family.
Very sorry to hear this