Guitarist Jeff Healey Dies at 41

Jim Robbins · Post by **Jim Robbins** » 4 Mar 2008 5:05 pm

RIP
From his radio show and seeing him play at his club, he seemed like a really nice guy as well as an amazing musician.

Mat Rhodes · Post by **Mat Rhodes** » 4 Mar 2008 6:01 pm

To those of you who saw him at his club: was he as active on the stage as he was in the "Confidence Man" video?

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 4 Mar 2008 6:35 pm

Devastating loss to music, and his family.

Blaine McKenzie · Post by **Blaine McKenzie** » 4 Mar 2008 6:52 pm

I've seen and met him several times. He played with a good friend of mine fairly regularly in his jazz group. Jeff moved from jazz to rock easily and yes he was a very active performer on stage often standing up playing overhand guitar against his stomach while jumping up and down grinning - quite a sight! Great guy, a big man but gentle. He just opened up a new club here in Toronto.

Gonna miss him.

This might surprise you: Jeff was also an excellent jazz cornet player.

Blaine

Jim Robbins · Post by **Jim Robbins** » 4 Mar 2008 7:00 pm

Matt, when I saw him in his club he wasn't playing behind his head or anything. On the other hand, his playing was better than "Confidence Man". You know, stage 1: I can do that but he's playing it nicely; stage 2, why didn't I think of that; stage 3, jaw on the floor. On that scale, he was around stage 4 or 5. Just beautiful playing. & Blaine's right about the cornet.