[JPL] Prince Lasha RIP

[Nou Dadoun]

On vancouverjazz.com, musician and broadcaster Gavin Walker reported hearing
from John Handy that Prince Lasha has passed away:

"I was just informed by a reliable source (John Handy) that the legendary
flutist/saxophonist Prince Lasha passed away in Oakland, CA last night (Dec.
11). Many people will remember his own recordings (especially with Sonny
Simmons) and his associations on records with Eric Dolphy, Elvin Jones and
many others and in later years with Odean Pope. Lasha was born William
Lawsha in Forth Worth, Texas on Sept. 10, 1929. Lasha (pronounced La-shay)
went to school and was a boyhood friend of Ornette Coleman."

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Not sure how active Prince Lasha had been in recent years although I know
that he played with Eric Gale, Kidd Jordan and William Parker at VisionFest
in New York last year (2007).

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