Please accept our deepest condolences from the Brown family from Brooklyn NY. Aaron & Dawn Brown
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I knew this was coming, but it saddens me all the same. Kenny always had a kind word for me and a little joke. I will remember him fondly.
My deepest sympathies.
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Our heartfelt condolences go out to all Kenneth's family and friends.... He will be a great loss to so many. What a special man he was! And to so many. Seven years ago, at the tender age of 95, he travelled to Montreal to attend Lucienne's surprise 80th birthday. The best surprise of the event was, of course, that Kenny had come to celebrate with us. And he was the same vibrant man we'd always known, and the principal photographer of the event - as usual. An endearing man, always in our hearts. The world is in dire need of more Kenneths. With much love from Ileana Cusiac, Lucienne, Zouvi, and Joyce Lagunoff.
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To many stories and special events to post, I remember the first time we met in the logistic setup room at Metpath you were so kind to me beinv that it was mostly a man's world as a driver. You became a great friend that turned into family. I WILL FOREVER HOLD YOU IN MY HEART R.I.P MY DEAR 2ND DAD!
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Kenneth was truly a unique and kind individual. Here is a story for his family and friends that some of you may be unaware of. On the evening of November 20, 1944, Kenneth attended a party at the Manhattan apartment of Danish Baron Timme Rosenkrantz. The Baron was a jazz fan and often hosted jam sessions at his apartment, with many jazz greats often in attendance, and occasionally being captured. on a home recording system that Timme owned. On this Monday evening, one of the musicians present was the great Don Byas. One of the tunes called was George Gershwin's Embraceable You, and Kenneth was invited to sit in. As luck would have, Timme decided to record the tune. Flash forward half a century. I was very familiar with the recording, although the vocalist was always noted as "unidentified." I had gotten to know Kenneth on a cruise, and we talked a lot about jazz, and I recall him mentioning a recording session with Don Byas. I sent him a copy of the recording and he ecstatically replied that that was him singing with Don. This summer, Mosaic Records, the gold standard where comprehensive re-release of classic jazz is concerned, will be issuing a set of Don Byas recordings from the 1940s. Once again we will all be treated to a musical memory by our friend, baritone vocalist Kenneth Jackman.
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