I learned the sad news today that keyboard legend T Lavitz, the accomplished solo artist, educator, and long-time member of the Dixie Dregs, passed away in his sleep on October 7th. He was only 54 years old. Being a major Dreg-head, I've been a big fan of T's for many years. One of the nicest emails I've ever received from an artist was when T wrote me in 2007 to compliment and thank me for a review I'd written for his School Of The Arts album. I then had the pleasure of meeting T at the NAMM show a couple of years later where we had a great chat. T was such a gracious guy, and one of my favorite keyboardists and composers of all time. He had a very distinctive style to both his writing and playing that I really enjoyed. Such a sad loss; he will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family and friends.
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October 11, 2010
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This is still unreal to me. Such a great musician.
I was privileged to see him with the Dregs numerous times. The world is a bit more grey without him.
Posted by: Rob Waxman | October 23, 2010 at 11:41 PM