Tuesday, October 30, 2007
UPDATED: Dallas jazz musician Marchel Ivery died Tuesday morning
Updated 09:47 p.m., October 31, 2007
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DALLAS Dallas jazz musician Marchel Ivery died Tuesday morning at Presbyterian Hospital; he was 69.
He'd been in the hospital one day and was diagnosed with pneumonia.
UPDATED: The funeral has been scheduled for 12 Noon this Saturday, November 3, Monday November 5 at 11 a.m. at Golden Gate Funeral Home and Chapel. On Sunday November 4, there will be a wake from 6 to 7 p.m., also open to the public.
Posted by T.G.
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Catherine Cuellar Verified
Here is video of Marchel Ivery recorded at Brooklyn
1 year, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
zippythewonderslug Anonymous
How ironic that the tune he's playing in the video is titled "I Remember You." Yes Marchel, we will remember you. Your contributions to the Jazz Community cannot be measured. Thanks for putting up with me all those times I just to play with you at Jam Sessions. You helped make me a better player and I will always appreciate it. Rest In Peace, my friend.
1 year, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified
Dallas has lost once of its best.
Heartbroken.
LLM
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JW Richard Verified
This is sadness. Wow.
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Rick Yost Verified
He and his band played our club last Friday. My last contact with him that night was us both laughing- he was alway ready to laugh. A great musician, a great guy! He will be missed.
1 year, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
fanbass Anonymous
Marchel meant so much to the Dallas jazz scene. He was one that could have easily lived in a place where jazz is more appreciated but chose to share his gift here in the area. Ivery played with such fire and respect for the idoim. He made us all want to be better. He personified humility, fun, and caring every time I was around him or on the phone. Play on Brotha!
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lisatmp Anonymous
I'll never forget Marcel...I remember him telling me about his chance at fame if he'd taken to the road, but was a devoted family man and was unwilling to put those pressures on his family. He was so soulful just in his presence. I was honored to work with him thru Sammmons Jazz and when he performed for Arts & Letters Live. Long may his spirit reign.
1 year, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
cameraman Anonymous
I was fortunate enough to see Marchel perform many (though certainly not enough) times over the last thirty+ years. Often we talked during breaks or after the last set. I am not a musician, but I learned a great deal about music and life from him on those occasions. Like all of us, I will miss him greatly.
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Rick Yost Verified
TG- Do you know which Golden Gate location the service is being held?
1 year, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
The service will be held at 4155 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway. The funeral is Monday November 5 at 11 a.m. On Sunday November 4, there will be a wake from 6 to 7 p.m., and that is also open to the public.
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Michael Davis Verified
Easiest way to get there is to go to I-35 south and exit Ann Arbor. You can't miss it.
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elkhart56 Anonymous
Thnx Marchel for letting a wet behind the ears tbn player sit in with you on those many nights at the rec room back in the day. Gigging with you years later was always an honor and a joy.
1 year, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Catherine Cuellar Verified
From jazz drummer Earl Harvin, formerly of north Texas:
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Victor Cager Verified
This week has been one of the hardest I've had to endure in awhile. Marchel meant all the world to me, each time I listened to him, either on the bandstand or in the audience, I was aware that I was in the company of absolute greatness. He was to us what Red Garland had been to him;leader and mentor. So many times we've had the opportunity to be close to him we just took it for granted he'd always be there.
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DaveZoller Anonymous
The roster of 'Texas Tenors' includes, at minimum, Buddy Tate, Illinois Jacquet, David 'Fathead' Newman, Don Wilkerson, Jimmy Giuffre, Budd Johnson, Booker Ervin, King Curtis, James Clay, Arnett Cobb, Curtis Amy, Dewey Redman...
and-especially-Marchel Ivery.
Marchel was a gifted musician, a great performer and a cornerstone of the jazz community in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. He set high musical standards and took care of business. He was a role model for all of us.
It was a privilege to play with him because he was a spiritual direct line to the masters of the idiom we all love. It was both a challenge and a joy to try to match the fire, passion and love he showed in his playing, every tune, every set, every gig.
Making music with him was one of the great joys of my life.
He was also my dear friend and one of my heroes.
To lose him this soon was unthinkable. He is irreplaceable. We will all miss him terribly.
1 year, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
carlaj Anonymous
Just knowing that he will not walk on the bandstand blowing or appearing again with me leaves a queasy emptiness. Lately, all i want to do is be around musicians, playing J-A-Z-Z, sitting in, talking, remembering..especially his staccato laugh that had a thousand meanings..and deep down hoping he will come walking through the door with his horn as usual. He played the kind of music i loved to sing...instrumentalist's tunes, bebop and swinging hard and then a blues you could go down home with. He was my friend, and he helped me grow from listening to him 22 years ago to playing with him more often this year that ever, and loving that "yeah" which was like a passing grade for your performance. One of the last things he told me on a break was how he was so surpised when he reluctantly went to hear a pop-Jazz artist at The Meyerson and was really surprised that he liked him, especially his scatting. He had a big smile and his eyes were sparkling as he spoke and that is how I will remember him. I will also miss my favorite tune he often played for me, "Dear Lord", now that he has graduated from this world. Thank you Marchel.
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