Help Save Michael Brecker's Life
http://www.keyboardmag.com/story.asp?storycode=10635
Michael Brecker, renowned jazz musician, has been diagnosed with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome), and it is critical that he undergoes a stem cell transplant. The initial search for a donor (including Michael's siblings and children) has not yet resulted in a suitable match. Michael's doctors have said that he needs to immediately explore ALL possible options. This involves getting as many people of a similar genetic background to be tested
Michael Brecker is 56 and an internationally renowned jazz musician. As a result of his harmonic innovations, Michael is among the most studied contemporary instrumentalists in music schools throughout the world today. Michael has played on hundreds of albums with artists ranging from Herbie Hancock to James Taylor, from Paul Simon to Frank Zappa to Quincy Jones, Chet Baker and Bruce Springsteen---and on and on. As a leader and co-leader of The Brecker Brothers (with Randy Brecker) and Directions in Music (with Herbie Hancock and Roy Hargrove), Michael has received 11 Grammy Awards, more than any saxophonist, ever. For further information, go to http://www.michaelbrecker.com.
http://www.keyboardmag.com/story.asp?storycode=10635
Michael Brecker, renowned jazz musician, has been diagnosed with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome), and it is critical that he undergoes a stem cell transplant. The initial search for a donor (including Michael's siblings and children) has not yet resulted in a suitable match. Michael's doctors have said that he needs to immediately explore ALL possible options. This involves getting as many people of a similar genetic background to be tested
Michael Brecker is 56 and an internationally renowned jazz musician. As a result of his harmonic innovations, Michael is among the most studied contemporary instrumentalists in music schools throughout the world today. Michael has played on hundreds of albums with artists ranging from Herbie Hancock to James Taylor, from Paul Simon to Frank Zappa to Quincy Jones, Chet Baker and Bruce Springsteen---and on and on. As a leader and co-leader of The Brecker Brothers (with Randy Brecker) and Directions in Music (with Herbie Hancock and Roy Hargrove), Michael has received 11 Grammy Awards, more than any saxophonist, ever. For further information, go to http://www.michaelbrecker.com.
