• Pianist Ronnie Mathews

    May 5, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

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    Ronnie Mathews

    Ronnie Mathews, a pianist who has contributed so much to jazz, is terminally ill. He is battling pancreatic cancer at First Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, Brooklyn. WBGO's Sheila Anderson visited yesterday, as did Mathews' friend, the pianist Barry Harris. Harris brought a keyboard, and played some music for the ailing Mathews.

    If you would like to leave a message for Ronnie Mathews, you may do so. His home number is 718.783.4073. Messages will be delivered to him in the hospital.
    WBGO and the jazz community send Ronnie Mathews wishes for strength and peace during this difficult time.
    -Josh

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