yes, confirmed before i got here and very sad indeed. wkcr was playing him all afternoon and has plans to do same again on sunday. and tonight at cbgb basement will be a memorial for him. last night's birthday concert for roy campbell turned into a beautiful and slightly dizzying celebration of life and death, dedicated to peter and celebrating roy. anyone who didn't know his music, learn it. he was remarkable. i'd suggest the fmp titles 'duos' or 'when the sun is out you don't see stars.' he was not just a remarkable player, but a remarkable man. intelligent, funny, insightful. i bought an fmp cd from him once and then, hours later, he took it back from me to tear out the fmp catalog stapled inside the booklet. he didn't like the way it interrupted the flow. but he did, of course, ask permission. that story doesn't mean much, i suppose, but it showed the deliberateness and the care he gave to everything, from his extraordinarily sensitive duets to making sandwiches at vision. he'll be missed. kurt

From: "Steve Smith" <ssmith36@sprynet.com> Reply-To: <ssmith36@sprynet.com> To: "Zorn-List (E-mail)" <zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: FW: Tragic News ...Peter Kowald.. Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:38:41 -0400

Tragic News ...Peter Kowald..I'm usually extremely skeptical about passing on news like this, but the sources appear to be reliable...

Kurt G., you know anything more?

Steve Smith ssmith36@sprynet.com

-----Original Message----- From: Blaise Siwula [mailto:comanews@cappuccinonet.com] Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 12:06 PM To: srgato@cappuccinonet.com Subject: Tragic News ...Peter Kowald..

I just received terrible news from Tatsuya Nakatani........Peter Kowald bassist from Wuppertal Germany passed away at 2:00 am Saturday September 21, 2002 ......I'm sure there will be a gathering and a memorial....if there is news please pass it on....

peace,

Blaise Siwula

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