Paul Klinger PassesPaul Klinger was a major participant in the Southeast Michigan jazz scene for many years until passing away on May 5. Paul was a multi-instrumentalist who excelled on cornet as well as the soprano and baritone saxophones. He played and recorded with the New McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, Sippie Wallace, Bonnie Raitt, and Jim Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band. He led his own Easy Street Jazz Band since 1970, and was a long-time member of Paul Keller’s Bird of Paradise Orchestra. Keller had this to say on the New Reformation Band website:
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Founding Faculty Music Scholarship at the University of Michigan-Flint, the Golden Retriever Foundation, or the charity of your choice. |