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Jane Jarvis, the stellar Mets organist during their early years at Shea Stadium, passed away in January, but she has not been forgotten. Several of her friends and fans gathered for a musical tribute. From Richard Sandomir in today’s New York Times: … [I]t was fitting that at her memorial service Monday, the giant organ […]
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The first lady of the New York Mets passed away Jan. 25 at the age of 94. I had written about Jarvis a couple of years ago, once when she was taken ill and when she was honored at a Jazz concert.
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Every year, the All Night Soul jazz festival at St. Peter’s Church in New York City honors different jazz legends. This year the concert, to be held Sunday, October 12, pays tribute to Benny Powell and Jane Jarvis, the former organist for the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Jarvis, a renowned jazz pianist and […]
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In the days before pre-programmed music blasting from the rafters, major league ballparks employed people to play the organ to entertain the fans. Jane Jarvis played the Thomas organ for the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Mets. To be honest, I thought she had passed on years ago. But she’s very much alive and […]
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In my most recent "day job," I was the sports and features editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper, where I hosted another blog. Busy, busy, busy.
I did a profile piece on the award-winning cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was nice enough to "immortalize" me.
My article on the later biographies of Babe Ruth appears in
My article on the Mets’ 1969 postseason appears in
Profiles of several Jewish baseball figures appear in
