April 6 2020, at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic, the universe and the jazz community lost a brilliant musician, composer, arranger, songwriter and pianist. Onaje Allan Gumbs is his name. Eight days later Onaje's wife Sandra Wright Gumbs would pass away. On April 6th 2020 I lost a friend on my birthday. The following three years I have lost several family members like so many of us. It has all been bittersweet for me. In 1998 I became a cable access producer and began producing shows on Bronxnet Television Cable 68 until 2001. I left New York in 2001 and returned in 2003 for about a year. I left New York for good in 2004 and relocated to North Carolina. Onaje and I met during this time of transition.
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