Comments on: Emily Remler: a Musical Remembrance http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/emily-remler-a-musical-remembrance/ Night Lights is a weekly classic jazz program and jazz blog by host David Brent Johnson produced by WFIU Public Media in Bloomington, Indiana. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Duncan http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/emily-remler-a-musical-remembrance/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Duncan Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:29:52 +0000 http://nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org/2007/07/08/emily-remler-a-musical-remebrance-2/#comment-108 I took a so-called "master class" with her in the late 80s, when I was about 15. I put quotes around it because a lot of the people in the class, me included, were a long way from mastery. She was pretty patient with us ;). She was really impressive, and she inspired me to work harder (and taught me some slick stuff as well). Hard to believe she was almost 10 years younger then than I am now- she had a commanding presence when the guitar was in her hands. I hadn't realized that heroin was involved in her death- I always thought it was just one of those freak things. I remember seeing a quote from her about being, in reality, a heavyset black man, a la Wes. I wonder if the mystique she had around jazzmen of the past led her that way. Anyway, people of her calibre don't come along that often. Such a shame that she died so young. I took a so-called “master class” with her in the late 80s, when I was about 15. I put quotes around it because a lot of the people in the class, me included, were a long way from mastery. She was pretty patient with us ;) . She was really impressive, and she inspired me to work harder (and taught me some slick stuff as well). Hard to believe she was almost 10 years younger then than I am now- she had a commanding presence when the guitar was in her hands.

I hadn’t realized that heroin was involved in her death- I always thought it was just one of those freak things. I remember seeing a quote from her about being, in reality, a heavyset black man, a la Wes. I wonder if the mystique she had around jazzmen of the past led her that way. Anyway, people of her calibre don’t come along that often. Such a shame that she died so young.

]]> By: David Vaughan http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/emily-remler-a-musical-remembrance/comment-page-1/#comment-107 David Vaughan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:46:21 +0000 http://nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org/2007/07/08/emily-remler-a-musical-remebrance-2/#comment-107 It is good to see a site dedicated to Em. She was a very close friend and I live her. I miss her beyond words. It is good to see a site dedicated to Em. She was a very close friend and I live her. I miss her beyond words.

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