Subject : JL
>Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Jeanne Lee's Medical Condition
>Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 16:12:07 -0400
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2000
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>Jazz Vocalist Jeanne Lee Suffering from Colon Cancer
>Antwerp, Belgium -- Donations are currently being solicited to fund the
>medical treatment of avant-garde/free jazz vocalist Jeanne Lee. Lee,
>61, was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer in the Spring and has been
>receiving treatment following surgery to remove the cancerous cells. An
>intravenous treatment to block post-surgery mestastis has been
>successful, but her doctor has requested new treatment begin immediately
>at a special clinic in Mexico. Although she has been teaching at two
>conservatories in Europe since 1996, Lee has been refused by both health
>plans and is currently uninsured.
>
>Sparsely recorded and under-appreciated in America, Lee has worked with
>the biggest names of avant-garde/free jazz as one of the genre's only
>vocalists. From her recording debut with pianist Ran Blake on 1961's
>"Legendary Duets" on the Bluebird label, Lee went on to work with Archie
>Shepp, Sunny Murray, and Gunter Hampel later that decade. The 1970's
>saw her working with Cecil Taylor, Marion Brown, Anthony Braxton, and
>Andrew Cyrille. More recently she has performed with Peter Kowald and
>the Reggie Workman Ensemble, while also focusing on her own composing
>and continuing to teach. Lee holds a Master's Degree in Education from
>New York University.
>
>A deposit of approximately $10,000 is required for perfusion
>hyperthermia treatment to begin at the Amercian Biologics clinic in
>Mexico, and the three to four week treatment is expected to cost nearly
>$27,000. An account for donations has been established at the Emigrant
>Savings Bank in New York City. Checks should be made out to: Emigrant
>Savings Bank Credit to Account of Jeanne Lee-Hazelton and addressed to
>Emigrant Savings Bank, 5 East 42nd St., New York, NY 10017.
>
>The fundraising effort is being coordinated by Lee's daughters. For
>further information on Ms. Lee and her condition, please contact Naima
>Hazelton at naima7@hotmail. The family also asks that those who donate
>send their name, address, and contribution amount to
>cavana77@hotmail.com so the proper documentation and appreciation can be
>ensured.
>
we kindly ask for spreading the news
>Mit der Bitte um Veroeffentlichung oder Weiterleitung
>fuer weitere Fragen :
Gunter Hampel
211 E 11 St.#2
New York City 1ooo3
Tel: o1o24-001-212-477 1695
GuntHampel@aol.com
www.gunterhampelmusic.de