Giuseppi Logan is alive despite misinformation that he had died and you can see him playing Begin Beguine in Tompkins Square Park.
Jan. 14, 2008 just remade this video with the rumor announcement he will be playing at Bowery Poetry Club….
Below read what he expressed to me and listen to his moving performance in a deserted park near where he used to live in the ’60′s and I can’t express to you how cold it was the morning I flimed this. I ran home and posted this youtube.
Giuseppe Logan is homeless and needs all kinds of patronage and support. It was a freezing bitter cold morning in Tompkin Square Park and the park was pretty desolate except for Giuseppe’s heart felt moving rendition of Begin Beguine by Cole Porter…a magical East Village moment.
Tim Madison was the first person to reach out to me because my youtube and explain the history of Giuseppe’s achievements and tell me how moving it was to watch my video. I was interviewed by Tim January 8 and he told me how moved he was by the video and he uplifted me with his knowledge and caring of GL. Tim is based in Michigan and he is very familiar with Giuseppe’s records, contribution and history. He was able to contact Giuseppe because I posted his tele. no with his permission and I look forward to reading Tim’s articles when they come out.
Giuseppe suggested I google him and here are just a few links plus a youtube of him in Tompkins so many years ago!
plus this youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSb-JgMIeuA but the youtube has a different spelling….
http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Guiseppe_Logan_Quartet_Giuseppi_Logan__6013122
http://nogutsnoglorystudios.squareone-learning.com/
www.freejazz.org
I found this stunning photo of Giuseppe, please check out this photo!
He does have a contact telephone number 646-371-8022 and he told me he lived here in the East Village 1962 to 1979. Guiseppe Logan was on his way when he made the mistake of selling drugs and he got caught, went to prison and lost everything. When he got out he found his wife had divorced him and sold everything including his instruments. He had a difficult time returning to prison and a mental institution as well. It was so cold and no music appreciaters except me so he quickly packed up. http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2009/01/lost-and-blessedly-found-giuseppi-logan.html (how ironic when Doug first posted this it was without my name story of my life…Doug’s coverage is very moving and he fills in more heartbreaking pieces about GL’s son and grandson.)
Giuseppe needs help and support and I am heart broken such a brilliant talent got side tracked and got lost and yet his talent still shines.
I want to fix the typo when I come up for air. I don’t have a 30 million dollar budget but in that moment I felt I made a film, a powerful one that told a story with a 150 dollar camera and no crew. The typo reflects an imperfect but heart soul felt production and I do believe a film will be made down the road, an “urban Shine” that will tell his story and also a story about the drug laws being too harsh but most of all the enduring quality of the human spirit and the passion to creativity.
Thanks for your support of Giuseppe Logan and I really want my video to move you as deeply as I was moved or even more! I just redid this video removing the typo and adding the date for his performance.
Thank you,
Suzannah B. Troy
ps he is standing a few feet away from part of my poem The Going in a hexagon tile by the fountain which GL would appreciate, it is about facing ones death, mssing the people you love and the neighborhood (story is a ghost story about loving the neighborhood and it almost seems like he and I were ghosts artists drawn to each other.)
http://web.me.com/suzannahbtroy/suzannahbtroy/Blog/Entries/2009/1/16_Giuseppe_Logan_to_play_Feb._at_Bowery_PC.html
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@MelodyElize …
@MelodyElize Thanks so much! I really appreciate your acknowledgement because I have people that attempt to erase my work and I work hard! Thank you.
Very moving and I called Giuseppi and read him your comment!!! Thanks so much for brightening GL and my — our day!
Suzannah, I don’t …
Suzannah, I don’t know you. But I love you. Majal Logan, his grandaughter, is my daughter. This means so much to her and the family. God Bless you always.
WOW! never heard …
WOW! never heard about him before. now I have! heard what he did on esp. what a great musician!
really inspiring! wow wow wow!
Thank you!!!!! I …
Thank you!!!!! I have 17 YouTubes on him including a cool cd signing in Chinatown at this great jazz store. Thanks for your comment!
Heard about this …
Heard about this guy whilst listening to WMFU today… thanks for sharing
Thanks and …
Thanks and gratitude. I set up a playlist of YouTubes I have made about GL. So many people thought he was dead. I just bought my first Apple and learned how to make YouTubes and I knew when I filmed him this was something amazing. I did not know people thought he was dead or had records of his from the ’60′s and treasure his music to this day. Thanks so much for being part of the story!
Absolutely touching …
Absolutely touching, what a story.
nice playing
nice playing
Giuseppe Logan was …
Giuseppe Logan was — and hopefuly still is — one of the great sax players. He didn’t lose it. I’ve also been to Tompkin Square Park, in January 1999, and it was FREEZING cold. Well, did not meet Giuseppe, but maybe some other time.
May I also recommend by blog — see link in profile — here? Please feel free to drop by.
Thank you, Suzanna.
Yours,
Bruno “Brew” Leicht
Haunting and deeply …
Haunting and deeply moving.
Thank you so much.
Sorry for …
Sorry for misspelling his name: it’s Giuseppi!
Jesus! I listened …
Jesus! I listened to Guiseppi Logan when I was in New York in the summer of 1976. He was playing in the street where there was this big jazz record store, King Karol. My girlfriend and I listened to him play “Barbados”, a beautiful rendition!
This is so lovely. …
This is so lovely. Carol Thanks Erik for sharing.
Carol x
Just read about and …
Just read about and fand your wonderful video…
AWESOME! thank you …
AWESOME! thank you for sharing this!
w00t!
w00t!
come see Brother G …
come see Brother G play the bowery poetry club on febuary 17th.
By the way, his …
By the way, his name’s spelled “Giuseppi” with an “i”, not to be picky, but the video may get more hits if it’s spelled correctly.
HE LIVES
HE LIVES