He was drinking (we all were drinking) and schmoozing with the star of the show - a very well-known popular, handsome, charming, straight actor, better known for game shows and talk shows than for an actual acting career. I Just listened to the TEDx performance. And the other one he did, East of the Sun, West of the Moon, it was cinematic. Mays was born in Wausaukee, Wisconsin, on Nov. 27, 1953, to a musical family. Duh. I don't see the point in spreading totally unfounded rumors. Published since 1970, JazzTimesAmericas Jazz Magazineprovides comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the jazz scene. My favorite Pianist! I knew his wife back then. The doctor who treated his pancreatic cancer had devoted his career to AIDS related research. I don't see the point in spreading totally unfounded rumors. The Grammys | GRAMMY.com Deal with it. Lyle Mays with Steve Rodby (left) and Pat Metheny, 1981 (photo: Ralph Quinke/ECM Records) The first time I saw Lyle was at a place called Harry Hope's in Cary, Illinoisthe same town where I went to high school, actually. The brain cancer was most likely metastasized lung cancer. This thread is from 2016. Who knows, but he was certainly living an active life and didn't seem compromised - worked plenty. I'm surprised we're at over a 100 replies and his name hasn't been mentioned. Hello and thank you for registering. Your legacy will live on. It was commonly known he was gay. He was a bisexual man, who died of AIDS and circulated the Roid story as it was far more palatable. In late 2004, after effectively being confined for over two years by the Israeli army, Arafat became ill, fell into a coma and died at the age of 75. If a gay guy under 50 died during that era, more than likely it was due an to AIDS-related illness. Three people popped to mind reading the thread title. [quote]I think Harry Hamlin has AIDS. Mays had an extraordinary career as a core musical architect and sound designer of the group for more than three decades. What a retarded statement, even for DL. Enjoying huge crossover success, the group is still regarded by many as the last word in fusion; each of Mays 11 Grammy wins came during his tenure with the band. He was a pioneer, an original. I'm guessing if he were HIV symptomatic it could only make things worse. He announced he was poz in 1991. Lyle Mays. An announcement on Metheny's Facebook page said he died surrounded by loved ones "after a long. John Zorn will appear in a number of different configurations at this years Big Ears Festival. While the band bore the guitarists name, Mays was a crucial factor in their success. According to Loftus, the CIA had knowledge of his condition, and convinced Israel not to assassinate him and wait for his inevitable death of the disease, since the subsequent widespread connotations of the disease with homosexuality would discredit him. I think I heard it on DL too. Very sad indeed! Redirecting to /news/grammy-winning-jazz-keyboardist-lyle-mays-dies-66 (308) An acoustic quartet featuring Bob Sheppard, Marc Johnson and Mark Walker, it has several pieces from Fictionary rubbing shoulders with reworkings of Metheny Group favourites Au Lait (from Offramp) and Are We There Yet (from Letter From Home). Obituary: We Remember Lyle Mays from Pat Metheny Group Lyle Mays, a jazz keyboardist whose work, chiefly with the Pat Metheny Group, won nearly a dozen Grammy Awards, died Feb. 10 in Los Angeles. George Michael's ex-boyfriend said he was HIV positive. Aspden released a statement to confirm the news after numerous tributes to Hollis began appearing on social media. In a 1993 publication, Howard Hughes: The Secret Life, written by Charles Higham, it is claimed that Hughes may have been one of the first people to die from AIDS, in 1976. Diana, Princess of Wales Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. [quote]I think George Michael was full blown when he died. Reportedly, more than half if them tested positive. Keith Aspden, the longterm manager of Talk Talk frontman Mark Hollis, has confirmed the singer's death. West is a jazz journalist in Washington, D.C. [22] Arafat's personal doctor for 18 years, Dr. Ashraf Al-Kurdi, said Arafat suffered from AIDS. Mays is survived by two sisters. Anyone who had "cancer" from 1981 to 1995 and was gay had AIDS. I feel so good now, more than enough to keep me fed all year! Lyle Mays, a keyboardist, composer and orchestrator who helped carve a new channel for contemporary jazz with The Pat Metheny Group, died on Monday in Los Angeles. A lot of wisdom here in this dad-blamed thread. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. He and Metheny also worked with Joni Mitchell on her 1979 Shadows and Light tour; the following year they composed and recorded a duo album, As Falls Wichita, So Wichita Falls. Fascinating. His death was announced by his niece, vocalist Aubrey Johnson, who posted the news to social media late on the evening of the 10th. [quote]Prince died of AIDS and we'll never know because the family knows it'll hurt their sales. Jeez, make a liar out of the poor guy for one year, almost 40 years ago. Having practiced Christian Science he ignored his symptoms; if he had gone to a doctor immediately he probably wouldn't have died. Mays died in Los Angeles at the age of 66 on February 10, 2020 "after a long battle with a recurring illness". "Lyle was one of the greatest musicians I have ever known . R205/R206, Miles Davis was also a homosexual on the Down Low his entire life. 139. James Coco died of a heart attack, not AIDS. Neither did their doctors. In the 1990s, he offset his work in the Metheny Group (which kept him touring through most of the year) with projects by McFerrin, Coil, Paul McCandless, and Earth, Wind & Fire. Photo: Getty. He was my dear uncle, mentor, and friend and words cannot express the depth of my grief. Apparently he was into drugs both soft and hard, and died of pneumonia in the late 1970s in NYC, and I heard about how IV drug addicts in NYC had some then new pneumonia called the "junkie pneumonia" in the 1970s, [post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Gudenov was a supposed pussy hound and raging alkie. The description of how he died was not in line at all with typical AIDS symptoms. Giggling to themselves as they post yet again .. R125, I have to admit, I even chuckled at that. Mays toured with Woody Herman for eight months between 1975 and 1976, but it was a meeting with guitarist Pat Metheny at the 1974 Wichita Jazz Festival that would come to most define his subsequent career. r92 - maybe because he had no history of transfusions. I've always wondered about whether DOM DeLUISE might have. Unless otherwise indicated, all content copyright Jazz Journal 1948-2023. Steven has stories, but here is mine. No one played key boards or guitar like those two. An absolute masterpiece. Author Bruce Chatwin. This year is Lyle Mays's personal year number 9. The airplane was the key to it's massive spread. From Wikipedia: "According to some of his friends in news articles he did enjoy the services of female prostitutes.". The title stems from the long personal crisis in Mays' life that inspired it. Lyle Waggoner, the sable-haired heartthrob best remembered as the announcer and a comic performer in the early years of "The Carol Burnett Show" and for playing opposite Lynda Carter on the 1970s. R27 read the fucking title of the thread. Of course, there have been AIDS patients who used cancer as a cover, but gay men do sometimes die from actual, non-AIDS-related cancer, just like any other population, and did not cease doing so between 1981 and 1995. I will miss him with all my heart. I could be bitter about that, but I have other interests and other skills, so Ive moved on. About Jazz Journal Adored his brilliance, his music, his ability to stir every emotion in my soul. Around the same time, he became an ardent jazz fan after coming across Bill Evans At The Montreux Jazz Festival, a live trio album on the Verve imprint that featured bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette. When film music historians discuss the increasing influence of jazz on movie soundtracks through the 1940s and into the 1950s, they usually mention films like The Best Years Of Joachim Khn, Mateusz Smoczyski: Speaking Sound, Alister Spence, Joe Williamson, Christopher Cantillo: Curve, Arv Garrison: wizard of the six string / 2, Alun Morgan, a huge and lasting influence. There was a huge media buzz in the SFBA, many more cases of the mysterious set of symptoms were turning up amongst the gay male population. Jackson regularly used a wheelchair and many people questioned whether he could perform his 2009 concert tour obligations. I haven't been able to locate the article, I'd very much like to see it again. Staff. Often controversial, always entertaining, JazzTimes is a favorite of musicians and fans alike. In West Hollywood. Harry Hamlin always had the GAYEST roast beef lips. Embrace leaving shows early and maybe do some cross-training. Did Prince "accidentally" overdose on his AIDS medications? In a 2016 interview with Jazziz, Mays explained that Its not that I have a real desire to leave the music industry I kind of feel like the music industry has left me. Jazz Journalcontributors Clayburgh had chronic lymphocytic leukemia for 20 years. I'm surprised we're at over a 100 replies and his name hasn't been mentioned. The first time I saw him I knew he was gay. Adored listening to him on PMG and his own albums, as well as seeing him live with the group a number of times where he was sensational. The former lead singer of the 1980s band Talk Talk died on Feb. 25 at the age of 64. Speaking of Brad Davis, his daughter is now a trans man. He was 66. So, its entirely possible many people died from AIDS long before it was even recognized. By 1962, Haitians made up the second largest group of well-educated experts (out of the 48 national groups recruited), that totaled around 4500 in the country. Carrying on the familys musical tradition, his niece Aubrey Johnson, a promising jazz vocalist, released her debut album in 2019. Hell, have you ever seen [bold]anyone[/bold] with a chronic fatal disease who wasnt withered just before the end? In March, guitarist Joel Harrison dedicated an evening of his online Alternative Guitar Summit to Martino with a dozen jazz guitar masters playing Martino's compositions. [quote]A certain known to be closeted athlete who died of AIDS years ago. [23] Mays also composed Distance for Pat Metheny Groups Grammy-winning and RIAA-certified Gold album, Still Life (1987, Geffen), "Mindwalk"[24] in 2009 for renowned marimba player, Nancy Zeltsman, and previously "Somewhere in Maine"[25] in 1988 for her duo with violinist Sharan Leventhal, Marimolin, and Street Dreams 3 for his solo album, Street Dreams (Geffen, 1988) with top classical performers in New York City. 2023 Madavor Media, LLC. [1], Mays was posthumously awarded the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022 for his composition "Eberhard".[32]. [4] In 1985, Metheny's and Mays's compositions were performed by the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago in the critically-acclaimed production of Orphans by Lyle Kessler. True R239 many broadway actors, producers, set/costume designers, dancers, etc. The two first met at a jazz festival in Wichita, Kansas, during 1974. His niece Aubrey Johnson wrote that he passed away "surrounded by loved ones, after a long battle with a recurring illness." Researched and written by Matt Spaiser Have known several guys who had reputations as lotharios with the ladies - who also werent averse to threeways with other guys - and lotsa other bi and gay fun besides. The synergistic effect he and Pat Metheny had together on song composition was truly special. People dont want to pay for music anymore.. R184 what did he say wrong? In some respects it neatly squared Mays career circle, though it is only really when his five solo albums are viewed as a totality that the extraordinary breadth of his talents can be fully appreciated. Noted jazz keyboardist Lyle Mays dies at age 66 Not all, of course, but I'd gamble that most. Hmmmmmmm. I thought no one dies of that anymore. His technique was equally impressive and is music will forever make dream of this golden era, of which he is one of the best representative. I kind of feel like the music industry has left me, he said in a revealing podcast interview forJazzizin 2016, and his observation that people were increasingly reluctant to pay for music has proven to be remarkably prescient. Jim J. Bullockoh wait, it was only his career that died. Mays was the primary arranger for the Group and was responsible for the synthesizer sound that gave their music its distinctive contemporary fusion aesthetic. Prince died of AIDS and we'll never know because the family knows it'll hurt their sales. F*ME! That death certificate has never been verified and is usually dismissed as fake. Steve had truly bizarre eating habits. He will be missed. He was a heroin addict into the 80s. He played live up to the end and people who saw him said he looked atrocious. The jazz pianist and composer earned 11 Grammy Awards. Lyle Mays Death: and Cause of Death. Did you know that Steven Cantor produced Lyle's first solo album? Across more than 30 years, every moment we shared in music was special. Lyle Mays, keyboardist and co-founder of Pat Metheny Group, dies at 66 Hello. I cannot recall his name but I know he played a priest in one film and lead a gangbang of Armond Rizzo in another film. Queen Elizabeth II's official cause of death might never be revealed, as Buckingham Palace remains tight-lipped on the circumstances that precipitated her passing. Hello. DownBeat is an internationally registered trademark of Maher Publications. He became extremely skinny and frail. Lyle Waggoner, the devastatingly handsome actor who starred on The Carol Burnett Show and the Wonder Woman TV series, passed away on March 12, 2020, according to TMZ. They are James Brown, Patrick Swayze, Luther Vandross, Bob Marley, Andy Warhol, and football great Lyle Alzado. His niece, jazz vocalist Aubrey Johnson, announced his death on social media, noting that he passed away "surrounded by loved ones, after a long battle with a recurring . [2][3] Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awards. No married "straight" man has ever died of AIDS, r58? The death, of unspecified causes, was . Sad, so sad. He may have been gay but he sure wasn't a slut. r104 - Oh i totally believe people speculated and spread rumors and "casually dropped it into conversation" But like a lot of office gossip it might have a very thin connection to the truth. Years ago I read an article in a local weekly about a gay man, still relatively healthy twenty years after his diagnosis, in which he stated that he was able to determine the day he contracted the disease. Born in Wausaukee, Wisconsin, 27 November 1953, Lyle David Mays came from a musical family. I've always wondered about Wilt Chamberlain. no r114, but Ibread here both men had the same middle-aged bareback gay pornstar as a "friend". He said he had sex with thousands of women". George Michael didn't die of AIDS but he had it. But medical experts told News . What about in the early eighties before people knew what it was. My sympathy to his family, his friends and all his fans. R90 Bowie looks like a lez most of the time. In the end he was another actor who died at a rather young age. Or do they think their wit is SO original that no one in the years this thread has been ongoing thought of that? Kansas City saxophonist Richardson cant be accused of a lack of ambition or confidence. I'll have to look elsewhere for my unfounded rumors. [249] The epidemic then rapidly spread among high-risk groups (initially, sexually promiscuous men who have sex with men). What you died from hardly mattersthe fact is, YOU'RE DEAD, so who gives a rat's ass what from? The number 9 is the peak of change because this is the time to close an old cycle and open a new cycle. The Son | Official Website | November 25 2022 IIRC he died of pneumocystic sarcoma. Become a member and get exclusive access to articles, live sessions and more! RIP Lyle Mays. Kurt Cobain blew his head off with an AIDs infected bullet? Lyle Mays, a pianist, best known for his connection with guitarist Pat Metheny, died February 10 in Los Angeles at the age of 66. Queen Elizabeth death: Experts hint at possible cause of death Lyle Mays 1953 - 2020 - JazzTimes I have been a listener and follower of Metheny and Mays for many, many years. Another vote for Lyle Alzado & Gregory Hines. The guitarist called his collaborator of 30 years in the jazz fusion group "one of the greatest musicians I have ever known.". Jamie Foxx is not gay!! Hes probably the first guy that helped me really push my musical boundaries and to get me interested in anything outside the typical rock,metal and pop. Composer and keyboardist Lyle Mays, best known for his long partnership with Pat Metheny, has died at the age of 66. A great loss that too many will not realize. [11], After the Pat Metheny Groups long-form recording The Way Up in 2005, and the unofficial Songbook Tour in Europe and Japan in 2010, Mays decided to retire from public music performance, although he did perform at the Western Michigan University Jazz Club in 2010 and at a Ted Talk event[12] at Caltech in 2011 with his own groups. Across more than 30 years, every moment we shared in music was special. Lyle Mays Wiki, Biography, Age, Career, Relationship, Net Worth & Know In Memoriam: Lyle Mays - DownBeat Magazine In September 2005, based on obtained Arafat records, an Israeli AIDS expert claimed that Arafat bore all the symptoms of AIDS, while The New York Times claimed it was highly unlikely that Arafat died from AIDS. If Prince had homo sex I hope it was with a nice guy - not a sleazy loser. The shocker came six months after her death when The L.A. County Coroner announced that the husband of Brittany Murphy, Simon Monjack, had died from the same acute pneumonia and severe anemia. Lyle Mays, a jazz keyboardist whose work, chiefly with the Pat Metheny Group, won nearly a dozen Grammy Awards, has died at his home in Los Angeles. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. He wrote a half hour of music that was so beautiful and so expansive and worked so well with the story.. At the time of his death he survived by his . Lyle Mays - JAZZIZ Magazine There will be lots of new things in this year. Mays, who died Monday at age 66, had a "long . shit. Which other actors were bisexual or gay but closeted? Bowie, rumors. Prince died of a big disease with a little name? Prior to his death, crowdfunding efforts had raised nearly $250,000 to help cover Martino's medical expenses. You cannot imagine what it was like then. He was 66 . I could have read that as early as 1979 or 1980. Appreciation of the impresario is short on jazz detail but shows the gulf between the 60s and the culturally superficial, shallow present. There were reports in late 1980 about two men in San Francisco dying mysteriously of very similar symptoms, symptoms that later became what became indicators of what would later be called full-blown AIDS. Presuming that he did die of mesothelioma, why would there be any sort of "endless tribute to him"? While the specific cause of death was not made public by press time, Mays niece, jazz vocalist Aubrey Johnson, said in a social media post that it came after a long battle with a recurring illness., Lyle was a brilliant musician and person, and a genius in every sense of the word, she wrote.