Fabbrication

Paul Binnings of Carson City, NV recently passed away. He was a life-long jazz musician, (my) grandfather, and all around cool guy.

How do I feel about it? Angry. I'm angry because I have been meaning to spend time with Paul and catch up. Next time I'm in Nevada, I'd tell myself. I wanted to have a long chat with him about the history of Jazz in the US. I'm not sure he knows how much I respected and looked up to him. Bummer.

In a sad attempt to regain some pieces of Paul, I've been looking on the Internet for some history of his career. There isn't much out there, since the Internet is so new. Here are some links, which are a work in progress...

Paul Binnings the Jazz Musician

• Paul Binnings on JazzIndex, a swiss Jazz history site.
• Erika Paul's site, who was in a Jazz Trio with Paul more recently.
• Paul Binnings on ArtistDirect.

Other Stuff

• The Bahá'í Faith, a unifying religion Paul was a part of (more info).

Keep reading for a video and pictures from the funeral.