Gerry Niewood Tribute from Terry Silverlight

Terry Silverlight has been the drummer in the Lynn Welshman Tentet for several years. The band, led by trombonist Lynn Welshman who arranged all the charts, has been congregating in Manhattan on a regular basis. The late, great saxophonist Gerry Niewood was a colleague in this band. This video was recorded at one of those "get togethers" in 2005. A more recent gathering with this band occurred on February 12, 2009, which Gerry had to sub out due to a performance commitment he had with the Chuck Mangione group in Buffalo, New York. Gerry was the victim of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 that day.

Personnel on this video: Gerry Niewood (soprano sax), Terry Silverlight (drums), Pete Yellin (alto sax), Glenn Drewes (trumpet), Keith O'Quinn (trombone), Joe Shepley (trumpet), Gary Topper (tenor sax), Lynn Welshman (trombone), Bob Kaye (piano), Chip Jackson (bass).