Jazz and Gospel Fill the Church in Little Burgundy as Montreal Honours Oliver Jones
Hundreds filled Union United Church to honor the jazz pianist, with gospel and jazz performances highlighting his mentorship and community ties.
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Music and memories fill Little Burgundy church for Oliver Jones’s final farewell
Family, friends, musicians and admirers gathered at Montreal’s Union United Church Thursday for a memorial service honouring Canadian music icon Oliver Jones. The Little Burgundy church, where Jones played his first concert at age five, was filled with music and memories as the community said its final goodbye.
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Jazz and gospel fill the church in Little Burgundy as Montreal honours Oliver Jones
MONTREAL — The sounds of laughter, jazz and gospel music pumped through a modest church in Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood on Thursday as mourners gathered for the funeral of legendary jazz pianist Oliver Jones.
The Montreal pianist was taken to his last rest during a ceremony in Petite-Bourgogne.
Montreal paid a final tribute to pianist Oliver Jones at his public funeral in the Petite-Bourgogne neighbourhood, where he grew up.
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