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Leon "Zach" Zachery R.I.P.
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w***@verizon.net
2009-03-06 04:56:40 UTC
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One of the unsung heroes of music has passed away.


Leon "Zach" Zachery died last Wednesday at the age of 84 and funeral
services will be held this Saturday March 7,2009 at
St. Joseph's Pro Cathedral Church, 2907 Federal Street, Camden NJ.
Viewing is from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Services start at 1:00pm.

Zach Zachery was a composer, arranger, teacher, and a wonderful alto
saxophonist. He played the the Earle Theater, the Uptown and Mastbaum
Theaters in Philadelphia, the Royal Theater in Baltimore, the Howard
Theater in Washington, DC, and the Majestic in Chicago. He played with
such greats as Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr. to Patti LaBelle
and Teddy Pendergrass. He played lead alto with Lionel Hampton and the
Mercer Ellington Orchestra and also led his own group called "Zach
Zachery's Atomic Five." Comfortable in all settings from the Apollo
Theater in Harlem and the Latin Casino to Jimmy Carter's White House
and Carnegie Hall with the MSFB Orchestra, Zach Zachery was always the
epitome of technique, dexterity, and just plain nerve. He will be
missed and talked about for a very long time.
Ron Hearn
2009-03-06 15:37:40 UTC
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One of the unsung heroes of music has passed away.
Leon "Zach" Zachery died last Wednesday at the age of 84 and funeral
services will be held this Saturday March 7,2009 at
St. Joseph's Pro Cathedral Church,  2907 Federal Street, Camden NJ.
Viewing is from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Services start at 1:00pm.
Zach Zachery was a composer, arranger, teacher, and a wonderful alto
saxophonist. He played the the Earle Theater, the Uptown and Mastbaum
Theaters in Philadelphia, the Royal Theater in Baltimore, the Howard
Theater in Washington, DC, and the Majestic in Chicago. He played with
such greats as Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr. to Patti LaBelle
and Teddy Pendergrass. He played lead alto with Lionel Hampton and the
Mercer Ellington Orchestra and also led his own group called "Zach
Zachery's Atomic Five." Comfortable in all settings from the Apollo
Theater in Harlem and the Latin Casino to Jimmy Carter's White House
and Carnegie Hall with the MSFB Orchestra, Zach Zachery was always the
epitome of technique, dexterity, and just plain nerve. He will be
missed and talked about for a very long time.
Do you have his birthday Wilmer - I don't have him on my b-days list?

Ron
w***@verizon.net
2009-03-10 01:13:49 UTC
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Post by w***@verizon.net
One of the unsung heroes of music has passed away.
Leon "Zach" Zachery died last Wednesday at the age of 84 and funeral
services will be held this Saturday March 7,2009 at
St. Joseph's Pro Cathedral Church,  2907 Federal Street, Camden NJ.
Viewing is from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Services start at 1:00pm.
Zach Zachery was a composer, arranger, teacher, and a wonderful alto
saxophonist. He played the the Earle Theater, the Uptown and Mastbaum
Theaters in Philadelphia, the Royal Theater in Baltimore, the Howard
Theater in Washington, DC, and the Majestic in Chicago. He played with
such greats as Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr. to Patti LaBelle
and Teddy Pendergrass. He played lead alto with Lionel Hampton and the
Mercer Ellington Orchestra and also led his own group called "Zach
Zachery's Atomic Five." Comfortable in all settings from the Apollo
Theater in Harlem and the Latin Casino to Jimmy Carter's White House
and Carnegie Hall with the MSFB Orchestra, Zach Zachery was always the
epitome of technique, dexterity, and just plain nerve. He will be
missed and talked about for a very long time.
Do you have his birthday Wilmer - I don't have him on my b-days list?
Ron
Zach's birthday is July 6, 1924.

Wilmer

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