Died On This Date (October 7, 2010) T Lavitz / Dixie Dregs
themusicsover Terry “T” Lavitz
April 16, 1956 – October 7, 2010
T Lavitz was an influential jazz fusion keyboardist who is perhaps best remembered for his work with the Dixie Dregs and later, Jazz Is Dead. Lavitz was still a child when he started playing the piano, and by the time he was studying music in college, he was asked to join the Dixie Dregs. Throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s, the Dregs built a solid legion of fans, drawn to their jazz rock fusion that encorporated elements of bluegrass, southern rock and classical. Over the next two decades, Lavitz played with Mother’s Finest, Widespread Panic, Jefferson Starship, and Jazz Is Dead, a popular Grateful Dead instrumental cover band. T Lavitz was 54 when he passed away in his sleep on October 7, 2010. Cause of death was not immediately released.
Thanks to Dan Roth for the assist.
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