Gerry Niewood with Chuck Mangione Written and performed by Chuck Mangione
Written and performed by Chuck Mangione. Instrumentalist Gerry Niewood performing with Chuck Mangione. The show was in Syracuse, NY in the late 90's. The sound engineer was Larry Swist. Gerry was aboard Continental flight 3407 that crashed near Buffalo, New York on February 12, 2009. He did not survive, but his spirit will. He was a great musician, and a great man and will be deeply missed! Filmed by Eric Malinowski
About Gerry Niewood
American saxophone (tenor, soprano) and flute player, born April 6, 1943 in Rochester, N.Y., died in a plane crash near Buffalo, New York on February 12th, 2009. Gerry Niewood was best known for his association with Chuck Mangione. Niewood was a talented multi-instrumentalist who had appealing sounds and styles on tenor, soprano, and flute. He attended the University of Buffalo and first joined Mangione's band in 1968, but continued studying until he gained a degree from the Eastman School of Mu...
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