Tragic news, as Philly drummer G. Calvin Weston lost his son to a hit-and-run driver this week. Calvin Dominique Wilkerson would have turned 19 yesterday, Mother's Day.
Calvin, as most of you probably know, is an astounding drummer, a member of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time band, longtime collaborator with bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma (I wrote about the pair in a Citypaper cover story last year), ex-Lounge Lizard, occasional Sex Mobber, one-third of the electrified Free Form Funky Freqs (with Tacuma and Vernon Reid) and leader of the band Big Tree and the local jam session Mad Cow.
Weston will be hosting a fundraiser to help cover funeral expenses on Wednesday at The Fire from 8pm til 2am, admission a $5 minimum donation. Donations can also be sent via paypal to domnikaweston@hotmail.com or domnikaweston@gmail.com until May 15.
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