Working with Yusef on the production, I found a seriousness of purpose allied to a deep serenity that was inspiring and infectious.
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By Chris Rohmann | January 8, 2014
To the editor:
Thank you for your article (Dec. 23) and editorial (Jan. 2) on the passing of Yusef Lateef. While he is remembered and rightly acclaimed as a boundary-breaking musician and inspirational teacher, I knew him, briefly, as a playwright.
Three years ago this month, I directed a short play Yusef had written in the 1970s — a funny, quirky, touching piece with bebop-inflected dialogue about family, spirit and the fragile membrane between life and death. It was performed at the University of Massachusetts by a cast of Five College theater faculty and local actors, with live musical accompaniment by the author on piano, sax and flute.
Working with Yusef on the production, I found a seriousness of purpose allied to a deep serenity that was inspiring and infectious. Appropriately, the title of his play is in many ways a summation of the man’s personal and professional philosophy: “Listen with Your Heart.”
The heartfelt example of his life and work taught everyone he touched to listen more closely.
Chris Rohmann
South Hadley
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