Daniela Schächter mashes the monster at The Mad Monkfish on Friday, 4 October 2024.

The booker behind the local live music series Illegally Blind (puts together the Fuzzstival and more), Jason Trefts, is raising money to start a non-profit organization, staffed by brain tumor survivors, “that will provide free short-term care coordination services for people in the Boston, MA area recently diagnosed with a brain tumor.”

The mission of the project hits close to home for Trefts. In his own words, “I was diagnosed with an incurable Astrocytoma at 24 years old. I have spent the decade-plus since navigating chronic disabling conditions while working in the human services field.”

“Astrocytoma” is a type of brain tumor. And while Trefts has been dealing with that, he has also been working in care coordination himself, observing first hand how important the work is. His proposed non-profit would make more of that important work happen for more people. Find out the details and donate at the Still Around Gofundme.

Pianist Daniela Schächter fronted a trio with bass and drums. A mix of standards and originals, plus a choice anecdote about a Fung Wah bus adventure. Every mensch in the NYC<—>BOS loop has a story about the classic discount bus line. The first, the worst, the legend lives on in our hearts.

I don’t know what this Youtube clip is, but it’s from the New Yorker, and it’s about the dear departing of the dearly departed Fung Wah.

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