On a closing note, Backwash is sad to report the passing of Bob DeGasperis, sax player for the local blues outfit Homebrew, whose new CD, Last One Standing, recently received a favorable review in these pages ("Time of the Season," August 17), due in part to DeGasperis's gritty and expressive playing. According to Homebrew's Mark Turner, DeGasperis died after a six-month battle with cancer. "Bob played with a lot of bands around town, including jazz gigs," Turner writes, "so it's a big loss to the local music community." Indeed.
