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18 May 2010

JAZZ GREAT JAMES RECOVERING AFTER HORRIFIC FREEWAY CRASH

Posted in: Entertainment — PR-inside Entertainment News @ 9:42 am

Jazz saxophonist BONEY JAMES has been released from hospital following a collision with a drunk driver on Saturday night (15May10).
The musician was on his way home after performing at the Newport Beach Summer Jazz Festival in California when he was rear-ended by a speeding m otorist on the 405 freeway.
James suffered cuts and bruises, broken teeth and a fractured jaw in th e accident.
He was pulled from his BMW by passersby and taken to hospital by parame dics, who quickly arrived at the crash site.
James later learned that though his car had been wrecked, the prized sa xophones in his trunk were undamaged.
He says, "I’m lucky I wasn=E2=80=99t killed. I just had a near death e xperience and am relatively unscathed." The musician was released from hospital on Sunday (16May10) with 14 sti tches on his chin, and he visited his dentist, Dr. Amy Roberts, who tempo rarily replaced his two front teeth, which were damaged in the crash.
As a result of the accident, James’ show in Columbia, South Carolina on 21 May (10) has been cancelled, and the status of a show in Sacramento, California next month (Jun10) is to be announced pending his orthodontist =E2=80=99s evaluation later this week.

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