JAMES BACK ON THE ROAD AFTER NEAR-FATAL CAR CRASH
Jazz great BONEY JAMES is set to return to the road for his first dates s ince narrowly avoiding death in a car crash last month (May10).
The saxophonist was on his way home after performing at the Newport Bea ch Summer Jazz Festival in California on 15 May (10) when he was rear-end ed by a speeding motorist 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 a passersby and taken to hospital by para medics.
He cancelled a show in Columbia, South Carolina to allow himself time t o recover from the crash, but now he’s ready to hit the stage again and h as announced a summer tour (10), beginning with California dates on 3 Jul y (10).
He says, "I’m really excited to get back to playing shows. I broke my t wo front teeth in the accident and couldn’t blow for six weeks. I still h ave a brace on them and might still lose the teeth, but I’m able to play and need to get back on stage.
"I do feel very lucky to be alive, and being able to play my horn again is the best thing in the world."
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