{"id":6409,"date":"2016-06-24T22:23:37","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T22:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blogblog\/?p=6409"},"modified":"2016-07-15T18:16:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T18:16:48","slug":"bernie-worrell-walks-into-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/bernie-worrell-walks-into-the-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Worrell &#8220;Walks Into the Forest&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4266\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/16BernieWorrell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4266\" class=\"wp-image-4266 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/16BernieWorrell.jpg\" alt=\"16BernieWorrell\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/16BernieWorrell.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/16BernieWorrell-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bernie Worrell &#8211; rehearsing with Native-inspired jazz funk band &#8220;Khu.eex&#8221; &#8212; June 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>72-year-old Bernie Worrell &#8220;walked into the forest&#8221; today. \u00a0Pretty much a whirling wizard since he began playing piano at 3 years old, It&#8217;s hard to describe the feelings of loss. \u00a0His musical influence reached vast and wide; even Stevie Wonder learned new\u00a0styles of riffs from Bernie. \u00a0Yet what I remember most about Bernie was\u00a0his natural gracious humility.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4253\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/4BernieWorrell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4253\" class=\"wp-image-4253 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/4BernieWorrell.jpg\" alt=\"4BernieWorrell\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/4BernieWorrell.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/4BernieWorrell-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bernie Worrell &#8212; June 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bernie was our keyboard artist in our Native-inspired jazz funk band &#8220;Khu.eex&#8221; which was formed in December 2014. \u00a0Our first double LP&#8217;s will be released during our performance in Seattle (July 9th); little did we know our band and the recordings would be the last musical sounds\u00a0with Bernie Worrell.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4265\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/15BernieStanton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4265\" class=\"wp-image-4265 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/15BernieStanton.jpg\" alt=\"15BernieStanton\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/15BernieStanton.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/15BernieStanton-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bernie Worrell and Stanton Moore &#8212; rehearsing with the band &#8220;Khu.eex&#8221; &#8212; June 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read more of Bernie Worrell&#8217;s musical genius, please check out his website at: <a href=\"%20www.bernieworrell.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0www.bernieworrell.com<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;&#8212; \u00a0So many in the musical world will miss you, Mr. Bernie Worrell&#8230;! 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