Edward Mitchell LEE

Edward Mitchell LEE Noted jazz trumpeter and music educator, Ed Lee, passed away on Friday, June 3rd after a long battle with cancer. Ed was born in Institute, WV and came to Seattle in the 60s as a member of the 21st U.S. Army Band at Ft. Lewis. He performed with the Joe Brazil Quintet in the '60s; traveled with road companies for the musicals 'Hair' and 'Bubbling Brown Sugar' and for performers such as Lou Rawls, the Temptations and the Four Tops. Before his death, he played with the big band Roadside Attraction and the funk band Carousel as well as his own jazz group. Ed appeared on award-winning CDs and loved performing at local club venues and jazz festivals. For over thirty years, 'Mr. Lee' was a music educator in the Seattle and Renton Public Schools as well as a private instructor. Ed was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Jerry. He is survived by his wife Marti, son Nathan, stepson Mitch Andrews, sisters Will Ella Jackson (Smyrna, DE) and Helen Randolph (Boston, MA) and sister-in-law Mildred Lee (Hyattsville, MD). Also surviving him are numerous nieces and nephews and many, many beloved friends and former students. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, June 11th at 11am at Bonney Watson Funeral Home, 1732 Broadway (on Capitol Hill) in Seattle. A celebration of his life will follow at the New Orleans Restaurant in Pioneer Square from 1-4pm. All who knew Ed are invited to share these times of remembrance and the music that he loved.