Ojeda Penn

Rest in peace Ojeda ! Sharonlyn Jones Reese

Rest in peace, Ojeda! I will cherish memories of our lively conversations, your brilliance, humor, and spontaneity. Grateful to have known you and experienced your friendly, open, and generous nature. I so wish I had attended your concerts.

We celebrate a life that was well lived in that of Brother Ojeda Penn. A man of eminent jazz prowess has reached the golden shores. We pray that the hearts of the Penn family will be consoled in knowing that the Brothers of the Beta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi commemorate Brother Penn's life. In His service, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated, Beta Zeta Chapter

Ojeda was a gifted professor, a composer/performer extraordinaire, a cool dresser and a great neighbor. We will miss his spirited debates with the male neighbors; listening to his rehearsals - which seemed more like attending the premiere for his concerts because the music was always great! But most of all, we will miss him as a neighbor. The discussions of neighborly concern as well as his forward-thinking concern and encouragement for the positive development and progress of the youth on...

Gail and I are deeply saddened by the death of our good friend Ojeda Penn. We've known him for over 25 years. I met him first at Bard College where we taught writing together and where we became fast friends. Ojeda stayed at our house on weekends when we could take some time off, and I see him at our dinner table and our front porch (where he fell out of the hammock on his first try) to this day. We were welcomed into his home by Ojeda and his wonderful wife, Angie, and spent long hours...

My condolences to the Penn and Gardener families of Montgomery, AL. All contemporary Jazz aficionados are saddened at the news of Ojeda's passing. We share the grief being borne by his family and close friends. His Jazz sets afforded me the opportunity to hear him at his best while visiting in Atlanta. May he rest in peace. Charlie Varner, Jr., Montgomery, AL

The world is a little more quiet and heaven is a lot more hip! I taught with Ojeda for many years at AMC, and we all know he was one-of-a-kind! Generous, buoyant, versatile, brilliant and creative, he never stopped savoring each moment with his infective enthusiasm for fully living life as a fully human being! Sincere condolences to Angie and all the Penn family. Ojeda is surely talking the ears off the angels now! May his piano resonate in heaven!

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

We were saddened to hear of Ojeda´s passing. We have known him and his siblings from childhood as our families were good friends. Ojeda was such a smart and talented individual and although we had not seen him in a while, we kept up with him through his sister, Vanzetta. We will keep her and Wilbur and other family members uplifted in prayer.