August 11, 2025

Dear Jazz Family & Friends,

My dearest mum Sheila Jordan passed away peacefully this afternoon, Monday, August 11 on at 3:50 pm. Her friend Joan Belgrave was playing her a bebop tune called Bill for Bennie, by her husband Marcus Belgrave…my mom fell asleep listening to the music she loved and helped define.

Thank you for your support and generosity, the money raised on her GoFundMe page will be used to pay off medical debt and secure a plot for her at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Jazz Corner…a memorial service will be planned in the future at Saint Peter’s Church in New York City.

Love,

Tracey