Paul Raffa on Fb, 6/03/20: Jaye good times bad times . Rest in Peace. Jaye worked for me for many years after the Broadway days. Bangles was our home. Sorry it seems so long ago… Jaye A Steiner – spirit will live on.
Stacey Larimore Christie: Today I learned from my friend Kevin that our childhood friend Jaye
has died.. I already had a sinking feeling when Kevin asked me if I had heard about Jaye…. I just knew.
I met Jaye when I was new to the area in the 6th grade. We all ran around the Green Mountain Townhouses like we owned the place. I remember Jaye, Matt & Darryl finding a King Soopers shopping cart and we all took turns getting into it and pushing each other across the street in traffic (So dumb!)
I remember Jaye and Jason being nearly inseparable as kids.
I remember sitting up in that janky “Rocket Ship” at our park talking mad shit and thinking we had all the answers.
I remember Robert, Jason and Jaye telling me I couldn’t take a dip (Copenhagen) and not throw up…. bet!? I threw up.
Jaye fell on hard times a few years ago. We all worried about him, with him and for him.
“We were little shits. But, that shit was soooooo fun!” Jaye A. Steiner – Rest now.
Pat Fontaine: RIP Jaye. Jaye was part of the XYZ and Puzzle Gut family since the early 90s. We were on the road together for months on end, and I will remember the good times rather than the bad ones. So long, Dawg!
Rick Trefry: Heartbreaking! Jaye and I have been friends for a long time… He was my guitar tech in Angellic Rage. He and I lived together in a place over in Cherry Creek for a while. I used to sit in our apartment while he would put tours together. He was incredible! Had a lot of fun together… I have missed him for a long time. Jaye has been suffering for years. The pain is over my brother. RIP.
https://www.facebook.com/jaye.steiner
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Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths…
June 2020
4: Marcello Abbado, 93, Italian pianist and composer; Steve Priest, 72, British musician (The Sweet).
3: Rosemarie Wright, 88, English pianist (death announced on this date).
2: Werner Böhm, 78, German singer and musician; Janine Reiss, 99, French vocal coach and harpsichordist; Chris Trousdale, 34, American actor and singer (Dream Street), COVID-19.
1: Majek Fashek, 57, Nigerian reggae singer and songwriter; Joey Image, 63, American drummer (Misfits), liver cancer; Wajid Khan, 43, Indian composer (Sajid–Wajid), kidney infection; Myroslav Skoryk, 81, Ukrainian composer.
May 2020
31: David Hales, British pianist (Cairo Conservatoire, Cairo Opera House); Bob Northern, 86, American jazz French hornist.
30: Mady Mesplé, 89, French operatic soprano, Parkinson’s disease; John Nzenze, 80, Kenyan musician, complications from stomach surgery; Don Weller, 79, English jazz saxophonist.
29: Evaldo Gouveia, 91, Brazilian singer and songwriter, COVID-19; Yogesh, 77, Indian lyricist (Anand, Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain, Manzil).
28: Brendan Bowyer, 81, Irish singer (“The Hucklebuck”); Bob Kulick, 70, American guitarist (W.A.S.P., Lou Reed) and record producer (Kiss); Charlie Monttana, 58, Mexican rock urbano singer, heart attack; Lennie Niehaus, 90, American saxophonist and film composer (Unforgiven, The Bridges of Madison County, Space Cowboys).
27: Federico García Vigil, 79, Uruguayan composer and conductor.
26: Jimmy wa Yuni, Kenyan musician, traffic collision; Ejaz Qaiser, 68, Pakistani singer.