Jack DeJohnette Newport 1974 When Jack DeJohnette died, it hit me in a way that didn’t make much sense on paper. I never met him. I never studied with him. I never had to figure out what you say when you’re suddenly face-to-face with someone who’s shaped a huge part of your musical life. But it didn’t land like news about a distant legend. It felt closer to losing someone whose playing had been a constant presence in the background of my own growth. I wish I could say I remem