User:Bobsound1/sandbox

I remember 6 years of teaching with Armand at what once was: The Barnard School for Boys, up in Riverdale, NY City. This was from 1956 to 1962. His brother Mickey Schwerner had been one of the three freedom riders murdered in the south. Armand never said much about it in public. He was intense on the alto sax - performing solo improvisations, but only did it once, to my memory.

I wished he could have read some of his poetry in that stiff little "British Raj" type day school full of business-men's spoiled aolescents - but he never reached into the elementary grades where I found the kids very musical, lively, and avid performers. I honor his memory. Last I heard he was at Statan Island Community College. RIP Armand.