Remembering Vern Kennedy - Argonotes trumpeter, singer, composer, all-around good guy

I got the sad news yesterday that Vern Kennedy, trumpeter, composer, singer, backbone of the Argonotes trumpet section, and all around wonderful guy, passed away this week. This hurts. I have been wanting to organize an Argonotes reunion ever since the band folded (nine years ago today, as it turns out) and I wanted to play with Vern one more time. Vern was in Argonotes for 20 years and was just…