Luke Sittard

I had breakfast with Luke on Thursday. Luke is a very special young man that you better be on the watch for. His musicality is only surpassed by his soulful personality. I first met Luke when he was a student at Oxford. His band director who is a dear friend John Hill kept telling me about this kid. It has been so fun to watch his development and he is truly a world class musician ready to play with all the greats including Mr. Christian McBride who is #1 on the list! 2 weeks after Talia passed, my group was playing at the EL Jazz Festival. I had asked Luke to be in the group. I was greeted with a hug and a card. I will never forget the love and compassion Luke showed me acting much more as an adult than a student. I was honored to have Luke also join me on my tribute project to Talia. Very thankful that God crossed my path with this beautiful individual! These are some photos that I could find over the years.