SEPTEMBER  2025 ​​JAVA & JAZZ

​6-8 pm 
​Saturday, September 27, 2025

Second Stage | Amherst
194 2nd Street,
​Amherst, VA 24521

Ernest Deane, trumpet and flugelhorn
Glenn Buck, Saxophone and flute
Gary Meisner, piano
Ed Mikenas, bass
Worth Proffitt, drums and percussion
 As a tribute to the Quintana All-Stars’ late saxophonist, Al Mallet, who passed away April 30 in Lynchburg, the group will play many of his favorite tunes: 
  • What a wonderful World, composed by George David Weiss, lyricist, working together with Bob Thiele. It was first recorded and made famous by Louis Armstrong in 1967.
  • Now’s the Time (1945), composed by Charlie Parker as an  instrumental  bebop jazz standard, though later versions had lyrics added by others.
  • Misty  (1954), an instrumental jazz standard written in by Composer Erroll Garner. Lyricist Johnny Burke later added the lyrics in 1959. The first famous vocal version was sung by Johnny Mathis in 1959, which helped make the song widely popular.
  • When Sunny Gets Blue (1956), was written by Composer Marvin Fisher and Lyricist Jack Segal. It was first made popular by Johnny Mathis.
Trumpet player Ernest Deane, who played with Albert (Al) Mallet in several Lynchburg jazz groups, most notably and for the longest time, Quintana and the Quintana All-Stars, remembered their early music days: “Albert was a longtime friend. We met when I was in junior high, and he was still in grade school, he was already playing saxophone; I think he started in the fifth grade. I started playing with the high school jazz group at Dunbar around 1955, when we put some guys together that liked the same jazz music. We all played by ear, and our favorite composers were trumpet players Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, saxophone players Lester Young, Red Prysock, and Charlie Parker, and pianists Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Al and I collaborated together in the House Band starting over 20 years ago and we’ve been playing together in Quintana for eight years now.’





Albert Mallet, Jr.
June 25, 1945 --
​April 30, 2025
​Deacon Albert Mallet Jr, 79 of Lynchburg Virginia passed away peacefully on April 30, 2025. He was born June 25, 1945 to the late Albert Mallet Sr and Josephine Peters Mallet.  Proceeding him in death was his brother-in-law Deacon James W. Farmer. 

He is survived to cherish his memory, his devoted wife of 60 years Barbara Morris Mallet; a daughter, Aisha M. Thomas (Andrew); two sons Dominic I. Mallet (Donna) and Shawn C. Mallet (Cynthia); eight grandchildren, Joshua, Venita (Shaun), Deante, Eboni (Demetrece), Anthony, Aaron, Adrian, Aaron (NC); three great grandchildren, Xavier, Shaun Jr, and Jaedyn; a devoted sister, Dr. Brenda Farmer and a host of other family and friends.

Albert graduated from Dunbar high school in 1963. He served a short stint in the Air Force.  

He retired from GE-Ericsson. Albert was on the faculty staff at CVCC, VP of Finance for Virginia University of Lynchburg. Albert also had various professional roles in associations like Girl Scouts.

His education achievements are Averett College (B.S), Averett College (MBA), American Institute of professional bookkeepers, Central Virginia Community College (AAS Accounting), Real Estate.

In 1990, Albert was ordained as a deacon at Court Street Baptist Church. He served as a superintendent of Sunday School as well as a Sunday School teacher to the senior adults. Also, he was a musician for all of the church choirs. As a Bible scholar, he hosted his own TV show, Good News (locally aired).

Prayerfully the musical talent and depthness of Albert’s music touched many hearts and was encouraging.
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 OBIT is from “The Community Funeral Home, Inc.” website

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