In the days before pre-programmed music blasting from the rafters, major league ballparks employed people to play the organ to entertain the fans. Jane Jarvis played the Thomas organ for the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Mets.
To be honest, I thought she had passed on years ago. But she’s very much alive and well in NYC. Well maybe not so well at the moment, Jarvis, 92, was displaced from her residence due to a recent construction accident that resultd in several fatalities and caused much damage.
After she left the Mets, she worked for the Muzak company, but found her niche late in life as a Jazz performer.
Here’s wishing her a speedy return to the comforts of ehr own home.
[...] We all remember Jane Jarvis, she of the famous Shea Stadium Thomas organ, well it seems Ms. Jarvis was one of the people displaced after the tragic crane collapse on Manhattan’s East Side. The good news is she was not injured and her apartment was not damages in the collapse but her building did sustain damage. After staying at a hotel in Chelsea the 92 year old musician was ready to go back to her apartment. Links courtesy of Ron Kaplan’s Baseball Bookshelf. [...]
Do you have any of Jane’s songs played on the Thomas Organ at Shea Stadium? I would love to purchase them.
Can someone tell me the song Jane would play when the Mets took the field?. It was not “Meet the Mets ,”but something else. I would love to know the name and how to get a copy of it.
[...] legends. This year the concert, to be held Sunday, October 12, pays tribute to Benny Powell and Jane Jarvis, the former organist for the New York Mets at Shea [...]