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NYTimes.com: Scotch Plains Musician Receives Kidney Donation From Longtime Fan
David Ware performed live in Manhattan last Thursday, for the first time in more than a year.
David S. Ware, a 59-year-old renowned avant-garde jazz saxophonist and Scotch Plains resident, initially tried to avoid receiving a kidney transplant.
But after his dialysis stopped working in January, he reluctantly agreed to let his record producer send out an e-mail to fans notifying them of his need for a healthy organ.
The response played out in ways Ware didn't expect.
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