Meghan Stabile, a promoter, presenter and producer whose impassioned advocacy helped spark a resurgence of mainstream interest in jazz, particularly among young artists and audiences of color, died on Sunday, June 12 in Valrico, Fla. She was 39.
Bikbaye Inejnema, who served as her counselor over the last three years, tells NPR that the cause was suicide. Inejnema was authorized to speak on behalf of Maureen Stabile, Meghan's maternal grandmother. "She knows she didn't meet any of Meghan's community," Inejnema says. "But she does want Meghan's memory to be honored in the way that reflects who she really was, not what she went through."
