“I was like, we have to do something, ’cause she just stood for so much.” Within a very short time after her daughter’s passing, conversation about a nonprofit had begun between Wariner and her sons. It was particularly significant to Zazu, who had poured herself out for fans on countless stages over a decade’s time but had little inkling how much it had mattered to so many of them. In turn, their gratitude meant a great deal to the Wariner family, exposing them to community support at a level they’d never imagined possible. What she did was open up to people, and that meant so much to them.” “I mean, packages, everything, from people saying that they had had cancer, and they had no one, or they had loved ones who had cancer. “We would carry bags of letters every day,” Wariner recalls. Those who benefited, along with members of Zazu’s sizeable fan base, began sending well wishes in quantities that required a post office box. ![]() Jessi didn’t care what - I mean, she was such a good person, but she wasn’t afraid of what people thought.”Īs Zazu underwent treatment, her position as a widely recognized musician and performer provided a platform to extend her own very public cancer battle into a far-reaching gesture of support for others. I know exactly what they’re talking about, but I don’t have the nerve they do. “I’m just so impressed with Jessi’s friends … knew what she wanted and had the same kind of goals and interests,” Wariner says. Here, she began to meet and get better acquainted with her daughter’s friends, who soon made a profound impact on her. What difference can we make?” But that was then, long before there was any reason to carry on the work that mattered most to Zazu - the kind of work now beginning to take shape under the banner of a new nonprofit, Jessi Zazu, Inc.Īfter Zazu was diagnosed with cervical cancer caused by exposure to the human papillomavirus (HPV), Wariner moved from Kentucky to Nashville, along with her adult sons Emmett and Oakley, to lend support and spend precious time together. “Jessi was always intense about it, going and getting involved with everything,” Wariner says, “and being my age and everything, I just didn’t really feel the passion that she did, and I didn’t really totally understand it. But Wariner, a self-confessed introvert, didn’t consciously set out to raise a front-line feminist and social activist. Zazu’s unfettered, creative approach to life was, one would presume, greatly influenced by her mother, Kathy Wariner, a visual artist and a single parent to Jessi for much of her childhood. This is evident to anyone who has viewed her artwork or heard the original music she performed and recorded in the internationally acclaimed band she co-founded, Those Darlins - a band that Cuisinarted deep country, punk-informed performance art, and classic girl-group pop in a manner as bold as Zazu’s non-musical declarations against things she believed were askew. Growing up in rural parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana, Jessi Zazu - born Jessi Zazu Wariner to artistically inclined parents - was raised to be a free thinker, unbound by the limitations of meager finances and small-town mentalities. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates.When cancer ended Jesse Zazu’s 28-year life in September of 2017, the beloved musician, artist, and activist’s absence did more than initiate the expected wave of grief because of all that Zazu had created and contributed, her death left a void palpable to many who had received value from her music, her art, her courageous fight against cancer, her mentorship to young (usually female) musicians, and her work in social and racial justice. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Year should not be greater than current year If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. You can still file a request but no one will be notified. Sorry! We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. GREAT NEWS! We have 2 volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. GREAT NEWS! We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. GREAT NEWS! We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location.Īlso an additional volunteer within fifty miles.Īlso an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. GREAT NEWS! We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos ![]() This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos You may not upload any more photos to this memorial
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