GEOFFREY LEE

Survived by his wife, Holly Cady-Lee and his two children Morgan Cady-Lee and Devon Cady-Lee

 

Geoff Lee loved rock & roll and the blues. An accomplished composer and musician, he played bass guitar in Punk and Rock bands for Fierce Jones and The Heat which toured the U.K. In NYC, he performed at CBGBs & Max's Kansas City. His acting career spanned 60 roles including off Broadway, film and television, and he was a life-long, proud member of SAG-AFTRA and ASCAP. 

 

As a Chinatown musician, actor and activist he mentored young people. He was against War and Racism, resisting the Vietnam war, against building new Jails, and supported Black Lives Matter as well as the rights of indigenous peoples, and the LGBTQIA community. He was against discrimination in all forms.

 

“Giving-back to community” was born from his involvement at the legendary Chinatown-based Basement Workshop, a 1970's era Asian- American collective that produced historic multimedia programs and projects as well as some of NYC’s most iconic Asian American leaders.

 

His projects included:

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'Yellow Pearl'  the iconic Asian- American anthology. 

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Establishing The Sound Studio, Jazz Jams, a photo darkroom, and a leather workshop for a summer youth program.

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He promoted DANCE! and embraced the Basement Theatre Workshop. He Performed in Basement Theater's play  'The Poolroom' (1975).

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He supported Hamilton Madison House for decades & helped found COMA (Chinatown Organization of Media Awakening) where he provided training and apprenticeships for the next generation AAPI creatives. To the end,  he was all against Hate and fully encouraged Love.

 

May his legacy rock on.