A Thanksgiving service for the life of Skatalites trumpeter Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore will be held on Friday at the Ashanti Gardens Restaurant, starting at 7 a.m.

A funeral service takes place the following day at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 89 Maxfield Avenue with internment at Dovecot.

Moore, a founding member of the legendary Ska band, died from colon cancer on August 16 in St Andrew, at the age of 69.

A graduate of the Alpha Boys School, Moore played on some of the band's biggest hit songs including Confucius and Freedom Sounds.

He is survived by his mother and four children.

Note: In the story, Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore: The convalescing lion' (The Gleaner, August 26), the headline gave the impression that the musician was still alive. We regret the error and any inconvenience it might have caused his family.