Bandmate Remembers Cabbagetown Musician Benjamin Smoke

The Cabbagetown musician popularly known as Benjamin Smoke died of liver failure caused by Hepatitis C in January of 1999. He was 39 years old.

Before he passed away, Benjamin left his mark on the underground music scene with his bands Smoke and The Opal Foxx Quartet, among others, and his life and enigmatic work were captured in Jem Cohen’s 2000 documentary “Benjamin Smoke.”