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Jazz Guitarist Tony MacAlpine Postpones Aus Tour Due To Cancer

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"It seems likely that we are dealing with cancer."

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Having announced an Australian tour just weeks ago, jazz fusion guitarist Tony MacAlpine has announced that the Australian tour — as well as dates in Asia — will be postponed due to what his doctors suspect is cancer.

Posted as a statement on his Facebook, MacAlpine says, "Last week I was taken to the hospital with severe stomach pains. Following blood work, multiple MRI scans and various procedures, medical doctors discovered a large mass in my intestine, and it seems likely that we are dealing with cancer.

"My doctors have advised me that this will need to be dealt with immediately, and I am scheduled for surgery this week. Recovery from this surgery will take a month - right when I was scheduled to tour the Australasian region."

He assures fans that they are working on rescheduling his shows in Australia and Asia, and that refunds can be obtained.

 

TONY MACALPINE POSTPONES ASIA AND AUSTRALIA TOURS DUE TO ILLNESSTo my friends in Asia and Australia, it is with great...

Posted by Tony MacAlpine on Monday, August 24, 2015
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