08/25/21
Today, I happened to walk into my local guitar shop in West Lebanon, NH with my 6 year old daughter to drop of my Les Paul for some work. After some chit chat, my daughter and I went into the acoustic guitar room to look at ukuleles. Almost immediately, my attention was drawn to a little old 1971 Martin D-35s with heart shaped fretboard inlays hanging on the wall. I took it off its stand and sat down with it; admiring the patina and gunk built up along the fretboard I thought to myself "woah, this thing has had ALOT of love put through it" I formed an F chord with pick in hand and gave it a strum. My hairs stood on end the entire 10 minutes I played it. The resonance and tone that emits from this thing is absolutely WILD (I mean, come on its a 71 Martin) 
 As my daughter and I were walking out I asked the owner about the guitar. He told me that one of his kids brought it in to put on consignment a couple of days ago and that it belonged to a man who busked alot down in Boston. I went home to the wife but returned shortly after with her, as she wanted to purchase it for me as a birthday present. (Best wife EVER)
 Upon further inspection at home I noticed a luggage tag with Jeff's name on the case and quickly started Googling, which has brought me here. 
 I never knew Jeff or his family but I'm sure he was a fantastic person & musician. His guitar will be treated with the care and respect it deserves and will surely be passed down to my future generations for many years to come. Much love✌

I think of Jeff  very often...and his special talents   He is missed and hope he knows my thoughts..are with him  along with his family  Jean, Irving, Jan and Lyn 

I knew Jeff when as I was good friends with his sister Jan.  Seems long ago in Boston in 1963.
So special a person was he .  We stayed in touch for many  years and just today I thought to see if he still had the same address in Cambridge.
I am so very sad to learn of his passing!  
I have a two of his prints , one of Hydra and one a favorite of twining  ivy.   I cherish them.


I am heartbroken to learn of Jeff's passing. I had no news of this. He holds a very special place in my families heart. We first met when Jeff was selling his paintings outside the CCC bank. My children were taken with him. In the car my son, about 7 at the time, said he liked the painting of Garners (sic) Island off Long Island. We are from Long Island. I turned the car around and bought our first painting from Jeff.  We remained friend through all of these years. I thought of him so often over the months. This is why we cannot put off checking up on those we love. I did love Jeff and always told him so. That is giving me some peace now. Please always tell the people you love that you love them no matter how awkward it may seem. Rest in peace my friend. I will miss you dearly and hope you show us all signs that you are still with us.

I was very close to the Gardner family for many years...I dated Jeff several years ago... and am saddened by this loss....I had no news of his passing..

He had a talented style of painting in a Folk Art. venue..and he loved to play the guitar.  Was he still living in Cambridge?

Jeff was our neighbor in Cambridge and my wife and I got to know him through a Cambridge Open Studio tour.  During a visit with him, we discovered that we were all alumni of Brown University.  Jeff was generous with his stories and music and art.   He gave us one of his paintings of the Brown Campus and he painted us a beautiful picture of the Charles River.  We will always have this memory of him.  

Jeffery was our friend and fellow artist! Went to visit him in Cambridge often! Remained good friends since we first met him in the Yarmouth art Guild in 2001! We knew Jefferys Mother Jean from The Historical Society of old Yarmouth! Didn’t know of Jefferys passing till we called him and discovered his phone had been disconnected! That led to the discovery of his passing! Jeff was a unique person who was a talented artist, poet, and musician! He will be sorely missed! 

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Jeffrey A. Gardner

4 novembre 1946 – 23 août 2020

Nickerson Funeral Home

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