I heard about this at last night's concert.
The guy in the seat next to me, who apparently had some connections to either the Warner theater or the band.., told me just before the encore that the band had found out just after the sound check at 3PM that Kofi had passed away from his long term health issues.
I hesitated to post this until I saw some confirmation, which was confirmed this morning...
https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/c ... hough_not/The band were particularly on last night and after the encore Susan said 'We Love You Kofi' just before the band left the stage...
He was a wonderful organist and flutist.
R.I.P.