▁York ▁area , ▁and ▁many ▁great ▁jazz ▁mus icians ▁performed ▁on ▁it ; ▁including ▁Duke ▁Ell ington ▁( in ▁a ▁tri o ▁with ▁Hor ace ▁Silver ▁and ▁Johnny ▁H od ges ), ▁The ▁Modern ▁Jazz ▁Quart et , ▁Th ad ▁Jones / M el ▁Lewis ▁Big ▁Band , ▁Bill ▁Evans , ▁Wo ody ▁H erman , ▁May n ard ▁Fer g us on , ▁Peg gy ▁Lee , ▁Mongo ▁Sant amar ía , ▁Gene ▁Kru pa , ▁and ▁Joe ▁Williams , ▁among ▁others . ▁O ' Con nor ▁became ▁a ▁fi xture ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁jazz ▁scene , ▁and ▁remained ▁one ▁even ▁after ▁being ▁named ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁Paul ▁Nov iti ate , ▁a ▁church ▁training ▁center ▁in ▁Oak ▁R idge , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁four ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁O ' Con nor ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁Stra ight ▁and ▁N arrow , ▁a ▁drug ▁and ▁alco hol ▁treatment ▁center ▁in ▁Pat erson , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁later ▁years , ▁his ▁profile ▁in ▁the ▁jazz ▁world ▁became ▁consider ably ▁lower . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁remained ▁the ▁" J azz ▁Pri est " ▁to ▁the ▁end , ▁producing ▁benefit ▁concert s ▁by ▁Marian ▁Mc Part land ▁and ▁other ▁mus icians ▁for ▁Stra ight ▁and ▁N arrow ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁his ▁long time ▁friend ▁George ▁Wein . ▁O ' Con nor ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁at ▁the