MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) December 17, 2018 — The music community is mourning a Twin Cities musician who was murdered while studying abroad in the Netherlands. Sarah Papenheim, 21, was found stabbed to death in her Rotterdam apartment last Wednesday.
Police arrested the woman’s roommate, 23-year-old Joel Schelling.
Before moving to the Netherlands, Papenheim performed with some of the Twin Cities’ most respected musicians. People gathered Monday night at Shaw’s in northeast Minneapolis to remember the woman who loved to drum.
Shaw’s is a haven for local musicians, and it’s also where Papenheim made a name for herself at a young age, specifically during the Monday night jam sessions.
Music has a way of soothing the soul, especially through the tough times.
“It’s something everyone can relate to. We’ve all been down before, it’s how you get back up,” said Trevis Forslund, a guitarist and friend.
It’s a type of therapy the musicians on this stage – and the people in this crowd – need right now.
Sarah Papenheim was a fixture at Shaw’s Bar and Grill
“Sarah’s been coming here I think six years,” said Michael Shaw, owner of Shaw’s.
A young drummer who had the courage jam out with musicians twice her age.
“I’m sure there’s hours of footage of us playing here,” Forslund said.
Forslund learned right alongside her and was looking forward seeing her later this month. Her death has left him and so many more devastated.
“It still isn’t real for me, to be honest, and it won’t be until they get her back stateside,” Forslund said.
But Monday night is about playing through the pain and honoring a friend. Monday nights at Shaw’s have been renamed the Sarah Papenheim Cocktail Jam – a way to remember her and embody her passion for music.
“All I can do now is live my life in a way that honors hers and keep pushing,” Forslund said. “That’s what she would want.”
The bar was also accepting donations for Papenheim’s family to help with the costs of getting her body back home. Another concert benefit is planned for her this weekend at Schooner’s Tavern in Minneapolis.
JEFF WAGNER
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota music community is reeling after the death of Sarah Papenheim, who was killed while studying overseas.
Police say the 21-year-old from Andover, who was studying psychology at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, was fatally stabbed by a 23-year-old man Wednesday. According to local media reports, police came to her apartment after neighbors heard fighting and screaming. Authorities found Papenheim stabbed and unconscious, in a pool of blood. She died at the scene.
The suspect, described as her roommmate, fled the city, but police captured him getting off a train in Eindhoven, which is about 60 miles southeast of Rotterdam. The man lived in the same student apartment building as Papenheim.
While she was only 21, Papenheim performed with some of the Twin Cities’ most well-respected musicians. A dazzling video of Papenheim playing with the Bernard Allison Group in Bonn, Germany 17 months ago shows her virtuosity and spirit.
The bandmates who shared the stage with her that night and others are devastated. Mario Dawson and George Moye met Papenheim when she came to the open jam sessions at Shaw’s in northeast Minneapolis when she was just 15 years old.
“We are holding each other together today in this community because she was so special,” Dawson said.
Compounding the tragedy is that Papenheim was expected home next week for the holidays.
“The thing that is going through my head is that she was coming home for Christmas, and we were all so excited to see her and to hear that she was coming back that way, and that was just tragic,” Moye said.
After seeing her perform at Shaw’s, Jellybean Johnson gave Papenheim a nickname for the powerful way she played the drums.
“I liked her because she hit the drums just as hard as guys did,” Johnson said. “So I nicknamed her ‘Thumper.’”
The funk legend and Prince drummer would become her mentor and friend over the next few years. Calling her “a great spirit,” Johnson was shocked to learn her young life was viciously stolen after Papenheim’s mother sent him a message on Wednesday evening.
“I’m still numb from it,” Johnson said. “I still can’t believe that something this bad happened to her, especially, because she was such a great kid.”
Papenheim had moved to Netherlands to study psychology, with a focus on suicide.
“She went there, you know, to start a new thing because her brother committed suicide three years ago,” Johnson said.
Now, her mother must bury another child, and her Minnesota family in music will have to face the new reality of playing without her.
The family is now trying to raise money to bring Papenheim’s body back to Minnesota.
“Sarah deserves it,” said family friend and fellow musician Joyann Parker. “She would be the first person to help somebody else if she could.”
Family members are leaving the Twin Cities Friday to begin the process of bringing Papenheim home. A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money to pay the costs of that journey and for funeral expenses.
Police arrested the woman’s roommate, 23-year-old Joel Schelling.
Before moving to the Netherlands, Papenheim performed with some of the Twin Cities’ most respected musicians. People gathered Monday night at Shaw’s in northeast Minneapolis to remember the woman who loved to drum.
Shaw’s is a haven for local musicians, and it’s also where Papenheim made a name for herself at a young age, specifically during the Monday night jam sessions.
Music has a way of soothing the soul, especially through the tough times.
“It’s something everyone can relate to. We’ve all been down before, it’s how you get back up,” said Trevis Forslund, a guitarist and friend.
It’s a type of therapy the musicians on this stage – and the people in this crowd – need right now.
Sarah Papenheim was a fixture at Shaw’s Bar and Grill
“Sarah’s been coming here I think six years,” said Michael Shaw, owner of Shaw’s.
A young drummer who had the courage jam out with musicians twice her age.
“I’m sure there’s hours of footage of us playing here,” Forslund said.
Forslund learned right alongside her and was looking forward seeing her later this month. Her death has left him and so many more devastated.
“It still isn’t real for me, to be honest, and it won’t be until they get her back stateside,” Forslund said.
But Monday night is about playing through the pain and honoring a friend. Monday nights at Shaw’s have been renamed the Sarah Papenheim Cocktail Jam – a way to remember her and embody her passion for music.
“All I can do now is live my life in a way that honors hers and keep pushing,” Forslund said. “That’s what she would want.”
The bar was also accepting donations for Papenheim’s family to help with the costs of getting her body back home. Another concert benefit is planned for her this weekend at Schooner’s Tavern in Minneapolis.
JEFF WAGNER
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota music community is reeling after the death of Sarah Papenheim, who was killed while studying overseas.
Police say the 21-year-old from Andover, who was studying psychology at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, was fatally stabbed by a 23-year-old man Wednesday. According to local media reports, police came to her apartment after neighbors heard fighting and screaming. Authorities found Papenheim stabbed and unconscious, in a pool of blood. She died at the scene.
The suspect, described as her roommmate, fled the city, but police captured him getting off a train in Eindhoven, which is about 60 miles southeast of Rotterdam. The man lived in the same student apartment building as Papenheim.
While she was only 21, Papenheim performed with some of the Twin Cities’ most well-respected musicians. A dazzling video of Papenheim playing with the Bernard Allison Group in Bonn, Germany 17 months ago shows her virtuosity and spirit.
The bandmates who shared the stage with her that night and others are devastated. Mario Dawson and George Moye met Papenheim when she came to the open jam sessions at Shaw’s in northeast Minneapolis when she was just 15 years old.
“We are holding each other together today in this community because she was so special,” Dawson said.
Compounding the tragedy is that Papenheim was expected home next week for the holidays.
“The thing that is going through my head is that she was coming home for Christmas, and we were all so excited to see her and to hear that she was coming back that way, and that was just tragic,” Moye said.
After seeing her perform at Shaw’s, Jellybean Johnson gave Papenheim a nickname for the powerful way she played the drums.
“I liked her because she hit the drums just as hard as guys did,” Johnson said. “So I nicknamed her ‘Thumper.’”
The funk legend and Prince drummer would become her mentor and friend over the next few years. Calling her “a great spirit,” Johnson was shocked to learn her young life was viciously stolen after Papenheim’s mother sent him a message on Wednesday evening.
“I’m still numb from it,” Johnson said. “I still can’t believe that something this bad happened to her, especially, because she was such a great kid.”
Papenheim had moved to Netherlands to study psychology, with a focus on suicide.
“She went there, you know, to start a new thing because her brother committed suicide three years ago,” Johnson said.
Now, her mother must bury another child, and her Minnesota family in music will have to face the new reality of playing without her.
The family is now trying to raise money to bring Papenheim’s body back to Minnesota.
“Sarah deserves it,” said family friend and fellow musician Joyann Parker. “She would be the first person to help somebody else if she could.”
Family members are leaving the Twin Cities Friday to begin the process of bringing Papenheim home. A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money to pay the costs of that journey and for funeral expenses.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) December 17, 2018 — The music community is mourning a Twin Cities musician who was murdered while studying abroad in the Netherlands. Sarah Papenheim, 21, was found stabbed to death in her Rotterdam apartment last Wednesday.
Police arrested the woman’s roommate, 23-year-old Joel Schelling.
Before moving to the Netherlands, Papenheim performed with some of the Twin Cities’ most respected musicians. People gathered Monday night at Shaw’s in northeast Minneapolis to remember the woman who loved to drum.
Shaw’s is a haven for local musicians, and it’s also where Papenheim made a name for herself at a young age, specifically during the Monday night jam sessions.
Music has a way of soothing the soul, especially through the tough times.
“It’s something everyone can relate to. We’ve all been down before, it’s how you get back up,” said Trevis Forslund, a guitarist and friend.
It’s a type of therapy the musicians on this stage – and the people in this crowd – need right now.
Sarah Papenheim was a fixture at Shaw’s Bar and Grill
“Sarah’s been coming here I think six years,” said Michael Shaw, owner of Shaw’s.
A young drummer who had the courage jam out with musicians twice her age.
“I’m sure there’s hours of footage of us playing here,” Forslund said.
Forslund learned right alongside her and was looking forward seeing her later this month. Her death has left him and so many more devastated.
“It still isn’t real for me, to be honest, and it won’t be until they get her back stateside,” Forslund said.
But Monday night is about playing through the pain and honoring a friend. Monday nights at Shaw’s have been renamed the Sarah Papenheim Cocktail Jam – a way to remember her and embody her passion for music.
“All I can do now is live my life in a way that honors hers and keep pushing,” Forslund said. “That’s what she would want.”
The bar was also accepting donations for Papenheim’s family to help with the costs of getting her body back home. Another concert benefit is planned for her this weekend at Schooner’s Tavern in Minneapolis.
JEFF WAGNER
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota music community is reeling after the death of Sarah Papenheim, who was killed while studying overseas.
Police say the 21-year-old from Andover, who was studying psychology at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, was fatally stabbed by a 23-year-old man Wednesday. According to local media reports, police came to her apartment after neighbors heard fighting and screaming. Authorities found Papenheim stabbed and unconscious, in a pool of blood. She died at the scene.
The suspect, described as her roommmate, fled the city, but police captured him getting off a train in Eindhoven, which is about 60 miles southeast of Rotterdam. The man lived in the same student apartment building as Papenheim.
While she was only 21, Papenheim performed with some of the Twin Cities’ most well-respected musicians. A dazzling video of Papenheim playing with the Bernard Allison Group in Bonn, Germany 17 months ago shows her virtuosity and spirit.
The bandmates who shared the stage with her that night and others are devastated. Mario Dawson and George Moye met Papenheim when she came to the open jam sessions at Shaw’s in northeast Minneapolis when she was just 15 years old.
“We are holding each other together today in this community because she was so special,” Dawson said.
Compounding the tragedy is that Papenheim was expected home next week for the holidays.
“The thing that is going through my head is that she was coming home for Christmas, and we were all so excited to see her and to hear that she was coming back that way, and that was just tragic,” Moye said.
After seeing her perform at Shaw’s, Jellybean Johnson gave Papenheim a nickname for the powerful way she played the drums.
“I liked her because she hit the drums just as hard as guys did,” Johnson said. “So I nicknamed her ‘Thumper.’”
The funk legend and Prince drummer would become her mentor and friend over the next few years. Calling her “a great spirit,” Johnson was shocked to learn her young life was viciously stolen after Papenheim’s mother sent him a message on Wednesday evening.
“I’m still numb from it,” Johnson said. “I still can’t believe that something this bad happened to her, especially, because she was such a great kid.”
Papenheim had moved to Netherlands to study psychology, with a focus on suicide.
“She went there, you know, to start a new thing because her brother committed suicide three years ago,” Johnson said.
Now, her mother must bury another child, and her Minnesota family in music will have to face the new reality of playing without her.
The family is now trying to raise money to bring Papenheim’s body back to Minnesota.
“Sarah deserves it,” said family friend and fellow musician Joyann Parker. “She would be the first person to help somebody else if she could.”
Family members are leaving the Twin Cities Friday to begin the process of bringing Papenheim home. A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money to pay the costs of that journey and for funeral expenses.
Police arrested the woman’s roommate, 23-year-old Joel Schelling.
Before moving to the Netherlands, Papenheim performed with some of the Twin Cities’ most respected musicians. People gathered Monday night at Shaw’s in northeast Minneapolis to remember the woman who loved to drum.
Shaw’s is a haven for local musicians, and it’s also where Papenheim made a name for herself at a young age, specifically during the Monday night jam sessions.
Music has a way of soothing the soul, especially through the tough times.
“It’s something everyone can relate to. We’ve all been down before, it’s how you get back up,” said Trevis Forslund, a guitarist and friend.
It’s a type of therapy the musicians on this stage – and the people in this crowd – need right now.
Sarah Papenheim was a fixture at Shaw’s Bar and Grill
“Sarah’s been coming here I think six years,” said Michael Shaw, owner of Shaw’s.
A young drummer who had the courage jam out with musicians twice her age.
“I’m sure there’s hours of footage of us playing here,” Forslund said.
Forslund learned right alongside her and was looking forward seeing her later this month. Her death has left him and so many more devastated.
“It still isn’t real for me, to be honest, and it won’t be until they get her back stateside,” Forslund said.
But Monday night is about playing through the pain and honoring a friend. Monday nights at Shaw’s have been renamed the Sarah Papenheim Cocktail Jam – a way to remember her and embody her passion for music.
“All I can do now is live my life in a way that honors hers and keep pushing,” Forslund said. “That’s what she would want.”
The bar was also accepting donations for Papenheim’s family to help with the costs of getting her body back home. Another concert benefit is planned for her this weekend at Schooner’s Tavern in Minneapolis.
JEFF WAGNER
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota music community is reeling after the death of Sarah Papenheim, who was killed while studying overseas.
Police say the 21-year-old from Andover, who was studying psychology at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, was fatally stabbed by a 23-year-old man Wednesday. According to local media reports, police came to her apartment after neighbors heard fighting and screaming. Authorities found Papenheim stabbed and unconscious, in a pool of blood. She died at the scene.
The suspect, described as her roommmate, fled the city, but police captured him getting off a train in Eindhoven, which is about 60 miles southeast of Rotterdam. The man lived in the same student apartment building as Papenheim.
While she was only 21, Papenheim performed with some of the Twin Cities’ most well-respected musicians. A dazzling video of Papenheim playing with the Bernard Allison Group in Bonn, Germany 17 months ago shows her virtuosity and spirit.
The bandmates who shared the stage with her that night and others are devastated. Mario Dawson and George Moye met Papenheim when she came to the open jam sessions at Shaw’s in northeast Minneapolis when she was just 15 years old.
“We are holding each other together today in this community because she was so special,” Dawson said.
Compounding the tragedy is that Papenheim was expected home next week for the holidays.
“The thing that is going through my head is that she was coming home for Christmas, and we were all so excited to see her and to hear that she was coming back that way, and that was just tragic,” Moye said.
After seeing her perform at Shaw’s, Jellybean Johnson gave Papenheim a nickname for the powerful way she played the drums.
“I liked her because she hit the drums just as hard as guys did,” Johnson said. “So I nicknamed her ‘Thumper.’”
The funk legend and Prince drummer would become her mentor and friend over the next few years. Calling her “a great spirit,” Johnson was shocked to learn her young life was viciously stolen after Papenheim’s mother sent him a message on Wednesday evening.
“I’m still numb from it,” Johnson said. “I still can’t believe that something this bad happened to her, especially, because she was such a great kid.”
Papenheim had moved to Netherlands to study psychology, with a focus on suicide.
“She went there, you know, to start a new thing because her brother committed suicide three years ago,” Johnson said.
Now, her mother must bury another child, and her Minnesota family in music will have to face the new reality of playing without her.
The family is now trying to raise money to bring Papenheim’s body back to Minnesota.
“Sarah deserves it,” said family friend and fellow musician Joyann Parker. “She would be the first person to help somebody else if she could.”
Family members are leaving the Twin Cities Friday to begin the process of bringing Papenheim home. A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money to pay the costs of that journey and for funeral expenses.
