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| Renée Fleming joins JFA gala honoring Sonny Rollins Jazz Foundation of America Invites You... Escape the world for one night... Enter the Apollo for a historic concert and fill your heart with the love of life You won't want to miss this one... We will be delivering BIG TIME on the surprise guests... (You just might faint) The best part: You will be helping to save hundreds of musicians who have been saving you all these years... 14th Annual "A Great Night in Harlem" Gala Concert Thursday, October 22 The Apollo Theater 8:30 PM FEATURING A RARE COMBINATION OF LEGENDS FROM THE WORLDS OF JAZZ, BLUES, R&B, AND ROCK The Jazz Foundation of America's "Lifetime Achievement Award" to Sonny Rollins featuring performances by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan), Jimmy Heath, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Randy Brecker, Clifton Anderson, Alex Blake, Kenny Garrett, Ravi Coltrane, Buster Williams, Al Foster, James Carter, Bob Cranshaw, Cecil Bridgewater Big Band, and more... "The Clark & Gwen Terry Award" for Merry Clayton featuring performances by Renée Fleming, Valerie Simpson, Sarah Dash & Nona Hendryx of Labelle, Darlene Love & Lisa Fischer (your favorite stars from "20 Feet from Stardom") and Bernard Fowler, with Ray Parker Jr., Ivan Neville, Will Lee and more... Special tributes dedicated to Julian Bond featuring Danny Glover, Keb' Mo', Randy Weston, and Kimberly Nichole. With the Davell Crawford Gospel Choir and very special surprise guests to come! This night will transport you with thrilling moments of music and real life stories of musicians saved by JFA. Musical Director: Steve Jordan - Production by DPS THE CAUSE For 26 years, the Jazz Foundation of America has been keeping jazz & blues alive by helping the musicians who played with everyone from Duke Ellington & Billie Holiday to Jimi Hendrix & The Rolling Stones. We now assist in more than 5, 000 cases a year nationwide. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE •Preventing homelessness and eviction by paying rents and mortgages •Creating dignified work through our Agnes Varis Jazz & Blues in the Schools program, which employs over 250 musicians every month and reaches 70, 000 audience members a year—from public schoolchildren to seniors in nursing homes •Providing free medical care and operations through our angels at Englewood Hospital & Medical Center, who have donated $7 million in services since 1994 •Being there with our Musicians' Emergency Fund when illness, hunger, accident or another crisis strikes Our efforts over 10 years since Hurricane Katrina have helped more than 1, 000 of New Orleans' most beloved musicians find work and new homes for their families. Thanks to the Agnes Varis Trust, hundreds of these artists continue to perform every month. Whatever the need is, we don't just fix the problem... we heal it with dignified solutions and love. 2015 BENEFIT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS Mikhail Baryshnikov & Lisa Rinehart • William A. Douglass, III Danny Glover • Quincy Jones • Steve Jordan & Meegan Voss Cheryl Joseph & Bonin Bough • Jarrett & Maritess Lilien Prince & Princess Robert of Luxembourg Geoffrey & Sophie Menin • Michael & Sukey Novogratz Richard D. & Laura Parsons • Dakota Pippins Abigail Scheuer • Marlisa Vinciguerra & Marc Henry Johnson SPECIAL THANKS The Agnes Varis Trust Englewood Hospital & Medical Center IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Parmigiani Fleurier Domaine Clarence Dillon The Clarendelle wines are donated by Their Royal Highnesses Prince & Princess Robert of Luxembourg on behalf of Domaine Clarence Dillon Kimberly Nichole brought to you by The Patch write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |