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| Help Keep Jazz Alive By Supporting The Dorthaan Kirk Opportunity Fund Dear Friend of Jazz, On Friday, April 9 at 7PM ET you are invited to an Exclusive Private Screening of the documentary on the early days of WBGO: "The WBGO Story...Bright Moments from Newark to the World." Created by the award-winning producer Chris Daniel, this documentary is currently being shown in a number of New York/New Jersey area" film festivals and recently was declared "Best Documentary at the New Jersey Film Festival. After viewing the documentary, you'll will have an opportunity to meet the producer Chris Daniel, as well as speak to WBGO pioneers including Dorthaan Kirk, Bob Ottenhoff and Steve Robinson. To see this documentary, we are asking you to make a contribution of a minimum of $25 to the Dorthaan Kirk Opportunity Fund. You can do that by going to this going to this link: https://cfnj.org/dorthaan/ and making your contribution online or by check. Once we have confirmed your contribution, you'll be sent a private link to this special showing April 9 at 7 PM. A word about the Dorthaan Kirk Opportunity Fund: Dorthaan was instrumental in the formation of WBGO-FM, one of the most important Jazz radio stations in the world. She has been producing jazz events for young and old for nearly 40 years; The New York Times called her "Newark's First Lady of Jazz." Before coming to WBGO, Dorthaan traveled the world with her late husband, the great Jazz musician, composer and band leader, Rahsaan Roland Kirk. In appreciation for all she has done for the world of jazz, several of her friends created The Dorthaan Kirk Opportunity Fund. The Fund is designed to provide opportunities for talented deserving youth that might unleash the spark that a young person needs to embark on a path to reach his or her full potential. Last year, the Fund provided scholarships to three young musicians: two associated with Jazz House Kids and another with Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp in New Orleans. Administrative support is provided by the Community Foundation of New Jersey. http://cfnj.org/. Contributions to the Fund are tax deductible under the full extent of the law. P.S. If you can't attend this Exclusive Private Screening, we hope you will contribute anyway by going to this link:https://cfnj.org/dorthaan/ HONORARY CHAIRS The Honorable Ras J. Baraka, Mayor, City of Newark, NJ Nancy Cantor, ChancellorRutgers University-Newark Wynton Marsalis, Jazz Artist and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center George Wein, Jazz Promoter and Producer HONORARY COMMITTEE Terri Lyne Carrington, jazz artist Regina Carter, jazz artist Geri Coles, community leader Paquito D'Rivera, jazz artist Tia Fuller, jazz artist Jackie Harris, Executive Director, Louis Armstrong Foundation Jimmy Heath, jazz artist Jeremy Johnson, Executive Director, Newark Arts Christian McBride, jazz artist Nell Painter, artist, author, and historian Dianne Reeves, jazz artist Rhoda Scott, jazz artist John Schreiber, President and CEO, NJPAC Janis Siegel, jazz artist Steve Turre, jazz artist Melissa Walker, jazz artist Cornell West, scholar and author Randy Weston, jazz artist ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps, consultant and nonprofit executive Rev. Bill Howard, minister, former college president, community and business leader Penny Joseph, retired business executive Dorthaan Kirk, honoree Bob Ottenhoff, founder of WBGO and nonprofit executive Steve Robinson, public media executive Byron Yake, founder and executive director of Write on Sports write your comments about the article :: © 2021 Jazz News :: home page |