19th Annual Evening with Friends of Charlie Parker October 1

Veritas's Annual Evening with Friends of Charlie Parker brings together the most respected names in music to celebrate the memory of Charlie “Bird" Parker. The event was the inspiration of the late Doris Parker, and fellow Veritas Foundation members the late Max Roach, the late Milt Jackson and their friend the late Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Heath and Congressman Charles B. Rangel. They believed if an organization like Veritas had been available to Bird, his life may not have been cut short due to substance abuse. Each year musicians give of their time and talent to this benefit concert, the proceeds of which support the important treatment and prevention programs of Veritas.

Monday, October 1,
at The Pierre Hotel
Fifth Avenue at 61st Street
New York City

6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Concert

2007 Performers include:
Kenny Barron
Don Braden
Bill Charlap
Todd Coolman
Roberta Gambarini
Savion Glover
Roy Hargrove
Antonio Hart
Louis Hayes
Jimmy Heath
Greg Hutchinson
Dr. John
Hank Jones
Rodney Jones
Willie Jones III
Mike Longo
Joe Lovano
James Moody
Lewis Nash
Nicholas Payton
Danilo Perez
Rufus Reid
Claudio Roditi
Renee Rosnes
Lizz Wright

2007 Honorees:
Roy Haynes, Musician and Composer
Tommy LiPuma, Chairman Emeritus, Universal Music Group
The Honorable Charles B. Rangel, U.S. House of Representatives, and Founder, Annual Evening with Friends of Charlie Parker