Dorothy Cullman Honored at Tenth Anniversary Celebration
Jazz Interlude: An Evening with Jon Faddis
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
NEW YORK, October 21, 2004 - Jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis will perform at The Museum of Modern Art on December 7, 2004, at a benefit gala hosted by the Friends of Education, a Museum affiliate group devoted to encouraging greater appreciation of African American artists and the participation of African Americans at MoMA. “Jazz Interlude" will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Friends and will honor the philanthropist and long-time Museum benefactor Dorothy Cullman. The black-tie gala, consisting of a cocktail reception, a concert in the newly refurbished Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1, dinner, and a private viewing of the Museum's galleries, will be the first benefit held in the newly renovated and expanded MoMA, which opens to the public on November 20.
The Benefit Chairman is Sherry B. Bronfman and the Honorary Chairmen for the event are Lewis B. Cullman, Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, Alexandra and Paul Herzan, Wynn Kramarsky, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Stuart Lewis and Cordia Beverley, Susan and Glenn D. Lowry, Ninah and Michael Lynne, Westina Matthews-Shateen, Peter Norton, Laura and Dick Parsons, Pat Ramsay, David Rockefeller, Jr., Anna Deavere Smith, Gerri Warren-Merrick, and Joyce and George T. Wein.
The 2004 event follows a tradition begun by The Friends of Education with the successful Jazz Interlude: An Evening with Wynton Marsalis in 1998. The second Friends benefit, Jazz Interlude 2001, honored producer George T. Wein and featured singer Cassandra Wilson. Proceeds from Jazz Interlude benefit the Friends of Education Fund. All of the Jazz Interlude concerts were produced by Mr. Wein.
Jazz Interlude 2004 honors longtime Museum benefactor Dorothy Cullman for her ongoing support of the Museum and the Friends. For MoMA, Ms. Cullman serves as a member of the Committee on Architecture and Design, Committee on Special Programming and Events, and the Chairman's Council. The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, currently under construction, has been named in honor of the Cullmans. She has also served as Vice President of The Lewis B. and Dorothy F. Cullman Foundation, Inc., an organization that provides significant support to the arts. Mr. and Ms. Cullman are frequently listed among the nation's leading contributors to organizations supporting the arts and education.
Jon Faddis's prodigious career, which began at age eight, has made him one of the most sought-after jazz musicians recording and performing today
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