NYC All-Star Benefit for the Artists of New Orleans on 9/20

Angel Orensanz Foundation For The Arts
172 Norfolk Street (just south of Houston), New York, NY (map)
Tuesday September 20, 2005
5:30 pm to midnight
Donation: $30 or for those who can afford it, $100.

Order of Appearance

• The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra with Rob Brown, Sabir Mateen, Darryl Foster, Dave Sewelson, Roy Campbell, Lewis Barnes, Matt Lavelle, Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, Dave Hofstra, William Parker, Andrew Barker, Leena Conquest
• Masada with Dave Douglas, Greg Cohen, Kenny Wollesen and John Zorn
• Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey, Patricia Nicholson
• Bill Dixon solo trumpet
• Oliver Lake, Ted Daniel, Ahmed Abdullah, Reggie Workman, Cooper-Moore
• Muhal Richard Abrams solo piano
• Kidd Jordan, Clyde Kerr, Kali Z. Fasteau, Henry Grimes, Hamid Drake + poet Amiri Baraka
• Tri-Factor with Hamiet Bluiett, Billy Bang & Kahil El-Zabar + poet Quincy Troupe
• Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Charles Gayle, Roy Campbell, Hamid Drake
• Jazz Passengers with Deborah Harry and Elvis Costello
• Yo La Tengo with Other Dimensions in Music

Emcees: Steve Buscemi, Steve Dalachinsky & Patricia Nicholson

Special early performances from 4pm to 5pm ($15 admission)

Students from two New York high schools (Humanities Preparatory and James Baldwin) will perform work developed with Vision artists and teachers Bob Craddock, Lan Ding Liu, Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Matthew Shipp and Guillermo E. Brown.

We will also be accepting donations of canned food, water, diapers, and clothing.

Each performance will be from 10 to 30 minutes in length.

Proceeds from the events will go to New Orleans artists.