Thursday May 4th 2006
to benefit the Jazz Foundation of America
Saving America's elderly jazz and blues musicians for the past 17 years, and now, the musicians of New Orleans as well.
Please join:
Bill Cosby, Danny Glover, Dr Billy Taylor, Odetta, James Blood Ulmer, Abbey Lincoln, over 30 musicians from New Orleans, Dr. Michael White, Davell Crawfod, Henry Butler, Ron Carter, Harold Mabern, Ben Riley, Gary Bartz, Johnnie Mae Dunson (85 yrs old, wrote tunes for Muddy Waters and Elvis--she's amazing!) and many more major surprises.
Tickets through Apollo box office for $35
212-531-5305
Orchestra is sold out, but First Mezzanine tickets available thru the Jazz Foundation from $50, $100, and $250
call us at 212-245-3999 Ext. 29
We need everyone for this one. It's not getting much better for New Orleans musicians and this year we need you more then ever.
The Jazz Foundation of America has:
Assisted over 1000 emergency New Orleans cases since the hurricane, replaced over $250,000 of FREE new instruments donated by manufacturers, got Fats Domino a piano as well as horns, drums and guitars to some of New Orleans most beloved senior and junior musicians.
Established the first housing Fund to put New Orleans musicians into new homes and keep the old ones from foreclosures, and the Jazz Foundation was the very first to put New Orleans musicians back to work in schools and shelters, and has been employing 200 displaced musicians in 8 states where they have been forced to settle.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
