A Memorial service for Dr. Billy Taylor, who passed away on December 28, 2010 at the age of 89, will be held at Riverside Church in Manhattan on Monday, January 10 at 6 pm.
It is located at 490 Riverside Drive in Manhattan.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Dr. Taylor's name to the organization that he founded, Jazzmobile. Donations can be made online.
Jazzmobile, Inc 154 West 127th Street New York, NY 10027 http://www.jazzmobile.org Jazzmobile's mission is to Present, Preserve, Promote and Propagate JAZZ, America's Classical Music. For most people Jazzmobile is synonymous with its Summer Festival, which has presented free, public concerts in Harlem neighborhoods and other neighborhoods in New York City for more than forty years. Jazzmobile's presentation of high quality jazz education programs, ts service and underserved communities and its services to the field of jazz are well understood and highly valued by its stakeholders, colleagues and audiences.