Renée Fleming Joins JFA gala honoring Sonny Rollins With Special Guests at the Apollo Theater

By: Sally Henry Fuller Oct. 10, 2015

The Jazz Foundation of America's "Lifetime Achievement Award" to Sonny Rollins featuring performances by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan),Jimmy Heath, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Randy Brecker, Clifton Anderson, Alex Blake, Kenny Garrett, Ravi Coltrane,Buster Williams, Al Foster, James Carter, Bob Cranshaw, Cecil Bridgewater Big Band, and more.

"The Clark & Gwen Terry Award" for Merry Claytonfeaturing performances by Renée Fleming, Valerie Simpson, Sarah Dash & Nona Hendryx of Labelle, Darlene Love & Lisa Fischer (your favorite stars from "20 Feet from Stardom") and Bernard Fowler, with Ray Parker Jr., Ivan Neville, Will Lee and more...

Special tributes dedicated to Julian Bond featuring Danny Glover, Keb' Mo', Randy Weston, and Kimberly Nichole.

With the Davell Crawford Gospel Choir and very special surprise guests to come!

This night will transport you with thrilling moments of music and real life stories of musicians saved by JFA.

Musical Director: Steve Jordan - Production by DPS

TICKETS & SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

To purchase tickets, click here.

$1,500 - Includes VIP Reception and Gala Dinner,
Preferred Concert Seating, and After-Party
$500 - Preferred Balcony Seating plus After-Party Admission
$250 - Concert Only, Preferred Balcony Seating
$125 - Concert Only, Balcony Seating
$75 - Concert Only, Upper Balcony Seating

For information on table sponsorship packages

($100,000/$50,000/$25,000/$12,500/$6,000), click here.

To advertise in the evening's program book, click here.

If you cannot attend but would like to donate, click here.

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THE CAUSE

For 26 years, the Jazz Foundation of America has been keeping jazz & blues alive by helping the musicians who played with everyone from Duke Ellington & Billie Holiday to Jimi Hendrix & The Rolling Stones. We now assist in more than 5,000 cases a year nationwide.

PROGRAMS INCLUDE

•Preventing homelessness and eviction by paying rents and mortgages

•Creating dignified work through our Agnes Varis Jazz & Blues in the Schools program, which employs over 250 musicians every month and reaches 70,000 audience members a year-from public schoolchildren to seniors in nursing homes

•Providing free medical care and operations through our angels at Englewood Hospital & Medical Center, who have donated $7 million in services since 1994

•Being there with our Musicians' Emergency Fund when illness, hunger, accident or another crisis strikes

Our efforts over 10 years since Hurricane Katrina have helped more than 1,000 of New Orleans' most beloved musicians find work and new homes for their families. Thanks to the Agnes Varis Trust, hundreds of these artists continue to perform every month.

www.jazzfoundation.org

2015 BENEFIT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

Mikhail Baryshnikov & Lisa Rinehart • William A. Douglass, III
Danny Glover • Quincy Jones • Steve Jordan & Meegan Voss
Cheryl Joseph & Bonin Bough • Jarrett & Maritess Lilien
Prince & Princess Robert of Luxembourg
Geoffrey & Sophie Menin • Michael & Sukey Novogratz
Richard D. & Laura Parsons • Dakota Pippins
Abigail Scheuer • Marlisa Vinciguerra & Marc Henry Johnson

SPECIAL THANKS

The Agnes Varis Trust
Englewood Hospital & Medical Center

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Parmigiani Fleurier

Domaine Clarence Dillon

The Clarendelle wines are donated by Their Royal Highnesses Prince & Princess Robert of Luxembourg on behalf of Domaine Clarence Dillon

Kimberly Nichole brought to you by The Patch

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