Nation Juneteenth Observance Foundation to Celebrate African-American Jazz Artists, 6/30
By: Devin MacDonald
Jazz and Memphis' legacy of world-renowned African-American jazz artists will be celebrated Friday, June 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Historic Daisy Theater on Beale Street.
The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF) founder, Dr. Ronald Myers will join local Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival founder Glynn Johns Reed in collaborating with the Memphis Black ArtsAlliance's Jazz-A-F!RE to debut a new Memphis tradition. This event will honor the African-American legacy of internationally acclaimed Memphis Jazz Musicians:
Saxophonists Charles Lloyd, George Coleman, and Frank Strozier
Pianists Phineas Newborn and Harold Mabern
Trupmeter Booker Little
and the legendary Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra.
VIP Reception $50 at 5:30 pmGeneral Admission @ 6:30 pm $30
MBAA Members $25
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