CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY WITH JAZZMOBILE AND
WINARD HARPER, Music Director, WYCLIFFE GORDON, LOUIS HAYES,
BRIANNA THOMAS, BOBBY SANABRIA, ANTOINETTE MONTAGUE AND 30+ JAZZ GREATS
AT JAZZMOBILE’S KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING BENEFIT CONCERT at
The Sanctuary | First Corinthian Baptist Church
Honoring “Mr. Jazzmobile” JOHNNIE GARRY With the 2018 JAZZY AWARD posthumously
AT THIS ONE NIGHT ONLY PERFORMANCE!
April 30, 2018 | 6:30 PM
HARLEM, NY, April 9, 2018 – Jazzmobile’s one night only benefit concert “Keep The Music Playing” is back with 36 stellar Jazz musicians who are donating their performance to support Jazzmobile and its concerts and education programs. Come prepared for a swinging night of music that will have jazz fans dancing in the aisles of The Sanctuary of First Corinthian Baptist Church, 1912 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. in Harlem, on Monday, April 30, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm.
The music will begin with the Saturday Jazz Workshop | Master Class High School Student Big Band (all attend the Celia Cruz Bronx High School for Music). The second set will open with the presentation of the Jazzmobile Jazzy Award to the late Johnnie Garry who spent over 60 years in the jazz industry as a stage hand, stage manager (Café Society), club manager (Birdland), and artist manager (Ms. Sarah Vaughan). For 35 of those years, he was Jazzmobile’s Production Coordinator and historian.
This year’s lineup surpasses all other one-night Jazz concerts with all artists donating their performance! Executive Producer, Robin Bell-Stevens, Music Director, Winard Harper, – last drummer of the Billy Taylor Trio and leader of Jeli Posse; with Associate Producer Linda L. Walton have worked to bring to the Stage an impressive group of masters, jazz greats, emerging jazz artists, and students for over two hours of incredible music. CDs will be available for purchase during the intermission. The program’s Mistress of Ceremonies is WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM week-end radio host Sheila Anderson.
The All-Star line-up includes Akiko Tsuruga, organ; Alexis Cole, vocals; Alyson Williams, vocals; Andrea Brachfield, flute; Antoinette Montague, vocals; Bobby Sanabria, percussion/drums; Brianna Thomas, vocals; Bruce Edwards, guitar; Chip Jackson, bass; Craig Harris, trombone; Cynthia Scott, vocals; Danny Mixon, piano/ organ; Darnell "Jay" Starks, bass; Derrick Barker, vibes; Ghanniyya Green, vocals; James Zollar, trumpet; Jay Hoggard, vibes; Kahlil Kwame Bell, percussion; Lafayette Harris, piano; Lincoln Cowings, tap dancer; Lisle Atkinson, bass; Louis Hayes, drums; Lynette Washington, vocals; Marcus Persiani, piano; Marion Cowings, vocals; Nat Adderley, Jr., piano; Patience Higgins, sax; Ray Mantilla, percussion; Roland Guererro, percussion; Ronnie Burrage, drums; Solomon Hicks, guitar; T.K. Blue, sax; Warren Smith, drums; Wycliffe Gordon, trombone; and Yunior Terry, bass.
TICKETS: General Seating tickets are $30; Reserved Section Seating $50; and Group General Seating Tickets are $20 each with a minimum order of 10 tickets required. Tickets can be purchased on line through www.Eventbrite.com Jazzmobile.
About Jazzmobile
When Jazzmobile founders Dr. Billy Taylor and Daphne Arnstein created Jazzmobile with Jazz Master Jimmy Heath, in 1964, they knew it was the right time for the community and the music to bring high-quality free concerts and education programs to the residents of Harlem. With the talents and skills of jazz greats, innovative and cutting edge Jazz programs were established. Over the years Jazzmobile expanded beyond New York City, and when funding allowed traveled across the country and to cities in other nations.
Jazzmobile’s mission is to present, preserve, promote, and propagate Jazz – “America’s classical music.” Jazzmobile pioneered the concept of Jazz lecture-demonstrations and mobile Jazz performances, and continues to serve as a model for other Jazz music presentation-focused organizations around the country. Jazzmobile reaches approximately 50,000 people in New York City each year, consisting of multi-ethnic audiences of all ages and socio-economic levels, including the disabled. To reach the largest possible audience, all of Jazzmobile’s programming is presented at no or low cost to participants. Other outreach includes instructional workshops and panels and symposia that provide a historical framework for Jazz and its significance to American culture.
Today, Jazzmobile’s premier free out-of doors series, “SUMMERFEST,” is the longest continuously running Jazz concert program in the city and will celebrate its 55th Anniversary this year. It is the oldest organization of its kind in the world. For more information, visit www.jazzmobile.org and follow us on Twitter @JazzmobileNYC; you can find us on Instagram at #jazzmobile; and like us on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/jazzmobile.
The All-Star line-up includes Akiko Tsuruga, organ; Alexis Cole, vocals; Alyson Williams, vocals; Andrea Brachfield, flute; Antoinette Montague, vocals; Bobby Sanabria, percussion/drums; Brianna Thomas, vocals; Bruce Edwards, guitar; Chip Jackson, bass; Craig Harris, trombone; Cynthia Scott, vocals; Danny Mixon, piano/ organ; Darnell "Jay" Starks, bass; Derrick Barker, vibes; Ghanniyya Green, vocals; James Zollar, trumpet; Jay Hoggard, vibes; Kahlil Kwame Bell, percussion; Lafayette Harris, piano; Lincoln Cowings, tap dancer; Lisle Atkinson, bass; Louis Hayes, drums; Lynette Washington, vocals; Marcus Persiani, piano; Marion Cowings, vocals; Nat Adderley, Jr., piano; Patience Higgins, sax; Ray Mantilla, percussion; Roland Guererro, percussion; Ronnie Burrage, drums; Solomon Hicks, guitar; T.K. Blue, sax; Warren Smith, drums; Wycliffe Gordon, trombone; and Yunior Terry, bass.
TICKETS: General Seating tickets are $30; Reserved Section Seating $50; and Group General Seating Tickets are $20 each with a minimum order of 10 tickets required. Tickets can be purchased on line through www.Eventbrite.com Jazzmobile.
About Jazzmobile
When Jazzmobile founders Dr. Billy Taylor and Daphne Arnstein created Jazzmobile with Jazz Master Jimmy Heath, in 1964, they knew it was the right time for the community and the music to bring high-quality free concerts and education programs to the residents of Harlem. With the talents and skills of jazz greats, innovative and cutting edge Jazz programs were established. Over the years Jazzmobile expanded beyond New York City, and when funding allowed traveled across the country and to cities in other nations.
Jazzmobile’s mission is to present, preserve, promote, and propagate Jazz – “America’s classical music.” Jazzmobile pioneered the concept of Jazz lecture-demonstrations and mobile Jazz performances, and continues to serve as a model for other Jazz music presentation-focused organizations around the country. Jazzmobile reaches approximately 50,000 people in New York City each year, consisting of multi-ethnic audiences of all ages and socio-economic levels, including the disabled. To reach the largest possible audience, all of Jazzmobile’s programming is presented at no or low cost to participants. Other outreach includes instructional workshops and panels and symposia that provide a historical framework for Jazz and its significance to American culture.
Today, Jazzmobile’s premier free out-of doors series, “SUMMERFEST,” is the longest continuously running Jazz concert program in the city and will celebrate its 55th Anniversary this year. It is the oldest organization of its kind in the world. For more information, visit www.jazzmobile.org and follow us on Twitter @JazzmobileNYC; you can find us on Instagram at #jazzmobile; and like us on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/jazzmobile.
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