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By: | 12/07/12 12:59 PM
As the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation's "Help Is On the Way For the Holidays" gala unveils its 11th edition Monday in The City, jazz performer Tim Hockenberry sees it as powerful opportunity to personally take action – by moving out of his comfort zone.
“I am a musician and in my heart of hearts, the only thing I really wanted to do all day long is play music," Hockenberry says. "I don't always have a natural default that goes into helping others. In order to do music, sometimes, you have to be really selfish, so the only way I can really give back is to show up and give away my talent."
The heralded Bay Area performer, who went from being a symphonic orchestral trombone wonder to earning jazz singer status, turned heads earlier this year as a semi-finalist on TV's "America's Got Talent."
He shares the stage Monday with an eclectic posse that includes castmembers of "The Book of Mormon" and Disney's "The Lion King."
Other popular Bay Area titans also will be on hand: Bruce Vilanch, Connie Champagne, Spencer Day, Paula West, Jason Brock and Mary Wilson.
The all-star power is a testament to the work that The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation has been doing for years.
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/music/2012/12/hockenberry-celebrates-season-help#ixzz2EgPz34xc
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