10th Anniversary Benefit, ....

10th Anniversary Benefit, Tuesday, October 22, 6-8pm at Cornelia Street Cafe, Greenwich Village, New York City

On behalf of The Jazz Drama Program, I would like to invite you to our 10th Anniversary Benefit Concert honoring jazz musician and educator Bob Stewart and hosted by WQXR's Terrance McNight.

 

The evening will feature intimate performances by Bob Stewart on tuba as well as concert pianist John Kamitsuka, violinist Sara Caswell, guitarist Tom Dempsey, JDP Artistic Director Eli Yamin and Alumnus Shantaysha Peprah, now a student at the famed Berklee College of Music.  Musical selections include classic blues and songs from our hit musical Holding the Torch for Liberty, a story about women's suffrage, previews of our up-coming musical Message from Saturn, about the healing power of the blues and pieces by Bach and Prokovief. 

Admission includes an open bar and hors d'oevres.

Tickets to this exclusive event are extremely limited and can be purchased for $125 here by check or Paypal.  $75 of your ticket price is tax deductible.  Each ticket holder will receive a CD of the featured artists.  We thank-you for supporting the work of The Jazz Drama Program, Jazz Arts for a Better World!

"I firmly believe that any exposure to the arts like this is vital to the spirit of America, to the spirit of the children." - Mercedes Ellington, choreographer and Granddaughter of Duke Ellington

Shataysha Peprah performs Holding the Torch For Liberty

"I had the life changing experience to have studied under the professorship of  Mr. Carlson and Mr.Yamin, while attending Louis Armstrong Middle School from 1997 - 2004. Since that time I continued to study music and recently received my Masters Degree in Classical Voice and Opera Studies from NYU."  JDP Alum Tyenne Silleken

Your kind support is needed!

Please join us to celebrate 10 years of The Jazz Drama Program and purchase your tickets now. If you have a company or would like to support the program on behalf of one, please view our Sponsorship Form for packages and the opportunity to be featured in our program guide.

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