Jazz Legends for Disability Pride – Benefit Concert on January 8

As announced in a previous column, plans are moving along for Disability Pride in July.

On January 8, Jazz Legends for the Disabled will be held at the Quaker Meeting Hall in Manhattan. Many of the great jazz musicians will be performing in a benefit to fund the Disability Pride Parade and the Disabled.

This celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. NYC Winter Jazz Fest is supporting this event. It is hoped that many Bronx organizations and individuals will join. Edith Prentiss, Vice Chair of Disabled in Action ( DIA) is handling accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

The list of jazz greats includes: Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Brad Mehldau, Jimmy Cobb, Harold Mabern, George Coleman, Bill Charlap, Buster Williams, Russell Malone, Eric Alexander , Peter Bernstein, Mike LeDonne, Renee Rosnes, Joe Farnsworth, Kenny Washington, John Webber, and more.

Hope many will attend the jazz concert on January 8 to listen to many of the jazz greats and by doing so helping the disabled and the Disability Pride Parade set for July 12.

Our disabled deserve to be honored and their needs recognized.

JAZZ LEGENDS FOR DISABILITY PRIDE

A Benefit for the NYC Disability Pride Parade

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the

Americans with Disabilities Act

Featuring :

Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Brad Mehldau, Jimmy Cobb, Harold Mabern, George Coleman, Bill Charlap, Buster Williams, Russell Malone, Eric Alexander , Peter Bernstein, Mike LeDonne, Renee Rosnes, Joe Farnsworth, Kenny Washington, John Webber, + more

Supported by

New York City Winter Jazzfest

January 8th, 2015

7 – 9:30 PM

Quaker’s Friends Meeting House, 15 Rutherford Place, NYC

http://disabilitypridenyc.com/

Tickets: http://lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/jazz-legends-play-for-disability-pride-nyc-january-8th-2014/

Accommodations: edith@disabledinaction.org

 

 

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