The benefit is set for Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 8:00 pm at Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center on Broadway at 60th Street, New York City.

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Renowned vocalist Ernie Andrews has been added to the concert that features the 20-piece Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra joined by vocalist Freddy Cole, vibraphonist Stefon Harris and 15-year-old Canadian singing sensation Nikki Yanofsky. Lester Holt, anchor of the weekend editions of Today and NBC Nightly News, will be the Master of Ceremonies for this event, which will feature an unforgettable jazz concert to honor WBGO’s 30th anniversary.

The concert begins at 8:00 pm, with pre and post events available to those who purchase sponsor tickets. For information on sponsor tickets and packages, call (908) 781-8418 or visit www.wbgo.org/benefit. Tickets, ranging in price from $30 to $95, are on sale now through the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located at Broadway at 60th Street, or through CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500.

The Champions of Jazz benefit will raise funds to help WBGO keep the flame of classic jazz music alive while paying tribute to individuals and organizations for their outstanding humanitarian, civic and artistic contributions to both jazz and our world.

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Whenever multi-Grammy Award winner and NEA Jazz Master Paquito D’Rivera hits the stage, you can be sure you’re hearing the best in Swing and Latin Jazz! Celebrate the holiday season when Jon Faddis and The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (The CJE) present the 10th American Heritage Jazz Series featuring Paquito D’Rivera and The Chicago Jazz Ensemble: Commemorating Goodman, Celebrating Swing & Latin Jazz, on Friday, December 12, 2008, at 8:00 pm at the Harris Theater, 205 East Randolph, Chicago.

In addition, Faddis and music aficionado, writer and broadcaster Neil Tesser will present a pre-concert conversation about the evening’s performance at 7:20 pm.

More informaition about the 10th American Heritage Jazz Series can be found at www.chicagojazzensemble.com.

Faddis recorded with Benny Goodman in a big band session in New York in the 1970s; however, the recording has yet to be released. In 1992, he presented a concert honoring Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. Of Benny Goodman, Faddis says:

“There is so much to commemorate with Goodman, not the least
of which is the 1938 Carnegie Hall concert which marked the first
time the bandstand was integrated. It was absolutely brave and
remarkable – to prioritize artistry and to respect musicians, whatever
their race, above whatever prejudice and social pressures exist.
That’s deeply admirable. Second, the concert represented the first
real moment when jazz was presented at Carnegie Hall. Third, the
night was a tremendous success, changing the way audiences both
heard and saw jazz, and what can be achieved.”

About Paquito D’Rivera:

Born on the island of Cuba, Paquito D’Rivera began his career as a child prodigy. A restless musical genius during his teen years, he created various original and ground-breaking musical ensembles. As a founding member of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, he directed that group for two years, while at the same time playing both the clarinet and saxophone with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. He eventually went on to premiere several works by notable Cuban composers with the same orchestra.

Additionally, he was a founding member and co-director of the innovative musical ensemble Irakere. With its explosive mixture of jazz, rock, classical and traditional Cuban music never before heard, Irakere toured extensively throughout America and Europe, won several Grammy nominations (1979, 1980) and took home a Grammy in 1979.

Location:
Harris Theater
205 East Randolph
Chicago, IL
(312) 369-6600
www.harristheaterchicago.com

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