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[Lois Gilbert]

Musicians for Hurricane Katrina

My name is Sandra Booker. I am a professional jazz singer, residing in southern California, and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. Cabrini Schneider, owner of Cabrini's Jazz Alley is also a native of New Orleans. We are having a Jazz Music Marathon at Cabrini's Jazz Alley beginning at 5:00PM on Saturday, September 10th ending at 5:00PM Sunday, September 11th, from to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

This is going to be 24 straight hours of live music. If you would like to lend your time and talent to this effort, please contact
Sandra Booker at jbmusik@earthlink.net or 310.281.6172. Feel free to forward this announcement to any musicians who might be interested as well.

Merci beaucoup cher!

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[Lois Gilbert]

Toronto jazz musicians gather for New Orleans benefit concert


Canadian Press


Thursday, September 01, 2005


TORONTO (CP) - Jane Bunnett and Richard Underhill are among more than a dozen musicians gathering for a jazz concert to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The Sept. 25 benefit show is being organized by Kevin Clark, a former New Orleans resident who's a well-known jazz trumpeter in Toronto. Tickets for the show, taking place at the city's trendy distillery district, are being sold for a suggested donation of $20.

Proceeds will go to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic, which offers health-care benefits to musicians and their families.

In the U.S., TV telethons reminiscent of benefits for tsunami and 9-11 victims were announced Wednesday. Artists participating include Wynton Marsalis and Green Day.

[Lois Gilbert]

New Orleans musicians plan jazz fest parades
BY MARK STRYKER
FREE PRESS MUSIC WRITER

September 1, 2005


At a moment when the future of New Orleans hangs in the balance, at least two vibrant slices of Crescent City soul, Dr. John and the Regal Brass Band, remain committed to performing at the Detroit International Jazz Festival this weekend.


Detroit International Jazz Festival
Friday-Monday
Hart Plaza and Campus Martius, downtown Detroit

Free

313-887-8500

www.detroitjazzfest.com

The Regal Brass Band is scheduled to kick off the festival at 7 p.m. Friday at Campus Martius Park and then lead parades between Hart Plaza and Campus Martius at 3:15 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday.


As the Regal Brass Band marches proudly down Woodward Avenue during its twice-daily parades, the music should resonate as a heroic tribute to New Orleans' storied place in the history books as the cradle of jazz.


Officials at Music Hall were unsure whether the Regal Brass Band, one of New Orleans' leading parade bands, would be able to make it to Detroit as late as Wednesday afternoon because bandleader and saxophonist Lajoie (Butch) Gomez had not been able to locate three of the band's six musicians.


Then Gomez sent an e-mail to festival artistic director Frank Malfitano:


"We are going to put on a helluva show," wrote Gomez, who had evacuated to Atlanta. "I found one of my drummers in Houston, my tuba player in Panama City, my trombone player is flying in from Japan today. He's flying into Dallas and going straight to Detroit. He has no idea if he has a house.


"We will have a really good band. The energy is very high, and I have people standing by to fill in the empty spaces, but I am finding my guys as time goes on.


"Frank, we are very pumped up to put on a very good show. We will not have uniforms, but maybe we can get some festival T-shirts to wear, and we might need a bass drum and snare drum to use but I am working on that.


"We all feel it will be really good therapy to play the festival and to represent New Orleans at a time like this."


The Regal Brass Band is slated to kick off the festival at 7 p.m. Friday at Campus Martius Park and then lead exuberant parades between Hart Plaza and Campus Martius twice daily at 3:15 and 8 p.m. through the duration of the festival on Monday.


Malfitano, who has been a close friend of Gomez and the Regal Brass Band for years, said the e-mail had him fighting back tears.


New Orleans is as important to a jazz festival as the roots of a tree are to its branches. But the influence in Detroit is more than a metaphor this year.


The 26-year-old festival -- the largest free jazz festival in North America -- has launched a geographic and aesthetic expansion inspired directly by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.


To broaden the festival's appeal, new stages have been added this year at Campus Martius and the Spirit of Detroit statue devoted to R&B, blues and other roots forms in the manner of the New Orleans event.


Meanwhile, the core jazz festival remains anchored at Hart Plaza.


The impact of Hurricane Katrina has transformed the usual pre-festival atmosphere from celebration to concern.


A shaken Dr. John said from a hotel room in Minneapolis, where he was on tour, that it was a difficult time for anyone from New Orleans.


Dr. John -- the rollicking New Orleans-born pianist and raspy vocalist also known as Mac Rebennack -- remains as much a part of New Orleans' cultural soul as okra-laced gumbo, even if he now lives on Long Island, N.Y.


"We all have people there, and there's no way to find out if they're OK," he said.


"But, listen," he continued, "I'm just grateful that the music is still the good side of it all. Music comes from the spiritual kingdom. ... I want people to know that we'll be there with the music. We know that's the one good thing we can bring and we know the world needs it.


"And Detroit is a special place for us," he said. "We got some early breaks there, and a lot of people in Detroit were open to what we do."


Now with the founding city of jazz under water, many observers worry that a critical chapter of jazz history may disappear like the lost city of Atlantis.


Detroit reedman Charlie Gabriel, 73, who was born in New Orleans, lamented the destruction of the historic home for traditional jazz at Preservation Hall and the possible loss of the extensive archives of jazz history at Tulane University.


And yet he also said the music would help rebuild the city.


"If you go back into the slavery time, people were free in the spirit of their music," he said.


"Jazz came through the field into the church and then into the clubs. The spirit of the music is going to save that city."

[Lois Gilbert]

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/living/12540906.htm

Posted on Fri, Sep. 02, 2005


The city of jazz has been silenced and needs our help
It's time to give back to the town that has given us so much musically
By AL HUNTER JR.
huntera@phillynews.com

THE BIRTHPLACE of our music needs help.

New Orleans, the city that has blessed us with so many talented jazz
musicians and innovators, where jazz music was nurtured and refined, has
experienced an unfathomable natural event.

Katrina was no joke.

So many lives lost, so much property destroyed.

The photographs and heart-wrenching stories should be more than enough to
motivate people to donate money to help those in need.

I'll be frank. I've visited New Orleans twice and both times returned home
disappointed. Maybe I went to the wrong places (except for a great trip to
The Funky Butt club on Rampart Street, where I caught Jason Marsalis on
vibes). I expected a city with such a rich history to be awash in music and
energized culture. Unfortunately, what lingered with me was the
beer-befouled stench of Bourbon Street.

But New Orleans' touristy tenet should not negate its jazz legacy: Buddy
Bolden, King Oliver, Louie Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet. Or
the potential legacies of The Marsalis Family, Terence Blanchard, Harry
Connick, Irvin Mayfield...

For jazz fans and those who make a living from jazz, the deadly inundation
of New Orleans has even more poignancy; this is the area that cultivated the
music we so enjoy.

Reach for your checkbook without hesitation.

Over in Cherry Hill this Labor Day weekend, the Tony Williams Scholarship
Jazz Festival will heap honors upon drummers George "Butch" Ballardand
Charlie Rice.

The festival, which will be at the Cherry Hill Hilton Hotel, benefits the
Mount Airy Cultural Center. It will celebrate its 15th year with a slew of
performances over four days, including an appearance by Bill Cosby and his
Reunion Band.

Before he became an internationally known comedian and actor, the Cos used
to play drums in his North Philly neighborhood, hanging out with players
such as saxophonist Bootsie Barnes.

Ballard and Rice are jazz history. At 88, Ballard has played and recorded
with the greats: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Cootie
Williams, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Fats Waller. And the Philly musician
(born in Camden Dec. 26, 1917) still plays with the Philadelphia Legends of
Jazz Orchestra.

Rice, who declines to give his age publicly, is no slouch, himself, having
performed with Louis Jordan, Chet Baker, Anita O'Day, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
and Shirley Scott, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Burrell, J.J. Johnson and Oscar
Pettiford. He was the house drummer at the old Down Beat club and later at
the Showboat.

Like Ballard, Rice still plays. He occasionally sits in at the Monday night
sessions at La Rose on Germantown Avenue.

Rice and Ballard will be honored Saturday (Sep. 3) around 10:30. Cosby's gig
will be tomorrow afternoon, 4:15 to 5:15.

Also on the festival lineup: Nina Bundy, Barbara Morrison, Joey DeFrancesco
and Radam Schwartz, Terell Stafford, Tony Koenigsberg, and a jam session
with Mike Boone, Dave Posmontier, Larry McKenna, Ronnie Waters, Tim Warfield
and John Swana.

Williams, the diminutive saxophonist with the big sound, oversees the Mount
Airy Cultural Center Inc., where children learn to play jazz.

Tickets for the entire festival are $185. Day packages and individual show
tickets are also available. 2349 Marlton Pike (Route 70). Info:
215-248-4415, 215-753-0232, www.maccjazz.org.

Nnenna Freelon, fearless when it comes to interpreting songs, will be
featured on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon.

She'll perform between noon and 1 p.m. Monday (Sep. 5) on Channel 17, and
sing her rendition of "God Bless the Child." The song appears on Freelon's
new CD, "Blueprint of a Lady - Sketches of Billie Holiday."

Don't expect the tune to be presented in the usual maudlin way. On her disc,
Freelon molds it into a funky head-nodder. And 14 other Holiday songs get
thoroughly fresh treatments. For example, "Strange Fruit" is sung nearly a
cappella (the lyrics become laser-sharp); her four-piece band plays loosely
behind her, then launches into a Latin-flavored "Willow Weep For Me."

It's all done with Freelon's usual taste and adventurousness. The old songs
take on a new feel and excitement without disrespecting their - or Holiday's
- storied past.

Freelon will be in Philly Nov. 18 to teach a master class at Temple
University's Boyer School of Music. The 2:40 p.m. class at Rock Hall
Auditorium is open to the public. Mark your calendar.

Alto saxophonist Richie Cole has made Philly a regular stop when he's on the
road. He's here Saturday (Sep. 3) for a gig at Chris' Jazz Cafe with his
Alto Madness Orchestra. The night will be a release party for the band's CD,
"Back on Top," which features 10 Cole tunes. (1421 Sansom St., sets start at
9 p.m., $12, 215-568-3131, www.chrisjazzcafe.com).

News from the Telarc: The record label has signed pianist Cyrus Chestnut and
expects to release his album, tentatively titled "Genuine Chestnut" in
February 2006. The gospel-influenced Chestnut, who as worked as sideman for
Betty Carter and Jon Hendricks, had several records on the Atlantic label.

Finally: Folks who looked forward to hearing Soweto Kinch, the breathtaking
young musician from England, play his saxophone last Wednesday night at the
Clef Club had to settle for Kinch on keys.

Because of a sporadically occurring medical condition, Kinch couldn't play
his alto, a big disappointment to those who heard him tear it up on his
album "Conversation with the Unseen."

Instead Kinch sat in on piano and played surprisingly well, especially when
he let loose with his right hand. Kinch also rapped. His label mate,
trumpeter Abram Wilson, unveiled a rich, full sound with shades of Lee
Morgan and Roy Hargrove. Management for Kinch said he will return to the
States in February and hopes to work in another Philly date at that time

[Lois Gilbert]

Music-Related Hurricane Relief Efforts Grow



By Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.



Faith Hill and Aaron Neville have been added to tonight's (Sept. 2) "A
Concert for Hurricane Relief," staged in New York by NBC Universal.
Meanwhile, music channels BET and Great American Country have announced
plans for benefit events on Sept. 9 and Sept. 27, respectively.

As previously reported, NBC's one-hour telethon will also feature
Hill's husband, Tim McGraw, along with Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton
Marsalis. Additionally, the Matt Lauer-hosted special will feature
appearances by celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio, Mike Myers, Hilary Swank,
Lindsay Lohan, Claire Danes, John Goodman, Eric LaSalle and Eli
Manning.

All involved will encourage viewers to donate to the Red Cross Disaster
Relief Fund to help those suffering in the wake of Hurricane Katrina's
wrath, which has devastated areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
and Georgia.

The event will be broadcast live from NBC's New York studios at 8 p.m.
ET on NBC, CNBC and MSNBC, and will air on Sirius Satellite Radio's
CNBC channel 101. The broadcast will be tape delayed on the West Coast
and will re-air on CNBC at 11 p.m. ET and throughout the weekend.

BET has secured the commitment of Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Sean "Diddy"
Combs, Omarion, Common and David Banner, as well as New Orleans-based
artists Juvenile and Master P. The music channel is coordinating its
event with the National Urban League, the American Red Cross, Russell
Simmons, the Warner Music Group and Essence Communications.

"The fury of nature has shown us once again what happens when its
strength collides with the true frailty of humankind," BET
president/CEO Debra L. Lee said.

Working with the Grand Ole Opry, GAC has enlisted Alan Jackson, Alison
Krauss, Craig Morgan and Billy Currington for "Country Reaches Out: An
Opry Benefit for the American Red Cross." The show will be broadcast
live and commercial-free from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House on GAC.
Additionally, the event will be simulcast on the DIY Network and Fine
Living channels on television, the Opry's longtime terrestrial radio
home WSM-AM, Sirius Satellite Radio and opry.com.

In addition to encouraging viewers and listeners to donate, all profits
from ticket sales to the show will also benefit Red Cross efforts.
Additional country artists are expected to join the lineup in the
coming weeks.

Beyond the benefit show, the Grand Ole Opry and GAC are planning to
host an online auction of country music memorabilia at opry.com and
GACtv.com. GAC is also producing a series of public service
announcements featuring artists and network personalities pleading for
donations to the hurricane relief effort.

In other news, the Recording Academy has established the MusiCares
Hurricane Relief Fund, and pledged an initial donation of $1
million "for music people affected by Hurricane Katrina." The money
will be used to provide assistance with basic living expenses (shelter,
food, utilities, transportation), medical expenses, clothing;
instrument and recording equipment replacement and more.

The Academy's 12 regional chapters will also orchestrate local
fundraising efforts to help musicians and those associated with music
who have been affected by storm's wrath. "We encourage the industry and
the world to help in any way they can," the organization says in a
statement that directs those interested in helping to the MusiCares Web
site.

Additonally, Putumayo World Music has announced plans to donate money
stemming from a pair of compilations to relief efforts. The eclectic
label has pledged the proceeds of this year's "Putumayo Presents: New
Orleans" and 2002's "Putumayo Presents: Mississippi Blues" through the
end of the year.

"The necessity for redevelopment of these regions is imperative to
preserve the heritage that has influenced virtually every aspect of our
culture and arts," the label says in a statement.

[Lois Gilbert]

WHO: Jazz at Lincoln Center

WHAT: Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Concert to benefit the victims
of Hurricane Katrina.

WHEN: Saturday, September 17, 2005

WHERE: Frederick P. Rose Hall, Rose Theater

FEATURING: Wynton Marsalis and many special celebrity guest artists and speakers

TICKETS: Concert tickets will be available at the JALC box office at
Broadway & 60th or through www.jalc.org and 212.721.6500 on
September 8th. Ticket prices tba.

BROADCAST: XM Satellite Radio will carry this concert live on their network from
coast to coast on channel 70, the Real Jazz channel. More
broadcast information to follow.

Blue Note Records will record the concert for CD release with profits donated to this relief effort.

PRESS CONTACTS: Mary Fiance Fuss, 212.258.9829, mfuss@jalc.org
Zooey Tidal, 212.258.9821, ztidal@jalc.org

[Lois Gilbert]

New York City Jazz Community Comes Together to Assist Gulf Region Victims of Hurricane Katrina New York, NY (September 1, 2005) – In the wake of the worst natural disaster in United States history, New York City’s jazz and blues community is mobilizing to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The list of participants grows by the hour, and other establishments are encouraged to sign on.

WHAT: “WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN:” is a weeklong relief effort beginning September 11, 2005. During this week, participating bars and clubs have agreed to donate portions of their sales to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund.

WHEN: September 11-18, 2005

WHY: Four years ago, the nation united to help New York City in its time of need. Now it is time for us to respond in kind.

WHERE: Throughout Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs.

WHO: The following bars/clubs/organizations have already committed to “WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN:”

The Iridium, 1650 Broadway, 212-582-2121

Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, 212-581-3080

SMOKE, 2751 Broadway, 212-864-6662

Tonic, 107 Norfolk Street, 212-358-7501

Zinc Bar, 90 West Houston Street, 212-477-8337
Session 73, 1359 First Avenue, 212-517-4445

The Cajun, 129 9th Avenue, 212-691-6174

Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, 212-989-9318

Detour, 349 East 13th Street, 212-533-6212

Garage Restaurant & Café, 99 Seventh Ave. South, 212-645-0600
Louis 649, 649 East 9th Street, 917-517-9253

The Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, 23 Pulaski Street, Brooklyn, 917-535-9781
HOW: All donations will be collected on September 19 by The Rosen Group, and will be distributed directly to the New York City branch of the American Red Cross. Companies will receive invoices of their donations for tax purposes.

A CALL TO PARTICIPATE - 212-255-8455 ext. 25

“WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN” is a growing hurricane relief effort that is looking for additional New York City jazz and blues clubs to sign on. With so many different clubs, and so many different circumstances, we can’t impose one across-the-board donation policy. We simply ask that you get creative, utilize the spirit of jazz, and give as much as you can.

For bars/clubs interested in joining this effort, please contact Mark Ballard at...

mark@rosengrouppr.com
212-255-8455 ext. 25
646-391-0453 (cell)

[MickeyCarroll]

[Lois Gilbert]

City's long procession of music greatness will march again
By Larry Aydlette

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Friday, September 02, 2005

New Orleans and music are synonymous.

It's the birthing ground of jazz, a city with chords and clefs in its DNA, a place where that "let the good times roll" spirit has inspired the creation of memorable tunes for decades.


It hosts one of the country's premier music fests. Jazz, Cajun, swamp rock, "second line" drumming, Dixieland brass and — sadly, in the upcoming weeks and months — the slow, mournful march of funeral bands, it's all part of the Crescent City experience.

Watching the scenes of devastation on TV in the past few days, I was instantly reminded of Randy Newman's song Louisiana 1927,a tale of an early 20th-century flood:

"The river rose all day

The river rose all night

Some people got lost in the flood

Some people got away alright...

Louisiana, Louisiana

They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away... "

And that lament led to the classic jazz ballad, a real heartbreaker now, sung by every city son from Louis Armstrong to Harry Connick Jr:

"Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans

And miss her each night and day

I know I'm not wrong because the feeling's

Getting stronger the longer I stay away... "

Of course, jazz is the city's calling card. Armstrong, who grew up in Storyville, the infamous red-light district, eventually became the city's most famous musical ambassador. They even named the airport after him.

But just think about all the musicians nurtured in that fertile land:

Jelly Roll Morton, Professor Longhair, Buddy Bolden, Pete Fountain, the Neville Brothers, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Fats Domino, Louis Prima, Smiley Lewis, Huey "Piano" Smith, James Booker, the Meters, Gary "U.S." Bonds, Ernie K. Doe, Master P, Allen Touissant, Al Hirt, Galactic and the great Dr. John (who was supposed to play the Carefree next month, although it will be understandable if he's too busy at home.)

How long will it take for tourists to pack again into that creaky house on Saint Peter Street in the French Quarter, three blocks from the Big Muddy, and listen to the marvelous traditionalist sounds of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band? Or hear the Nevilles sing Iko-Iko at Tipitina's? Or listen to today's jazz stars at Snug Harbor?

More than almost any other American city, New Orleans is a song, a veritable rolling river of music: Basin Street Blues, Way Down Yonder in New Orleans, The Battle of New Orleans, Christmas in New Orleans.

"Nighttime in the city of New Orleans... " the line from Arlo Guthrie's hit song, now has an ominous ring.

Many songs take place in the Big Easy, even if they're not in the title. Mr. Bojangles was in a cell there. Bobby McGee thumbed a diesel down and rode there. The city's slave market history was the opening scene of the Rolling Stones' Brown Sugar.Bob Dylan's character in Tangled Up in Blue drifted there, working for a while on a fishing boat.

And, of course, there is a house in New Orleans they call the rising sun.

It will be awhile before things rise in New Orleans, before the city's unofficial anthem — Laissez les bons temps rouler —rings true again.

In the meantime, let the saints go marching in.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/accent/...usic_0902.html

[Lois Gilbert]

With eighty percent of New Orleans submerged under up to twenty feet of water in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and thousands of casualties anticipated, the music world is dealing with the emotional impact and trying to imagine the future of one of America's most influential cultural centers.
"I've had, like, an hour's sleep," says New Orleans blues legend Dr. John, on tour in Minneapolis. "All my family is MIA -- I mean, most everybody I know. They might be anywhere. I'm praying hard." Wilco bassist John Stirrat, also New Orleans-born, now on tour in Spain, is struggling to believe in the city's future. "I feel like I've been punched in the stomach for days," he says. "My father's house, which is in the Metairie, is apparently underwater. It's like seeing the death of one of the truly unique cities in America."

Several artists -- like so many other residents of the nearly completely evacuated city -- are coming to terms with losing everything. Susan Cowsill, of roots rockers the Continental Drifters and a New Orleans resident for thirteen years, left most of her possessions behind. "It's just so surreal," she says from Tennessee. "They're telling us we can't go home for three months. I played Nashville the other night, and it was pretty pitiful -- it probably sounded like I was going to cry at any minute. I want to go home and start trying to help people!" Alt-country singer Shannon McNally, who sought refuge with family in Mississippi, says through tears, "I have no idea where many of my friends are. I'm a little numb. The best parts of New Orleans are underwater. And all those people that couldn't get out -- they're New Orleans." Roger Lewis, a founding member of veteran New Orleans legends the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, has lost his house in the Chantilly area and a family home in the Ninth Ward -- and has yet to locate one of his daughters. "I don't know if she's living or dead," he says from Memphis. "This can't be happening."

Most members of hometown roots rockers the Iguanas, who scattered to Houston, Memphis and Birmingham in the evacuation, have also lost their homes. "[On the news,] I saw the water up to the roof of the shopping center a block away from my house," says sax player Joe Cabral. "I definitely lost it at that point." Cabral, who is considering relocating to Austin, Texas, simply cannot believe that life in New Orleans as he knows it is over. "It's, like, I want to go to the coffee shop and say 'hi' to the guy I see everyday," he says. "I want to walk down the street and bump into my friends -- the people, the vibe. New Orleans is a special place, man, and you just can't replace that."

Blues rocker Marc Broussard, currently on tour on the West Coast, grew up outside New Orleans and is awaiting word from family. "My brother called me to say he had to pick up our boat and go fish my cousin out of his house," he says. "He said people are walking around with guns, and it's just like a guerilla war zone down there. I was just shedding more tears than I've shed in a long time. I have no idea what's going to happen. There are already parts of New Orleans that are as bad or worse than Third World countries." Kevin Griffin, frontman of local rock trio Better Than Ezra, says from Nashville, "A major U.S. city is effectively wiped out. We're trying not to think too much about it and just go day to day."

The vibrant club scene that defines much of the feel of New Orleans -- from music landmarks like Preservation Hall, to clubs like Tipitina's and Snug Harbor -- faces an uncertain future, to say the least. But the New Orleans music community is nothing if not determined. "As far as rebuilding and getting back to the city, I haven't talked to anybody who has not wanted to go back," says Rio Hackford, owner of one of the French Quarter's most eccentric venues, indie rock/burlesque haven One Eyed Jacks. "It's starting from scratch and building on what's the fucking backbone of the real, true music scene of fucking America. New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz and always will be. It's gonna be a mess for a long time, but it'll be a mess with some good tunes. The spirit of New Orleans, it runs pretty deep." Renowned producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan), who had his Kingsway Studio in the French Quarter from 1988 to 2001, is also optimistic about the scene. "As terrible as this may seem, nothing could ever kill the music of New Orleans," he says. "I have a feeling that the music community there will pull up its pants and get on with things. It's a part of the world that's seen a lot of hardship -- and yet a lot of beautiful music has come out of there."

With an entire city displaced, many musicians are resigning themselves to life on the road for some time to come. "As far as I can tell, my house in the Marigny is underwater," says Galactic bassist Robert Mercurio, who has lived in the city for sixteen years and is currently on tour in Seattle. "And with the looting, I'm worried I'll come back to my house being trashed, even if it's not flooded. The city's never going to be the same, which is amazingly sad. The band has talked, and since we don't have a home, we're planning on picking up some more gigs." McNally is also facing extensive time on the road. "I'm effectively homeless, so I think I'm going on the road. But I'm very lucky in that I have a lot of friends and family and places I can go." The Dirty Dozen Brass Band also plans to keep moving from gig to gig. "You gotta keep on keeping on," says Lewis. "We gotta make money to take care of our families, you know? Roll with the punches, that's all you can do."

Looking ahead, many are trying to remain optimistic. "I would never give up on that town," says Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner, who has lived in New Orleans for eight years with his wife, a native. "I don't think we have any plans if not to try and help the city nurture itself back to what we know and love. It's your city and you love it, and you want to see it rebuilt and you want to be a believer." Says Mercurio, "Maybe the city will get a facelift. New Orleans has bounced back before. New Orleans has a really special place in people's hearts -- besides the people that live there." McNally adds, "It's a very powerful place, and I have to believe that, even if most of it gets displaced, it will bubble to the surface. I hope that the country realizes that it's the coolest city in the world."

Former Phish bassist Mike Gordon, who has played the city numerous times adds, "I'm very passionate about the city -- I've had amazing experiences there. We used to go canoeing on the bayou, go to Mother's Restaurant and see these hip brass bands that no one knows about. New Orleans is such a fuel for the entire country's music. There is such a looseness to the city and the people, a happy-go-lucky quality, throwing caution to the wind. I don't think the pure essence of the place can be wiped away by natural disaster." Pirner agrees, believing that the music that defines the city can now help bring about its return. "The music plays such a big part in what helps people survive adversity, so you can sort of envision street parades once the water's off the streets," he says. "It's very hard to imagine that the city's not going to come back in full color -- and the music's going to help people to come back."

"My heart's always gonna be in New Orleans," says Dr. John, summing up the sentiments of so many musicians tied to the city. "It ain't just the place, it's the whole culture. The music will survive; the people will survive."

Additional reporting by David Fricke, Lauren Gitlin, Brian Hiatt, Steve Knopper, Jessica Robertson, Charley Rogulewski and Gillian Telling

(Posted Sep 02, 2005)

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...on=6.0.12.1040

[tippy]

Thanks, Lois. This reminded me again of what an extraordinary place New Orleans is for its affordable accessibility to LIVE MUSIC across a broad spectrum 24/7/365. It is The sterling example of a living breathing musical culture.

[Lois Gilbert]

WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA

“MARATHON FUNDRAISER”

for the

VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA

Sunday, September 11, 2005 (12pm until)

at

TWINS JAZZ

1344 U. St. NW, Washington, DC 20009

Tel: ( 202) 234-0072 www.twinsjazz.com


New Orleans is called the Birthplace of Jazz. The people of New Orleans desperately need help from the jazz community. All jazz musicians and listners are asked to support this occasion. Volunteers are needed. It's time to give. Twins Jazz is providing the space & a percentage of that day‘s receipts. All other jazz venues are asked to donate as well. We must come together as a Jazz family to help the people in New Orleans. Television, Radio Stations, Newspapers and Webmasters are asked publicize this event. All donations are accepted. We need your immediate help to make this a success! The people of New Orleans need our help.


All Proceeds/Donations will be presented to the

AMERICAN RED CROSS

Please bring clothing, can food, cased bottled water, boxes, etc.

(Volunteers are needed)

Make checks & money orders payable to The American Red Cross


Event Organizer: GEORGE V JOHNSON JR

For info contact: (202-234-0072 or 301-336-5067) georgevjohnsonjr@hotmail.com


Hosted by WPFW radio personalities: Rusty Hassan, Ellen Carter, Robyn Holden & Carol, Jamal Muhammad, Faunee Williams, Ron Pinchback, Rick Bolling, Wayne Tucker, Willard Jenkins, Rick Wurzbacher, Katea Stitt, Candy Shannon, Lona Alias, Askia Muhammad, Yolanda Turner, Cleveland , Willard Jenkins & more

Musicians: James King, Lenny Robinson, Ephriam Wolfolk, Harry Appelman, George V Johnson Jr, Fred Foss, Nasar Abeday, Arnold Sterling, Aiesha (Sweet Honey & The Rock), West Biles, Howard Franklin, Allyn Johnson, Buck Hill, Herm Hopkins, DeAndrey Howard, Vince Smith, Larry Brown, Ron Compton, Wayne Wilentz, Eric Wheeler, Fred Williams, Ronnie Wells, Queen Aishah, Michelle Walker, Karen Lovejoy, Dave Yarborogh, Ester Williams, Jon Ozment, Darius Scott, Steve Novesell, Criss Grasso, Andrew Cox, Fred Irby, Kent Miller, Thad Wilson, Dick Smith, Warren Shad, Sharon Clark, Paul Milesi, Harold Mann, Bill Washburn, Harold Summey, Nana Malaya, Vince Edwards, Elsworth Gibson, Bertell Knox, Marty Nau, Marshall Keys, Antonio Parker, Ron Sutton, Gail Dixon, Tommy Cecil, Cochran Holt, Chris Fund, Victor Dvoskin, Mark Greene, Ruby Hayes, Ron Hollaway, Greg Holloway, Ron Kearns, Chuck Redd, Bruce Williams, Dr. Billy Taylor, Chuck Brown, Sunny Sumpter. Benito Gonzales, Mike Thomas, Larry Willis, Ed Walley, Dante, Dominic Smith, Lile Linc, Bill Hide, Ron Gary, Walter Bell, Lafayette, Kenny Wright, Bill Hide, Donna Curtis, Jeff Cosgrove, Bill Murphy, Anthony Bush, Gary Thomas, Andrew Adar, w/Special Appearances by New Orleans musicians. All musicians not listed are invited to come, play and donate.

[Lois Gilbert]

The IAJE Hurricane Relief Zone URL is www.iaje.org/hurricanerelief

Here are copies of the emails we sent to our members in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and to our members in other parts of the world.

Coastal Recipients
http://www.iaje.org/emails/090205/coastal.htm

Non-Coastal Recipients
http://www.iaje.org/emails/090205/noncoastal.htm

[JiminHouston]

Good thread - here's the website for the Houston jazz community reaching out to displaced New Orleans musicians: http://www.tiannahall.com/SHONOF

It also has a growing list of musicians who have been located in Houston, so check there for names that haven't been mentioned elswhere.

[Lois Gilbert]

Dear Friends

I have started a collection of flutes (by reaching out to the flute
community nation-wide) to be donated to Katrina Victims. I will be
donating my repair work to be sure that they will arrive in working order.

Kindly contact me in order that I get a sense of how and when you are
organizing the receipt of musical instruments.

I look forward to hearing from you.



--
best,
Anne

Anne H. Pollack
www.YourFluteWorks.com
845 358 2083
917 825 2786

[bluenoter]

Re #2: Here is the fine print--please note

HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF

Human Utilities Whole Armour® sets up relief assistance for hurricane victims.

DALLAS, TX (USA) – Human Utilities Whole Armour®, in order to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, now announces that any purchase from their HU Boutique2 Internet Check page or any contribution to Human Utilities Whole Armour (for the Arts) will generate 10 percent of that net purchase to go to Gulf Coast Relief directly related to Hurricane Katrina of August 2005. To prevent fraud or any other mishandling of those funds (as sometimes happens when a great number of people try to contribute money) Human Utilities Whole Armour® will personally handle the delivery of those funds directly to either the appropriate Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama officials (state or city) or we will personally deliver funds and needed items directly to those in need as directed by ourselves, federal, state or other officials or even as directed by other members of the media. In advance we at HU™ thank you for your concentration on your fellow Americans in need. This offer will stay in place until Human Utilities Whole Armour® decides it is no longer needed or feasible. Human Utilities Whole Armour®, is a multimedia company producing original products in film, publishing, and audio on VHS, DVD, CD and print formats.

http://www.huwholearmour.com/

[Lois Gilbert]

To my friends:

i did a podcast tonight with 2 women who are helping musicians in the New
Orleans area.

at www.larrysimprovpage.com we're starting a used instrument database to
help musicians who have lost everything. if you have a used instrument that
you're will to donate or sell at a very very inexpensive price please email
me with your address and all info on the instrument including the price or
if you'd be willing to donate it. This database will be forwarded directly
to people who will put musicians in touch with you. No MIDDLE PEOPLE so no
funny stuff with money. PLEASE if you're not going to donate the instrument
OR sell it at a price that we'd normally consider AMAZING then don't try and
add it to the database. We want a database with amazing deals to help these
musicians. again THERE WILL BE NO MIDDLE MEN IN THIS and no 'processing'
fees or other garbarge.

if you know of other services helping musicians or have other information
then email me and i'll post it on the site. We want to keep this to things
that are directly helping musicians. Most of them in that area have no
instruments left, no cds, no gigs! I guess it's January in New Orleans! do
whatever you can no matter how small to help them.




thanks for your time
tony miceli

[Rob C]

I thought I would mention that at one of the Chicago Jazz Fest aftershows, at the Hot House, it was mentioned that Ernest Dawkins was organizing a group of musicians to travel to the Astrodome this week, with the plan of putting on a concert for the people there. I thought that was very cool to hear.

Incidentally, Maurice Brown, former Chicagoan, and now, at least temporarily, I guess, former New Orleans resident, also played with Dawkins that night. Dawkins announced that the band would be giving their proceeds from the show to Brown, who had lost his house and most everything else, too.

Dawkins seems like a really good guy, so I thought he should get some props here....

[Lois Gilbert]

There are many new orleanians in memphis, including many musicians....beale street merchants assoc. is working with naras here, which is also the nola chapter to take care of the needs of new orleans musicians ran ging from basic needs to replacing instruments and equipment. naras has $1 million with more to come and is also planning to find work for musicians in the form of tours. I am here with Jack Cruz, bass, Walter wolfman washington and the roadmasters. we're still waiting to here from walter, (they were slated to leave on tour a few days ago). we've heard he is safe but stuck in new orleans. there are many kids for new orleans to start school here in memphis tomorrow. the new orleans blues project will be operating here in memphis for the time being and organizing not just musicians but others from new orleans here in memphis. looking into sharing resources, housing, etc.
peace love faith sally stevens Sally Stevens,
Founder/Director The NEW ORLEANS BLUES PROJECT
www.bluesproject.com

[Lois Gilbert]

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES
HIGHER GROUND HURRICANE RELIEF BENEFIT CONCERT -
WYNTON MARSALIS, BILL COSBY, PETER CINCOTTI, ELVIS COSTELLO, PAQUITO D'RIVERA, ABBEY LINCOLN, DIANA KRALL, JON HENDRICKS AND MORE TBA!

SEPTEMBER 17 at 7pm ROSE THEATER, FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL, NEW YORK CITY
BROADCAST ON NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, XM SATELLITE RADIO, WBGO JAZZ 88.3 FM, AND OTHER BROADCAST PARTNERS TBA
CD will be produced and released by Blue Note Records with all profits going to relief funds


New York, NY (September 2, 2005) Jazz at Lincoln Center today announced plans to produce the Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert on Saturday, September 17 at 7pm at Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall on Broadway at 60th Street in New York City. The concert will seek to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Bill Cosby will host the concert and Wynton Marsalis Peter Cincotti, Elvis Costello, Paquito D'Rivera, Abbey Lincoln, Diana Krall, Jon Hendricks and more tba.

XM Satellite Radio will carry this concert live on their network from coast to coast on channel 70, the Real Jazz channel. Higher Ground will also be broadcast live via radio partner WBGO Jazz88.3FM in the New York City area and offered nationally and internationally via National Public Radio and its 807 member stations in the US, NPR Worldwide, and streamed live on www.npr.org, www.wbgo.org, www.xmradio.com. More broadcast information to follow. The event will be recorded by Jazz at Lincoln Center and a CD will be produced and released by Blue Note Records with all profits going to relief funds.

Concert tickets will be available beginning on September 8th at the Jazz at Lincoln Center box office at Broadway at 60th St., by calling CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500 or via www.jalc.org. CenterCharge service fees will be donated to hurricane relief efforts. Ticket prices are $50, $100, $500, $1000, $5000, $10,000.

Jazz at Lincoln Center is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to jazz. With the world-renowned Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra and a comprehensive array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center advances a unique vision for the continued development of the art of jazz by producing a year-round schedule of performance, education, and broadcast events for audiences of all ages. These productions include concerts, national and international tours, residencies, weekly national radio and television programs, recordings, publications, an annual high school jazz band competition and festival, a band director academy, a jazz appreciation curriculum for children, advanced training through the Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies, music publishing, children's concerts, lectures, adult education courses and student and educator workshops. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Chairman of the Board Lisa Schiff, President & CEO Derek E. Gordon, Executive Director Katherine E. Brown and Jazz at Lincoln Center board and staff, Jazz at Lincoln Center will produce hundreds of events during its 2005-06 season. In October 2004, Jazz at Lincoln Center opened Frederick P. Rose Hall - the first-ever performance, education, and broadcast facility devoted to jazz. For more information, visit www.jalc.org.

____________________

*Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center makes a statement about the devastation in his hometown of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina:

New Orleans is the most unique of American cities because it is the only city in the world that created its own full culture - architecture, music and festive ceremonies. It's of singular importance to the United States of America because it was the original melting pot with a mixture of Spanish, French, British, West African and American people living in the same city. The collision of these cultures created jazz and jazz is important because it's the only art form that objectifies the fundamental principals of American democracy. That's why it swept the country and the world representing the best of the United States.

New Orleanians are blues people. We are resilient, so we are sure that our city will come back. This tragedy, however, provides an opportunity for the American people to demonstrate to ourselves and to the world that we are one nation determined to overcome our legacies of injustices based on race and class. At this time all New Orleanians need the nation to unite in a deafening crescendo of affirmation to silence that desperate cry that is this disaster.

We need people with their prayers, their pocketbooks, and above all their sense of purpose to show the world just who the modern American is and then we'll put our city back together in even greater fashion. This is gut check time for all of us as Americans.

In a country with the most incredible resources in the world we need the ingenuity of our best engineers to put the cultural heart of our nation back together. To put it together with 2005 technical expertise and with 2005 social consciousness, which means without accommodating the ignorance of racism and the deplorable conditions of poverty, and lack of education that have been allowed to fester in many great American cities since slavery.

We're only as civilized as our level of hospitality. Let's demonstrate to the world that what actually makes America the most powerful nation on earth is not guns, pornography and material wealth but transcendent and abiding soul, something perhaps we have lost a grip on, and this catastrophe gives us a great opportunity to handle up on.

[Mike Schwartz]

In light of the recent catastrophe in Mississippi, Alabama & Louisiana, we are
changing the Tuesday, September 20th Second Anniversary since Re-opening
Celebration from a private event to a public fundraiser. 100% of all ticket
sales will go directly to the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund
and the New Orleans Musicians Clinic. Tickets include an evening of music by Kim
Nalley Quintet, Allen Smith, Mel Martin, Marcus Shelby Trio, Johnny Nocturne,
Madeline Eastman, Vince Lateano & many more guest stars as well as
complimentary passed hors d’oeuvres and a complimentary glass of champagne.
Buy tickets online by clicking this link.
http://www.jazzatpearls.com/talent/t...age.php?id=175
or call 415.291.8255

In addition, Mel Martin has designated his Big Band performance Thursday,
September 8th as a fundraiser with the musicians voluntarily donating their
salaries and 100% of all ticket sales going to the American Red Cross.
Buy tickets online by clicking this link.
http://www.jazzatpearls.com/talent/t...age.php?id=135
or call 415.291.8255

Please spread the word and come out to participate in these important events.

Also, the entire city of New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, has been almost
completely destroyed. Many musicians have not only been dislocated, but are
without gigs, instruments and the benefits of health and unemployment insurance.
I am trying to establish a temporary musical residency for a full-time New
Orleans jazz musician(s) that has been dislocated by the Hurricane. Depending on
the instrument, I can offer 3-4 gigs a week at Jazz at Pearl’s and lodging. If
you know of someone in need, please have him or her contact kim@jazzatpearls.com
.


Jazz at Pearl’s
256 Columbus Ave between Broadway & Jackson
San Francisco, CA 94133
415.291.8255
http://www.jazzatpearls.com


**********************************************************
Also, there's a hurricane relief date at Yoshi's tonite www.yoshis.com

[Lois Gilbert]

Jazz Benefit for Katrina Victims in Minneapolis, September 11th
Written by Administrator

Five Dixieland bands from the Twin Cities area will perform at a benefit for the victims of the Hurricane Katrina on Sunday, September 11th, 3:30-10 pm at the Wesley United Methodist Church in downtown Minneapolis (at Grant and Marquette). Admission is by donation, and will aid the Minneapolis Relief Fund for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, through the Minneapolis Foundation and the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC).

On the bandstand will be five of the Twin Cities’ most popular traditional jazz bands, often seen at area festivals and venues celebrating the original jazz music of New Orleans. The schedule for the benefit:

3:30 pm, Bill Evans Jazz Band
4:45 pm, Pig's Eye Jazz Band
6:00 pm, Jumpin' Jehosafats
7:15 pm, Minnesota Dixie
8:30 pm, Mouldy Figs

Free parking is available behind the church and in the underground ramp across the street. Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak and local faith leaders have created the Minneapolis Relief Fund to encourage people in the area to help hurricane victims, with the oversight of the Minneapolis Foundation. For information about relief efforts, contact www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us

[Lois Gilbert]

Dubuque Musicians Help New Orleans Musicians
Tuesday, September 06, 2005, 6:32:33 AM


By Katie Wiedemann
KCRG-TV9 News
(Cedar Rapids – KCRG) -- New Orleans is well-known for its jazz music but trumpets and bass are silent in the Gulf Coast tonight.

Hundreds of jazz musicians in New Orleans lost everything in the hurricane, including a place to play their music.

A group of jazz musicians in Dubuque is trying to help fellow musicians in New Orleans.

For these Dubuque jazz musicians, the song, "Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?" is an old classic but these days they can't perform it without tears.

Jazz Musician, Paul Hemmer said, "When we played "Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans I think we all were a little choked up about that because we will miss New Orleans, it will never be the same."

For that reason, Paul Hemmer and the rest of this group performed this free concert.

Dozens and dozens of jazz lovers came to enjoy the music.

Also to pay tribute, respect and cash donations to the New Orleans musicians who are now out of work.

Harold Edebohls said, "It makes me feel great and I believe that I am helping them out just being here and supporting them."

Hemmer knew he had to do something to help the city that is the home of his passion.

"New Orleans has a very important place in the hearts of all musicians because that's where music began. It was the birth place of jazz, the birth place of blues, therefore the birthplace of rock and roll."

Donations will be given specifically to New Orleans musicians in need of financial help.

http://www.kcrg.com/article.aspx?art...714&cat_id=123

[Lois Gilbert]

Join KEVIN POWELL and his special guests

as they present a BENEFIT for New Orleans

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005

at CANAL ROOM
285 West Broadway, at Canal Street
downtown Manhattan in New York City
7PM-11PM
21 and over with ID, and please RSVP to cher_harrison@yahoo.com

Admission is FREE but you MUST bring one or more of the following items
for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. These items will be loaded onto a big truck in front of CANAL ROOM and driven directly to Claiborne County Health Center in Port Gibson, Mississippi, run by Dr. Demitri Marshall. It is one of the closest rescue and help centers in the New Orleans area and in a position to really get these items to people in need. PLEASE make sure clothing and shoes and sneakers are new OR clean and in good condition....

Clothing for children and adults
Adult shoes and sneakers
Adult socks
Children's shoes and sneakers
Children socks
Bottles of water
Diapers
Baby wipes
Baby food
Baby aspirin
Aspirin
Vitamins
Toilet paper
Sanitary napkins
Portable radios with batteries
Plastic forks, knives, and spoons
Cotton balls
Cotton swabs
Hydrogen peroxide BUT NOT rubbing alcohol, because that is flammable
Band aids
Shaving cream
Male AND female razors
Blankets
Air mattresses
Sheets
Pillows and pillow cases
Gift cards for gas
Wal mart gift cards
Garbage bags
Cleaning supplies
Soap
Toothpaste and toothbrushes
Flashlights
Batteries
Candles
Books for children, including coloring books
Books for adults
Magazines

If you are placing donated items in a bag PLEASE LABEL.
For example, Children's shoes or Adult shoes, or Children's clothes or Adult clothes.

We will NOT be taking monetary donations.

CANAL ROOM ownership is generously donating the space but there will be a CASH BAR ALL NIGHT.

Guest deejays, musical performers, and corporate sponsors to be announced shortly

[Lois Gilbert]

Good morning Lois We did good . It appears we have some jazz
supporters with good hearts in Mount Dora

We produced this in 2 weeks . Needless to say it was meant to be
the joy of giving was everywhere .

The small city of Mount Dora came together to emphasize the true
meaning of the phrase ' I am You

Thanks to everyone for there time and donations made to
American Red Cross Disaster Relief with the effects of Katrina

Mayor Yatsuk
Melanie Vance
Michael Hurwitz
Mickey Carroll Mother J Productions

WOW $18.000 Congratulations to all on a Job well done .
Mickey Carroll
Mother J Productions
(352)383-7214
www.motherj.com

[Gentle Giant]

An "Other Music" addition, this from Brian Wilson's website:

MTV, VH1 & CMT special, “ReAct Now: Music & Relief” to air Saturday, September 10 from 8pm-11pm ET/PT
Additional Artists Join this Multi-Genre, Multi-Platform Special Including
The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney, Alan Jackson, 3 Doors Down, Kelly Clarkson, Brian Wilson, Melissa Etheridge, The Neville Brothers, Trent Reznor, Cash Money’s Baby and Lil’ Wayne and more

Special To Direct Donations to The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army and America’s Second Harvest and to Promote Volunteerism

New York, NY – September 2, 2005 – MTV, VH1, and CMT announced more artists set to take part in an ongoing Hurricane Katrina relief campaign which launches Saturday, September 10th from 8-11pm ET/PT with “ReAct Now: Music & Relief,” a multi-artist, multi-genre, multi-platform special set to air commercial free and simultaneously across all the music networks including: MTV, VH1, CMT, MTV2, VH1 Classic, mtvU, and MTV Overdrive & VSpot, MTV & VH1’s broadband video services. The special will seek to raise much needed funds for The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, America’s Second Harvest and similar organizations as they continue their relief efforts in the devastating wake of Hurricane Katrina. The campaign will also seek to activate the diverse audiences across MTV, VH1, and CMT to drive volunteerism, donations, and general awareness.

A wide array of artists will appear in the special including: The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney, Alan Jackson, 3 Doors Down, Kelly Clarkson, Brian Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, Melissa Etheridge, The Neville Brothers, Trent Reznor, Cash Money’s Baby and Lil’ Wayne, Motley Crue, Simple Plan, Dashboard Confessional, Goo Goo Dolls, Staind, Good Charlotte, Audioslave, Common, John Mayer, Marc Broussard, Maroon 5, The Radiators, and more. They join previously announced artists: Ludacris, Green Day, Gretchen Wilson, Usher, Alicia Keys, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews Band, Rob Thomas, David Banner, Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington.

The live programming block from 8-11pm ET/PT will emanate from New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Atlanta, and will feature a combination of live and taped performances and messages from artists. Additional details will be announced in the coming days.

“Since we announced this campaign, there has been an incredible outpouring of support from the music and entertainment community who want to lend their voices, performances or messages of hope to those in need,” said Van Toffler, President MTV Networks Music Group. “The affected area hit hard by Hurricane Katrina shares a rich musical and cultural heritage, so it’s all the more meaningful that we try to support these massive relief efforts through music and encouraging our audiences to help any way they can.”

Starting earlier this week, all the CMT, VH1, and MTV platforms have begun awareness campaigns to provide information to viewers on how to get involved and participate in the relief efforts. Viewers and users will continue to be directed to web sites and numbers where they can make donations of money, clothing, equipment, and anything else that may help the affected areas.

Each of the respective news departments for MTV, VH1, and CMT are also covering and filing reports from the devastated areas. MTV News is planning a special that will also air on Saturday, September 10th, directly preceding “ReAct Now” on MTV.

The American Red Cross is asking people to help by making an online contribution to the Disaster Relief Fund at www.redcross.org or by calling 1-800-HELP-NOW to donate, signing up with a local chapter to volunteer or making a blood donation.

The Salvation Army is currently providing services to storm victims and first responders in the Gulf Coast states. A $100 donation to The Salvation Army will feed a family of four for two days, provide two cases of drinking water and one household clean-up kit, containing brooms, mops, buckets, and cleaning supplies. A contribution can be made online at http://www.salvationarmyusa.org, or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.

America’s Second Harvest—The Nation’s Food Bank Network is in need of food and funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina in states impacted by the disaster including Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. America’s Second Harvest national Network of food banks and food-rescue organizations have moved into disaster response mode to help sister food banks directly impacted by the wrath of the ferocious storm.

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), owns and operates the following television programming services – MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, mtvU, VHI, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN, MTV INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 12 digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

[Lois Gilbert]

A R T S F O R A R T 508 East 6th Street #3, NYC 10009

From: The Vision Festival / www.visionfestival.org, info@visionfestival.org
PRESS Contact: Michael Heller mheller@visionfestival.org / 917.658.0885


Tuesday September 20, 2005

Arts for Art, Inc. and the Angel Orensanz Center for the Arts present

Vision Artists for New Orleans

A Jazz and Creative Music All-Star Benefit for the Artists of New Orleans

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Angel Orensanz Center for the Arts, 172 Norfolk St (just S. Of Houston)

6pm to midnight, Tickets $30 available at the door.




Participating musicians include: Jazz Passengers with Deborah Harry, Bill Dixon, Masada w/ John Zorn and Dave Douglas, Muhal Richard Abrams, Amiri Baraka, Reggie Workman, Tri-Factor, w/ Hamiet Bluiett, Billy Bang & Kahil El-Zabar, Oliver Lake, J.D. Parran, The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, Other Dimensions in Music, Hamid Drake, Rob Brown, Matthew Shipp, Roy Campbell, Sabir Mateen, Ted Daniel, Guillermo E. Brown and more!
SPECIAL GUESTS from New Orleans: Kidd Jordan, Alvin Fielder and Clyde Kerr
With emcees Steve Buscemi, Steve Dalachinsky and Patricia Nicholson

New York, NY - In response to the national tragedy in New Orleans, Arts for Art, in collaboration with the Angel Orensanz Foundation has organized an all-star gala of jazz and creative music to benefit relief efforts.
Legends of New York¹s Jazz scene have come together donating their time and talents to raise money for the victims of the New Orleans tragedy. The concert will also include special performances from Kidd Jordan, Alvin Fielder and Clyde Kerr * three musicians from the New Orleans area who were affected by the tragedy, but were lucky to make it out of the area safely. We invite all to come out, enjoy wonderful music and donate to an essential cause.

Many people are donating time, energy, and various resources to make this concert possible, from the musicians¹ talents to the soundman¹s microphones to the piece of paper on which you are reading this announcement. All money raised will go to organizations that are helping the musicians and artists of New Orleans rebuild their lives.

More information will be sent as additional participants are confirmed

[Mike Schwartz]

Lois,

Make this one a 'sticky' for as long as you think it ought to be...thanks

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Benefits are planned for Tuesday, September 20 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and for Thursday, October 6 at the Springside Inn in Auburn, NY. More details as those events firm up (just in case somebody lurking on the board is from the area).

Today I wrote an acapella arrangement of "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans" for my jazz choir (and they read it tonight and loved it). It's just one time through in a simple, reflective manner. The first 8 bars are unison rubato, the second 8 (in-time; slow swing ballad style)start with unison women answered by unison men, then adds 4-part harmony. The bridge features a solo supported by block chords. The last 8 moves between unison and 4-part textures. If anyone can use it for any of their benefits or knows of a choir who could use it, I'd be happy to donate a copy. I know that there are other wonderful arrangements of the song, and I'm not trying to push or profit from my version. I just want to make it available because it came out well, is reasonably easy to work up quickly and someone might be able to use it. Could be performed by a high-school level ensemble (not "range-y").

Let me know and/or pass the word to any choral directors who might be interested.