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"And those who
took away our Voice
Are now surprised
They couldn't take away our Song".
- Kofi
Anyidoho
TRANSART
invites you to
celebrate jazz music and culture at the annual
Jazz Treasures: Legacy,
Legend & Heritage
Monday, October 17,
2011
6:30 pm
The Rotunda
at Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Stand with us
as we honor those who continue to create
the music and song of the people of the African diaspora.
Award Ceremony
● Reception ● Live Music
Reception Catered by Chef JJ Johnson
www.chefjoejohnson.com
AWARD
RECIPIENTS
Charenee
Wade
2010 Winner, Thelonious Monk International
Jazz Vocal Competition (2nd place)
Dr. Robert
O’Meally
Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative
Literature, Columbia University
Founder, Center for Jazz Studies, Columbia University
JAZZ LEGEND
HONOREE
Randy Weston
Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Bandleader
2001 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master
2011 Guggenheim Fellow for the Creative Arts
HONORARY
CO-CHAIRS for JAZZ TREASURES
Marty Markowitz,
Brooklyn Borough President
Danny Simmons,
Chairman Emeritus, New York State Council on the Arts
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Jazz Treasures
2011 Host Committee:
Sharif Abdus-Salaam,
Adeyemi Bandele, Lumumba Bandele,
Amiri Baraka, Wanda Burgess, Khephra Burns,
NYS Assemblyman
Karim Camara,
Jo Ann Cheatham,
US Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, NEA Jazz Master
Candido Camera
Laurie Cumbo, Olu Dara, Camille Evans, Bernice
Green,
Richard Green, Brenda M. Greene, Roger Greene,
Marc Lamont Hill, Delridge Hunter,
NYC Councilwoman
Letitia "Tish"
James, Robert H. Johnson, Richard Jones,
Don Quinn Kelley, Tulani Kinard, Marline Martin,
Carolyn McClair,
James Mtume, Sam Pinn, Laura Rice, Sonia Sanchez,
April R. Silver, Ernest Skinner, Quincy Troupe, K.
Mensah Wali,
Khalia Washington, Salim Washington, Jitu Weusi,
NYC Councilman Jumaane Williams,
and Nana Camille Yarbrough •
Host Chair: Kevin Powell |
Sorry
we are no longer accepting Donations to this event ( Thank You)
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$50 (Premium) |
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$30 (Regular) |
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$20 (Students, Youth and Young Adults Ages 13 - 21) |
Thank You for your
Donations.
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TRANSART
is a 501c (3) not-for-profit organization
Contributions are tax deductable
INFORMATION
TRANSART, Inc. at 845.384.6350
info@transartinc.org/www.transartinc.org
www.facebook/jazzinthevalley
MEDIA
INQUIRIES: AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc. at 718.756.8501
pr@akilaworksongs.com
| www.akilaworksongs.com
Jazz Treasures
is a production of Jazz in the Valley, presented by TRANSART
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