Dear JFA Family, The bottom has fallen out of the live music industry. Concerts, tours, and festivals have been canceled. Clubs, bars, and restaurants have closed. Our jazz and blues community is one of the earliest to be hit and one of the least equipped to endure such a disruption. The need is unprecedented but …
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COVID-19 Musicians’ Emergency Fund
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Joni Mitchell, Wayne Shorter Saluted by Chaka Khan, Others at Jazz Foundation Benefit
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/joni-mitchell-wayne-shorter-tribute-benefit-jazz-foundation-1203400417/
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Love Letters to Sonny
Sonny Rollins has touched our souls and made an indelible mark on the world of jazz and the universal language of music. Using his birthday on September 7 as a perfect excuse, we are inviting the world to tell Sonny how much we love him. Whether it’s a few sentences or even a story, we …
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Tony Bennett, Patti Smith, August Green featuring Common & Bernie Sanders come out for “A Great Night in Harlem”
Tony Bennett, Patti Smith, Common and Bernie Sanders Go Live at the Apollo for ‘Great Night in Harlem’
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Remembering The Legendary Randy Weston
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Billy Kaye: 85 year-old drummer & JFA bandleader
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Watch the trailer on new Dizzy Gillespie documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDEE_mhk-eE&feature=youtu.be
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Bobby Sanabria & West Side Story to benefit the JFA
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NBC News Channel 4: Monday Night Jam
Jazz Foundation Gives Down-on-Luck Musicians a Hand Up
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The Great Henry Butler, New Orleans Pianist Dies at 69…
The Jazz Foundation is mourning the loss of one of our dear friends and musicians, Henry Butler. Henry hailed from New Orleans, sightless since infancy. Self-taught, he had been playing piano professionally since the age of 12. He continued to tour and play regularly, most recently at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and …
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