The Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill, NY is pleased to announce its inaugural Winter Fundraising Concert on Saturday, January 27th, 2007 at 8 pm, the Wynton Marsalis Quintet.
Jazz musician, trumpeter, composer, band leader, advocate for the arts, and educator, Wynton Marsalis has helped propel jazz to the forefront of American culture. His prominent position in American culture was solidified in April 1997, when he became the first jazz artist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music. As Jazz at Lincoln Center’s artistic director and as music director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Marsalis continues to spread the spirit of swing and raise awareness of jazz in the consciousness of the American public and the world.
Proceeds from the evening will benefit both the Paramount Center for the Arts (PCA) and the African American Men of Westchester (AAMW).
The concert will help support the Paramount’s continued presentation and production of diverse, high-quality programming in live performance, arts-in-education, visual arts, and film, serving the varied needs and interests of the diverse communities of Westchester and Putnam Counties and the mid-Hudson Valley region. Created as a nonprofit organization in 1981, the Paramount is located in an historic landmark theatre built in 1930 that has recently been restored back to its original architectural magnificence.
The evening will also raise funds for the AAMW, based in White Plains, which aims to develop strategies for the advancement of African Americans in the areas of economic development, cultural and social awareness. Says President Melvin Burruss, “we are thrilled to be a part of this event, and honored to have Wynton Marsalis supporting our organization. Through his music, he has made a positive impact in our community and around the world.”
For tickets to the event you can call (914) 739-2333 or online at paramountcenter.org.
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