Jazzmobile, Inc. Presents its 50th Anniversary Concert

NEW YORK - Oct. 11, 2014 - PRLog -- HARLEM, USA, September 24, 2014 – When Jazzmobile Founders Dr. Billy Taylor and Daphne Arnstein created Jazzmobile in 1964, they knew it was the right time for the community and the music to bring high-quality free concerts and education programs to the residents of Harlem.  Over the years, with the talents and skills of jazz greats such as Jimmy Heath; innovative and cutting edge performance and education programs were established. Over the years Jazzmobile expanded beyond New York City, and when funding allowed traveled across the country and to cities in other nations.

On Friday, October 24^th at 7:00 PM the 2^nd “Keep The Music Playing” concert will againbe presented by Jazzmobile with the historic First Corinthian Baptist Church located in Central Harlem at 1912 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. This year’s concert will celebrate Jazzmobile’s 50^th Anniversary, pay tribute to Production Director,  Johnny Garry’s 90^th Birthday, and honor the 10thAnniversary of FCBC Senior Pastor, The Reverend Michael A. Walrond.

Under the musical direction of Patience Higgins, one of the leading Jazz saxophonists of “modern Harlem,” Jazzmobile will bring to the stage a cadre of established and emerging jazz artists including special Guests for two hours of incredible music that will have you clapping your hands and stopping your feet and yes “dancing in the aisles” is permitted!

Included in the line-up (more to come!) are:  Saxophonists:, T.K. Blue; Patience Higgins; Houston Person;  Drummers | Percussionists  Jimmy Cobb , Eli Fountain, Louis Hayes, Ray Mantilla, Bobby Sanabria; Pianist: Lafayette Harris; Guitar: Solomon Hicks, Vocalists  Cynthia Holiday, Melba Joyce, Antoinette Montague,  Cynthia Scott.

To keep the evening  flowing,  Sheila Anderson of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM and Flo Wiley of WHCR FM are the evening’s hosts!

Ticket Prices $10, $15, $25, $50 are available at the Dream Center Box Office: 203-205 West 119^th Street and on-line at www.eventbrite.com in the “Search” box enter “ Jazzmobile. “

Line-up is subject to change,  Please visit Jazzmobile’s website for updates!

About Jazzmobile

July 2014 - December 2015 Jazzmobile, Inc., America’s oldest not-for-profit arts organization created just for jazz, will be celebrating its 50^th Anniversary.  Founded in 1964 by NEA Jazz Master Dr. Billy Taylor and Daphne Arnstein, Jazzmobile’s mission is to present, preserve, promote, and propagate Jazz – “America’s classical music.” Jazzmobile pioneered the concept of Jazz lecture-demonstrations and mobile Jazz performances that are presented across New York City, and continues to serve as a model for other Jazz music presentation-focused organizations around the country.  Jazzmobile reaches approximately 50,000 people in New York City each year, consisting of multi-ethnic audiences of all ages and socio-economic levels, including the disabled. To reach the largest possible audience, all of Jazzmobile’s programming is presented at no or low cost to participants.  Other outreach includes instructional workshops and panels and symposia that provide a historical framework for Jazz and its significance to American culture.

Today Jazzmobile’s premier free out-of doors series “SUMMERFEST” is the longest continuous running Jazz concert in the city and is the oldest organization of its kind in the world.  Jazzmobile has never wavered from its mission to present, preserve, promote and propagate America’s classical music Jazz! For more information, visit www.jazzmobile.org
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