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Veritas’s Annual Evening with Friends of Charlie Parker brings together the most respected
names in music to celebrate the memory of Charlie “Bird” Parker. The event was the inspiration of the
late Doris Parker, and fellow Veritas Foundation members the late Max Roach, the late Milt Jackson and their friend
the late Dizzy Gillespie. They believed if an organization like Veritas had been available to Bird his life may not
have been cut short due to substance abuse. Each year musicians give of their time and talent to this benefit concert,
the proceeds of which support the important treatment and prevention programs of Veritas.
2008 Musicians (in formation):
Carl Allen
Kenny Barron
Don Braden
Roy Hargrove
Antonio Hart
Jimmy Heath
Rodney Jones
Lionel Loueke
James Moody
John Patitucci
Eric Reed
Rufus Reid
Dr. Billy Taylor
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LOCATION:
The Pierre Hotel
Fifth Avenue at 61st Street
New York City
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 6:00 pm Reception 7:00 pm Dinner 8:00 pm Concert
Honoring: Dave Brubeck, Musician and Composer
and
Celebrating the legacy of the late
John Hammond II
Gala Chair:
Landel C. Hobbs, Chief Operating Officer, Time Warner Cable
Honorary Chair:
Kayce Jennings
Vice Chairs:
Larry Altman, Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc.
Bob Herbert, Columnist, The New York Times
Bruce Lundvall, President & CEO, Blue Note Label Group
Tommy LiPuma, Chairman Emeritus,
Universal Music Group
The Honorable Charles B. Rangel, U.S. House of Representatives
Underwriters:
Time Warner Cable
The Starr Foundation
For more information about the Annual Evening with Friends of Charlie Parker, please contact Shannon Gibbons at 212.662.4886 or gibbonssha@aol.com.
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