Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) presents The Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Brooklyn Tech Auditorium, 29 Fort Greene Place, Fort Greene, Brooklyn as part of the 10th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival - "A Decade of Keeping Our Music Alive". This concert will benefit the not for profit arts organization, CBJC, and help continue its mission of providing cultural programming to the under served population of Brooklyn. Concert begins at 6:30 PM, doors open at 5:30 PM. Tickets are $10 (students), $20. $40 and VIP seating with a post concert reception with Mr. Haynes is available at www.cbjcjazz.org or call Brown Paper Tickets at 800.838.3006.
Roy Haynes, the world's most important living jazz drummer and Charlie Parker's drummer of choice, has also performed with Louis Armstrong, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Sarah Vaughan, Dave Holland, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis just to name a few. Mr. Haynes has won two Grammy awards and was nominated for a Grammy for each of his last three albums. The Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band features Jaleel Shaw (saxophone), Martin Bejerano (piano) and David Wong (bass). Poet, activist, playwright Amiri Baraka and vocalist Vanessa Rubin and Her Trio will also participate in this gala benefit event for Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium.
Bob MyersCentral Brooklyn Jazz ConsortiumCommunications Director718.467.1527info@cbjcjazz.org
