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JAZZIN’ IT UP
Footsteps to the Future Presents Jazzin’ It Up!
An Electrifying Evening w/ Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan
Thursday June 9, 2011 at 6:15 p.m.
VIP Reception to meet musicians begins at 5:15 p.m.
Footsteps to the Future presents Jazzin’ It Up! An Electrifying Evening with Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan on Thursday June 9, 2011 at the historic Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. The concert, benefiting Footsteps to the Future, will feature Ira Sullivan along with some of the finest jazz musicians in Florida
Mr. Sullivan, a five-time Grammy nominee, is a unique figure in jazz music as a multi-instrumentalist who is a master of the trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute. He has performed and recorded with some of the greatest figures in jazz history including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Red Rodney, Johnny Griffin and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Mr. Sullivan, originally from Chicago Miami
In addition to Sullivan, the concert also features tenor saxophonist Lew Del Gatto, who worked and recorded in NYC for over forty years and was a member of the Saturday Night Live Band from 1975 – 2005. Also featured is NYC jazz trumpeter Dan Miller, who toured and recorded with Harry Connick Jr., Maynard Ferguson, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Jones and Woody Herman. The world-class rhythm section features pianist Jerry Stawski, bassist Scott Smith and drummer Ron Hefner. Singer/songwriter Susie Hulcher will be featured vocalist at the VIP reception.
The Jazzin’ It Up concert will benefit Footsteps to the Future, Inc, a unique mentoring and transitional living program in Lee and Collier Counties and a model for change in Southwest Florida and the nation. Its goal is to empower young women in and aging out of foster care, to safely and successfully transition to living independently through programs such as mentoring, transitional living and advocacy.
The event will be held at the historic Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center
2301 First Street , Fort Myers
, on Thursday June 9, 2011 at 6:15 p.m. The VIP Reception to meet musicians begins at 5:15 p.m. The event also features a Silent Auction and a Fabulous Dessert Raffle. You will also be delighted with Chocolates by Winfield of the Butterfly Estates and Awesome Assorted desserts from Vicki's Sweet Things for all to taste during the evening. The Footsteps Signature Jazz-a-Tini will be featured at the cash bar which will be open all evening for people to enjoy while listening to some of the most exciting Jazz music offered in SW Florida!!
The VIP tickets ($50 each with 2 for $80) include a reception for our special guests where they can chat and mingle with the exciting Ira Sullivan , Dan Miller, Lew Del Gatto, Susie Hulcher and the other fine Jazz musicians. At the reception from 5:15 to 6:00 there will be an gourmet appetizer buffet featuring the culinary delights of Chef Brian Baker of the famous Roadhouse Cafe, along with seafood from Trico Shrimp! General Admission tickets are $25, or two for $45... Student Admission is $10. Tickets on sale now at CLICK HERE.
For more info and to reserve your seats, visit http://www.footstepstothefuture.org or call Founder/Executive Director Judi Woods at 239 281-7378. Reserved seating is limited. Footsteps to the Future, Inc. is a non-profit 501c (3). Sponsorship opportunities are available.
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