JAZZIN’ IT UP
Footsteps to the Future Presents
Jazzin’ It Up!
An Electrifying Evening w/
an Incredbile Line-up of
Renowned Jazz Musicians
Saturday,
March 9, 2013
Concert
begins at 7 p.m.
VIP Reception to meet
musicians begins at 6:00 p.m.
General
Admission at 6:45 p.m.
(in North Naples off 1-75, Exit 111)
Tickets
on sale now at CLICK
HERE.
Footsteps to the Future presents Jazzin’ It Up! An electrifying evening of great jazz entertainment
on Saturday March 9, 2013 at Hodges University
This year’s concert will feature:
- Ira Sullivan the five-time Grammy
Nominee & multi-instrumentalist master of the trumpet, flugelhorn,
tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute, who has played with Charlie
Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Red Rodney and Art Blakey’s Jazz
Messengers!
- NYC tenor saxophonist Lew
Del Gatto, who was a member of the Saturday Night Live Band from 1975
– 2005, has recorded for such artists as Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin,
Quincy Jones, the Brecker Brothers and has performed with Frank Sinatra,
Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock and Buddy Rich
- NYC jazz trumpeter Dan Miller, who has toured and recorded with Harry Connick Jr., Maynard Ferguson, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Jones, Woody Herman and has performed with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Lionel Hampton, Randy Brecker, Frank Foster and Jon Hendricks
The world-class rhythm section
features pianist Jerry Stawski, bassist Chuck Bergeron and
drummer Ron Hefner. The wonderfully swinging and talented jazz
vocalist Susie Hulcher will be featured as well.
The Jazzin’ It Up concert will benefit Footsteps to the Future, Inc, a
unique evidence based mentoring program in Lee and Collier Counties;
a model for change in Southwest Florida and the Nation. Footsteps' goal is
to empower young women who are aging out
of foster care to safely and successfully transition to living
independently, and to become self-sufficient through programs
such as mentoring, academic achievement, employment partnerships and
advocacy.
The event will be held at Hodges University
in North Naples off I-75, Exit 111. The VIP
Reception begins at 6:00 p.m. General Admission doors open at 6:45 p.m. The event also features a Silent Auction, a Mystery Box Raffle, and a
Decadent Dessert Raffle.
VIP Tickets are $50, or two for $85 which includes preferred
seating, reception with an appetizer buffet featuring the culinary delights of Chef
Brian Baker and Jayne Baker of the Roadhouse Cafe.
Reserved VIP
Table includes 10 tops for $600, and 6 tops for $360 and are available on a very
limited basis.
General Admission Tickets are $25, or two for $45.
Student
Admission is $10.
Tickets will go on sale January, 15 2013.
For VIP Tables, Sponsorship
opportunities or general information visit http://www.footstepstothefuture.org or
call Footsteps to the Future Founder and Executive Director Judi Woods at (239)
281-7378
Reserved seating is limited.
Footsteps to the Future, Inc. is a non-profit 501c (3).
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