Where
Mary Cary Flagler Hall at The DiMenna Center450 West 37th Street
(between 9th and 10th Avenues)
New York, NY 10018
Driving Directions
The Jazz Drama Program Fall Benefit Concert honoring Dorthaan Kirk and featuring Catherine Russell and Evan Christopher with the Eli Yamin Trio
Join us for a special evening as some of the greatest musicians and educators in jazz come together to advocate for what JazzTimes calls, “The hippest move in jazz education, ever”. The Jazz Drama Program hosts its 2014 Benefit Concert honoring Dorthaan Kirk at Mary Cary Flagler Hall at The DiMenna Center in Manhattan, NY on October 7, 2014 at 6:30 PM.
“It is our great honor to celebrate the life and work of one of the leading jazz advocates and supporters of our time in Dorthaan Kirk of WBGO, Jazz 88, who has been producing jazz concerts for children for over 25 years!" says Artistic Director, Eli Yamin.
Vocalist Catherine Russell, clarinetist Evan Christopher, pianist Eli Yamin and host Rondi Charleston will guide the evening’s musical performances through a soulful journey of swing and blues. In addition, the concert will feature Jazz Drama Program students performing highlights from the newly recorded Jazz Drama Program musical, “Message From Saturn," about the healing power of the blues.
Wine, beer and hors d'oeuvre will be served and guests will have an opportunity to interact with the artists and a newly created Nora's Ark made of recycled materials...
Admission is $150, $100 is considered a tax deductible contribution. The Jazz Drama Program is a 501c3 non profit organization.
2014 Jazz Drama Program Benefit Concert Honoree Dorthaan Kirk
Featured Artist Catherine Russell
Benefit Host, Rondi Charleston
Artistic Director Eli Yamin and Featured Artist Evan Christopher
The Jazz Drama Program brings a time tested learning process to expose, immerse and inspire a whole new generation through intensive training and participation in jazz musical theater. Our musicals have been performed over 80 times in 14 states and 4 countries involving thousands of children in jazz, many for the first time. This spring Nora’s Ark, the jazz musical was performed at the Helen Hocker Theatre in Topeka, Kansas. The same play was also translated into Polish and performed by Master Degree musical theatre students in Bialystok featuring an ark made of recycled materials. Recently, instrumental and vocal tracks were recorded for our new musical Message From Saturn, which is due out next Spring. The Jazz Drama Program (JDP) is a New York City based 501c3 nonprofit organization that inspires students, teachers and their communities by involving them in the jazz arts— storytelling, music,theatre, dance and visual arts.