“I
want to congratulate Rick and Jazz for Peace on everything they
have accomplished to this point, and all the good they are sure
to bring about as they continue this concert series. ~2009 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
and U.S. President Barack
Obama (Click
for more testimonials.)
The
purpose of this fundraiser is to
raise money for two
tickets
to Rome on June 23, 2011. Our organization is an International
Honor Committee member of Donne
in Musica in Rome
and Fiuggi,
Italy. Through that affiliation, we created a liaison between
Lauderhill, FL and Fiuggi, Italy for a Sister City twinning. Mayor
Richard Kaplan has been invited by Mayor Fabrizio Martini to visit
Fiuggi in June and two of us will be part of his delegation to
discuss the twinning and a cultural exchange in 2012-2013, once the
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center is built. This partnership will
benefit the cultural and business community in Broward County and
South Florida.
"After historic concerts in Africa (click
here for details) and
Brazil(click
here for details),
Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace perform in Fort Lauderdale for
Women in Jazz South Florida, Inc.!”
[Fort Lauderdale,
FL]– On Saturday, May
14, 2011, Jazz for Peace featuring Singer
/ Pianist / Composer Rick DellaRatta, considered by many to be one
of the finest Jazz Artists performing today, will perform a
special Benefit Concert for Women
in Jazz South Florida, Inc. at ArtServe,
1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The
V.I.P. Reception will be at 6 P.M. with two shows at 7 and 9 P.M. Go
to www.wijsf.org for Tickets:
$35 in advance and $45 at the door.
Women
in Jazz South Florida, Inc.
is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes women
musicians, globally, through contacts, articles, interviews,
newsletters, events, courses, clinics, workshops, lectures,
research, history, archives, websites, film, audio and video
recording, concerts, performances and recognition. The goal of
WIJSF is to build an Archive
of Women’s Music at a local library to house permanent and
traveling exhibits, films, literature, recordings and sheet music,
and to be a place for female musicians to gather and share their
experiences with the community-at-large. For more information
please visit www.wijsf.org.
Having
performed with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Paquito D' Rivera,Rick DellaRatta
is considered one of the finest Singer/Pianists, today, and one of
only a handful of Jazz Artists who can make a successful musical
presentation to a large audience without having to abandon the
true art form of Jazz.His
unique and original piano playing and composing has been compared
in print to Chick Corea, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner and Thelonius
Monk while his signature vocal sound and style has been likened to
Chet Baker, Billie Holiday, Michael Franks and Antonio Carlos
Jobim.Recently, Rick DellaRatta was
included in the Book “Jazz Singers” as one of the top Jazz
Vocalists of all time and by The Foundation Center in
their list of the top musician philanthropists of our time along
with Bono (U2), Elton John,
Peter Gabriel and Sting.
The
purpose of this fundraiser is to
raise money for two
tickets
to Rome on June 23, 2011. Our organization is an International
Honor Committee member of Donne
in Musica in Rome
and Fiuggi,
Italy. Through that affiliation, we created a liaison between
Lauderhill, FL and Fiuggi, Italy for a Sister City twinning. Mayor
Richard Kaplan has been invited by Mayor Fabrizio Martini to visit
Fiuggi in June and two of us will be part of his delegation to
discuss the twinning and a cultural exchange in 2012-2013, once the
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center is built. This partnership will
benefit the cultural and business community in Broward County,
overall.
For complete tour schedule and
additional info please visit www.jazzforpeace.org
We
have already pre-sold 50 tickets for this event and would like to speak with you about
underwriting some of the costs of this event in exchange for logo
branding. Telephone me at 212-202-0515
or 212-947-1104.
We
look forward to speaking with you at your earliest convenience to
discuss the possibility of promoting your company's product or
service in conjunction with this
World Class Cultural and Humanitarian event on
Debra
R. Cerritelli - Senior Event Coordinator- Jazz for Peace
John DeAngelis - Event Coordinator / Marie France - International
Correspondent
Main
: 212-947-1104
Skype Name: Jazzmgmt 805-426-JAZZ
www.jazzforpeace.org
****
Jazz For Peace™ reaches out to individuals and organizations on both
sides of conflicting issues, believing that if we as a species embrace
qualities such as creativity, artistry, intellectuality, humanity,
individuality, etc., we will all have a better chance at avoiding the
behavior that leads to destruction.****
June 1, 2009
Hi
Deborah and Rick,
I
enjoyed working with Rick on the Jazz For Peace benefit at Nighttown
this past Saturday.
I appreciate that you chose our venue for the
show. The show went off fine, and I appreciate how hard Rick
is working and admire his commitment to supporting social causes. I
applaud both of you for what you are doing. Keep up the good work!
Please
let me know if Rick is traveling out this way again.
Additional
Information on Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace:
Having
performed with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Paquito D' Rivera, Rick
DellaRatta is one of the finest Jazz Singer/Pianists performing today.
His unique and original piano playing and composing has been compared in
print to Chick Corea, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner and Thelonious Monk, while
his signature vocal sound and style has been likened to Chet Baker,
Billy Holiday, Michael Franks and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
In
March 2007, DellaRatta was included by
The Foundation Center
in their list of the top musician philanthropists of our time along with
Bono (U2), Elton John, Peter Gabriel and Sting.
In addition to other accolades, DellaRatta
was named in Scott Yanow's book Jazz Singers as one of the
Top Jazz Vocalists of all time. He returned from historic concerts in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
(
with Israeli, Palestinian and American musicians at the
United Nations in New York, on September 25, 2002, is considered
“one of the most significant cultural events of our time!” and
his new CD “Jazz for Peace” jazz greats Eddie Gomez, Lenny White, Paquito D'Rivera and the London
Symphony Orchestra. He has since performed over 700 benefit
concerts along with an educational series and instrument donation
program for children.
Having
performed with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Paquito D' Rivera, Rick
DellaRatta is one of the finest Jazz Singer/Pianists performing today.
His unique and original piano playing and composing has been compared in
print to Chick Corea, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner and Thelonious Monk, while
his signature vocal sound and style has been likened to Chet Baker,
Billy Holiday, Michael Franks and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
