The list of musicians and other celebrities that have committed to appear as part of Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert and Auction, the Jazz at Lincoln Center produced benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina, is amazingly rich. Slated to appear at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall on September 17 are Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Ken Burns, Cyrus Chestnut, Peter Cincotti, Bill Cosby, Elvis Costello, Robert De Niro, Paquito D'Rivera, Jon Hendricks, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Abbey Lincoln, Bette Midler, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Roberts, Paul Simon, Meryl Streep, James Taylor, McCoy Tyner, Cassandra Wilson, Buckwheat Zydeco and many more. Higher Ground will be hosted by Laurence Fishburne.
Read the Jazz at Lincoln Center press release on Higher Ground and scroll down for statement from Wynton Marsalis about the devastation in his hometown of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina.
Wynton Marsalis will return to the Celebrity Series on October 30 at Sanders Theatre.
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Friday, September 9, 2005
Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert and Auction September 17
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