Jazz For
Peace
featuring Rick
DellaRatta
performing a
special benefit concert in NYC , NY for:
SICKLE CELL THALASSEMIA PATIENTS NETWORK
on
Sunday January 17, 2010 at 11:30 AM
at
170 Central Park West
NYC ,NY
Tickets
$35.00
or visit our
website for advanced purchase discount tickets at
www.jazzforpeace.org
Meet and greet starts at 11.30am. All attendees of this show can stay for the second show! Sickle Cell/Thalassemia Patients Network (SCTPN) began in 1989 at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital (now known as Interfaith Medical Center) located in Brooklyn, NY,as an adult and parent support group for individuals with inherited blood disorders.
Sickle Cell Thalassemia Patients Network (SCTPN) was incorporated in 1993 as a volunteer, not-for-profit organization by its founding members (adults living with sickle cell disease, thalassemia and other hemoglobin disorders) to serve the larger community by providing a face and a voice for these under represented health issues. For more information please visit www.sctpn.org""""""
Rick DellaRatta is now considered by many to be one of the finest
Singer/Pianists performing 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. Through his life long endeavor to help
advance people to their highest potential through the understanding of Jazz as
well as spreading peace worldwide through his "Jazz for Peace World Tour", Rick
DellaRatta is considered to be an innovator and a visionary.
Below please
find some recent fast facts:
-
US President Barack Obama joins Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator John
McCain, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Michael Bloomberg and many others in
support of Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace!
-
Jazz pianist, vocalist
and composer Rick DellaRatta was included by
The Foundation Center in their list of musician philanthropists along with Bono
(U2), Elton John, Peter Gabriel and Sting.
-
Rick DellaRatta was included in a new book called "The Jazz Singers" as one of
the top 500 Jazz Vocalists of All Time.
- Jazz for Peace founder Rick DellaRatta
celebrated the 6th
Anniversary of this
historic concert at the United Nations which united Israelis, Palestinians and
Americans as well as the 650 benefit concert "Helping those who are helping
others!" since this landmark event.
For complete tour
schedule and additional info please visit
www.jazzforpeace.org
High resolution
pictures can be found at
http://www.rickdellaratta.com/press.html
For information on
Rick DellaRatta please visit
http://www.rickdellaratta.com
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