For immediate release: Contact Jazz for Peace 212-947-1104

"DellaRatta is fast becoming the Bono of Jazz!" Salt Lake City Weekly ~ Aug. 16, 2008


Jazz For Peace
featuring Rick DellaRatta

performing a special benefit concert in SALT LAKE CITY , UT  for:

SAMBURU TRIBAL ADVANCEMENT 

on

Friday July 30, 2010 at 7:00 PM

at 

Little Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake City ,UT

Tickets $35.00 

or visit our website for advanced purchase discount tickets at www.jazzforpeace.org

 

We are a grassroots organization created in 1991 to support North Kenyan Samburu tribes-people in their struggle to improve their lives and integrate traditional lifestyle with western culture. We provide opportunity through education, health knowledge, micro-credit loans, empowerment of women and local leadership, and these Samburu are achieving remarkable life advancement."""
  

 

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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