Benefit Concert for Disability Pride Set for Jan14

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Benefit Concert for Disability Pride Set for Jan. 14 in NYC
Performers include Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson, Christian McBride, many others

By JazzTimes

A fundraising concert, Jazz Legends for Disability Pride, will
take place on Jan. 14 in partnership with the 2016 NYC Winter Jazzfest.
Featured performers will include Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson,
Christian McBride, Jimmy Cobb, Harold Mabern, George Coleman, Buster
Williams, Louis Hayes, Bill Charlap, Monty Alexander and many others. A
fundraiser last year for Disability Pride NYC realized the first annual
Disability Pride Parade in New York City held on July 12, 2015. 

All proceeds from this upcoming concert will benefit the 2016 Disability Pride Parade to be held in NYC on July 10.
Disability Pride NYC is a not for profit started by Jazz
pianist/organist Mike LeDonne, whose 11-year-old daughter, Mary, is
disabled. The organization’s goal, according to a press release, “is to
instill a sense of pride in the community and change the public
perception of people with disabilities. One of the ways we will
accomplish this goal is by establishing an annual Disability Pride
parade in New York City.”

Concert Details
Thursday, January 14, 2016

6:30pm–9:30pm

@ The Quaker Friends Meeting Hall

15 Rutherford Place, NYC 10003

(212) 475-0466

Quaker Friends

The Meetinghouse is wheelchair accessible, at 15 Rutherford Place
entrance and through the Fifteenth Street side gate. A call to the
Quarterly Meeting office at (212) 777-8866 during office hours 9am to
5pm Mon.-Fri. (except holidays) can help clarify the layout.

**All ticket purchases are tax deductible

Click here for tickets.

For more information about the organization, visit Disability Pride.

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	Benefit Concert for Disability Pride Set for Jan. 14 in NYC Performers include Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson, Christian McBride, many others By JazzTimes A fundraising concert, Jazz Legends for Disability Pride, will take place on Jan. 14 in partnership with the 2016 NYC Winter Jazzfest. Featured performers will include Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson, Christian McBride, Jimmy Cobb, Harold Mabern, George Coleman, Buster Williams, Louis Hayes, Bill Charlap, Monty Alexander and many others. A fundraiser last year for Disability Pride NYC realized the first annual Disability Pride Parade in New York City held on July 12, 2015. All proceeds from this upcoming concert will benefit the 2016 Disability Pride Parade to be held in NYC on July 10. Disability Pride NYC is a not for profit started by Jazz pianist/organist Mike LeDonne, whose 11-year-old daughter, Mary, is disabled. The organization’s goal, according to a press release, “is to instill a sense of pride in the community and change the public perception of people with disabilities. One of the ways we will accomplish this goal is by establishing an annual Disability Pride parade in New York City.” Concert Details Thursday, January 14, 2016 6:30pm–9:30pm @ The Quaker Friends Meeting Hall 15 Rutherford Place, NYC 10003 (212) 475-0466 Quaker Friends The Meetinghouse is wheelchair accessible, at 15 Rutherford Place entrance and through the Fifteenth Street side gate. A call to the Quarterly Meeting office at (212) 777-8866 during office hours 9am to 5pm Mon.-Fri. (except holidays) can help clarify the layout. **All ticket purchases are tax deductible Click here for tickets. For more information about the organization, visit Disability Pride.