Victor Bailey Fundraising Benefit Next Tuesday

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Victor Bailey Fundraising Benefit Next Tuesday in Philadelphia
Bassist suffers from disease that affects motor and sensory functions
By JazzTimes
A fundraiser will be held for former Weather Report bassist Victor Bailey 
at the Clef Club, 738 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, next Tuesday, March 8, at 7:00-11:00 p.m. Bailey suffers from CMT, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, which affects his motor and sensory nerves. Bailey can no longer play music due to his illness. The benefit concert, presented by NAAVA (National Alliance Against Violence in America), will 
feature an all-star tribute to Bailey with Chuck Loeb, Poogie Bell, Bill Evans, Gerald Veasley, Alex Bugnon, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Steve Green, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Donald Robinson and musical director Bill Jolly. Special guests will be Billy Paul, Dee Dee Sharp, Dexter Wansel, Instant Funk, Norman Connors, Doug Grigsby, Sam Peakes and speaker Jeana Sweeney from the Charcot Marie Tooth Association.  
Tickets can be purchased online at The NAAVA Foundation for $40 and VIP tickets for $50, which includes a meet and greet with celebrities after the event. Donations are also welcome at the website.
For more information or to give call NAAVA at (610) 285-9733 or [email protected].

Edited by snobb - 04 Mar 2016 at 11:35am

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	Victor Bailey Fundraising Benefit Next Tuesday in Philadelphia Bassist suffers from disease that affects motor and sensory functions By JazzTimes A fundraiser will be held for former Weather Report bassist Victor Bailey at the Clef Club, 738 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, next Tuesday, March 8, at 7:00-11:00 p.m. Bailey suffers from CMT, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, which affects his motor and sensory nerves. Bailey can no longer play music due to his illness. The benefit concert, presented by NAAVA (National Alliance Against Violence in America), will feature an all-star tribute to Bailey with Chuck Loeb, Poogie Bell, Bill Evans, Gerald Veasley, Alex Bugnon, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Steve Green, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Donald Robinson and musical director Bill Jolly. Special guests will be Billy Paul, Dee Dee Sharp, Dexter Wansel, Instant Funk, Norman Connors, Doug Grigsby, Sam Peakes and speaker Jeana Sweeney from the Charcot Marie Tooth Association. Tickets can be purchased online at The NAAVA Foundation for $40 and VIP tickets for $50, which includes a meet and greet with celebrities after the event. Donations are also welcome at the website. For more information or to give call NAAVA at (610) 285-9733 or [email protected]. Edited by snobb - 04 Mar 2016 at 11:35am