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ANNOUNCEMENT:
To all the Friends and Fans of Fayard Nicholas,
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> Our friend, our legend, our hero, our idol, our humanitarian – Fayard > Nicholas – passed away peacefully at home tonight at 8:30pm, January 24, > 2006. He was surrounded by friends and his loving wife, Katherine Hopkins > Nicholas.
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> Fayard was brought home from the hospital last week. Countless friends > and family came by to spend time, chat, watch Nicholas Brothers’ clips, > sing, laugh, share stories, and just “be” with one of our favorite people > on the planet earth.
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> I just got off the phone with Fayard’s son, Tony, and he said to me it was > as though all the great legends of tap dance were calling out to Fayard, > “Hey! Fayard! We can’t start the show up here with out you!” Harold > Nicholas, Gregory Hines, Eleanor Powell, Cholly Atkins, Honi Coles, Gene > Kelly, Paul Kennedy, John Bubbles, Fred Astaire, Ann Miller, Hal Leroy, > Peg Leg Bates. and all of them, they’re all there, and yelling down to > earth. “Fayard! We can’t start the show! You’re putting Heaven on hold! > What are you waiting for? Get up there!”
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> Tony went on to say, he imagined that once his dad got up there will all > the rest of them, he looked around and said, “My goodness! This is > wonderful! I hope to tell you! Everything is copasetic!”
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> Tony finished by saying, “Now he’s there and they can start the show!
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> Fayard’s son Tony, Fayard’s younger sister Dorothy, and Fayard’s wife > Katherine wanted to make sure to let you know that the family can’t begin > to tell you how much it’s all meant. Your support. all of you from every > part of the globe. Every card that you sent, every email that you sent, > every donation that you made, large and small, everything helped.
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> I know how it helped. I know that you kept their spirits lifted through > this excruciatingly tyring time. I know that your donations helped get > Katherine and Fayard out of debt. I know that it got them on top of their > bills. I know that it allowed Katherine the release of worrying about > money; she knew that she could do everything possible for her husband, and > she did. Everything humanly possible was done for him.
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> Once they left the hospital last week, medical expenses were unbelievable, > but your donations made it possible for Katherine to bring her husband > home for his last days. Your donations made it possible for her and > Fayard to get out of the hospital environment, and to be in the peace of > their own apartment.
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> Be assured that there will be a “Celebration” of Fayard’s life coming up. > I will let you know when I have the details. We can join together and > laugh and shout and sing and dance this man’s praises. I, for one, will > be there with my shoes on!
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> Now, may I personally thank you all from the bottom of my heart for what > you have done. You have come together as one family, one voice, helping > this beloved man and his wife in their hour of need. You have made my > heart swell.
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> Thank you.
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> And now, in our man’s words, “Hey now! Everything is copasetic.”
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> Dancingly,
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> Rusty
> http://rustyfrank.com
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> P.S. Yes, I will keep the fund open for a bit longer, if you would still > like to make a contribution towards the outstanding hospital bills and > some cushion for Katherine’s future, while she gets back on her feet in > these weeks and months to come.
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EVENTS:
Chers amis,
J’ai le plaisir de vous faire parvenir le programme des prochains concerts de « claquettes et musique live » :
Le 5 février à 17h30
avec le Trio Poursuite (contrebasse: Popol Lavanchy, saxophone: Diego Marion, batterie: Jean Rochat)
au Zap Théâtre à la Chaux de Fonds
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Les 9 et 10 février à 20h30
Spectacle “One night at the Cotton Club”: soirée avec “Dance Band” de la fin des années 20 avec orchestre de 12 musiciens (direction Béat Clerc), un chanteur et un trio vocal féminin
à La Salle de Fêtes du Lignon, 16, place du Lignon, 1214 Vernier/GE
claquettes: Laurent Bortolotti et Joëlle Loretan
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Le 11 février à 20h30
Spectacle “One night at the Cotton Club”: soirée avec “Dance Band” de la fin des années 20 avec orchestre de 12 musiciens (direction Béat Clerc), un chanteur et un trio vocal féminin
à la Salle du Pont Rouge de Monthey, Plantaud 122, 1870 Monthey, 024 472 51 31
claquettes: Laurent Bortolotti et Joëlle Loretan
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Le 17 février à 20h30
Avec Jean-Yves Poupin et orchestre “Vieux Jazz” au Château de Coppet
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Le 25 février à 21h00
avec le Trio Poursuite (contrebasse: Popol Lavanchy, saxophone: Diego Marion, batterie: Jean Rochat) dans le cadre des soirées “Jazz’o'château” à Yverdon-les-Bains
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Le 30 mars à 21h00
avec Popol Lavanchy (contrebasse) et Jean-Yves Poupin au Cully Jazz Festival (au Pouf). Nos 3 compères souhaitent relever le défi de remplacer la traditionnelle batterie par un instrument peu connu : les claquettes.
Avec, en outre, les toutes dernières compositions de Jean-Yves Poupin et Popol Lavanchy, arrangées tout spécialement pour les claquettes. Avec aussi, bien sûr, une grand part d’improvisation.
Le 7 avril au “Contretemps” à Genève à 21h00
avec le RBS Trio et un invité surprise: Andreas Jakopek de la compagnie “Beat the tap”.
Réservation: 022 328 18 00 ou jacques@jazz-agmj.ch (le 7 avril, dès 18h00: 079 422 95 46)
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Les 29 et 30 avril à Cully
avec la fanfare de Cully (direction Louis-Nicolas Morel) et le Trio Poursuite (contrebasse: Popol Lavanchy, saxophone: Diego Marion, batterie: Jean Rochat)
Au programme: 1 composition de Popol Lavanchy pour fanfare et claquettes, quelques standards jazz et, bien sûr, les compositions du Trio Poursuite.
précisions à venir
Du 4 au 7 mai
avec Popol Lavanchy dans « L’akoustrion d’Eustache » au Théâtre du 2.21, à Lausanne
Spectacle dédié à l’exploration des liens qui existent entre le jazz, la musique électronique … et la sculpture.
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Les 23 et 24 juin
Avec Popol Lavanchy aux Fêtes Interculturelles de Renens, dans le cadre de Radio-Eustache.
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Le 16 décembre à 20h45
Avec le big band “Le Grand Eustache” à la Salle Paderewski du Casino de Montbenon à Lausanne
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Les 8, 9, 10 et 11 février 2007
Spectacle “One night at the Cotton Club”: soirée avec “Dance Band” de la fin des années 20 avec orchestre de 12 musiciens (direction Béat Clerc), un chanteur et un trio vocal féminin
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Au plaisir de vous croiser prochainement.
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Subject: TV Program
To My Friends,
Coming to PBS on Feb. 9th and the 16th from 9PM to 11PM is the four part
series Slavery And The Making Of America, produced by Dante James, and narrated
by Morgan Freeman. Dante is an incredible filmmaker who has produced many
award wining films among them biographies on Marian Anderson and A. Philip
Randolph. He worked with the late great filmmaker Henry Hampton at Blackside and
was the executive producer of Hampton’s last series This Far By Faith:
African American Spiritual Journeys.
Slavery And The Making Of America tells the story of slavery from the point
of view of the enslaved. The series recognizes the strength, humanity and
dignity of the enslaved and redefines them as pro-active
freedom fighters not passive victims.
It is essential to pass this email on to friends and family and encourage
them to watch. If we can create a large audience for this important series PBS
will be forced to produce and air more programs that address the
African-American experience. There are also two web sites for the series they are
www.pbs.org/slavery <_http://www.pbs.org/slavery_ (htt
p://www.pbs.org/slavery) > and www.slaveryinamerica.com <_http://www.slaveryinamerica.com_
(http://www.slaveryinamerica.com/) >
Please pass this email on and be sure to tune in.
Slavery And the Making Of America
Feb 9th and 16th from 9PM-11PM
On PBS
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