Email Bulletin!
ANNOUCEMENTS:
Hi,
Just a note to let you know of Fayard Nicholas’ “Celebration of Life”
which will be held the evening of May 15th at the Pantages Theatre in
Hollywood. There will be no admission charge, and it is open to the
public. For more information, visit www.FayardNicholas.com where you
can email Fayard’s wife, Katherine.
Paula
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THE LA TAP FESTIVAL 2006… August 7-12th honoring Dr. Fayard Nicholas!
Co-Directed by Jason Samuels Smith & Chloe Arnold, a week long of special events, master classes, footage, special guests and history in the making… all at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in LA!
Don’t miss it – go to www.latapfest.com for more information.
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Hello everyone
Just another quick note to remind you that the registration is open for the Manhattan Tap NYC Rhythm Tap Intensive with Heather Cornell. You can go to the website and get all the details, including a registration form that you can print out. Keep watching the website for updates. Www.manhattantap.org
ALSO….we are off to Europe again and looking to rent our house while we are gone. There is a rental notice attached to this email. Please take a look at it and if you know of anyone who may be interested in renting our wonderful home In the woods (right outside of NYC) for anytime between April 1 – June 30th, please send them our way.
Hope to see you all this summer!!
Best
Heather Cornell
hcornell@manhattantap.org
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CID circular message
Dance Day preparations
On the 29th of April, as every year since 1982, World Dance Day will be celebrated all over the world by the international community of dancers and dance enthusiasts.
The International Dance Council CID has prepared the following guidelines as a useful checklist for persons institutionally involved in the wider field of dance: teachers, choreographers, group leaders, journalists, researchers, associations, suppliers, organizations etc.
Object
The main purpose of Dance Day events is to attract the attention of the wider public to the art of dance. Special emphasis should be given to addressing a “new” public, people who do not follow dance events during the course of the year.
Events
Dance Day events may be special performances, open-door courses, public rehearsals, lectures, exhibitions, articles in newspapers and magazines, dance evenings, radio and TV programs, visits, street shows etc.
Organizers
Events are primarily organized by dance companies, amateur groups, schools, associations and other institutions active in dance. Wherever possible, it is better for events to be organized jointly with a non-dance institution such as a government agency, a public school, a municipality, a business enterprise, a trade union.
Content
Organizers have full freedom to define the content of the event.
Make sure that you include general information on the art of dance, its history, its importance to society, its universal character. This can be done in a short speech, a note in the program, a text distributed to those present. By adding this dimension you make the event different from dance activities taking place any other day.
Read a message from a prominent personality, a poem, a passage from a text by a famous author.
Coordination
In order to achieve maximum success, it is important that preparations start early enough.
It is imperative to inform the press and generally the media about your event.
Notify an organization holding a central position at regional or national level, which should publish a list of events planned for Dance Day.
Entrance to events should preferably be free, or by invitation. Invite persons who do not normally attend dance events.
Location
At best, events should take place in “new” places, such as streets, parks, squares, shops, factories, villages, discotheques, schools, stadiums etc.
By setting the event in original surroundings you stress the fact that this is an event dedicated to the universal family of dancers.
Prof. Alkis Raftis
President of the CID
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To all,
After this week, I will not be teaching at Broadway Dance Center on Fridays and Saturdays. I will still be teaching Hip-hop (Tuesdays: 7:30-9pm) and House (Thursdays 7:30-9pm).
Most of you know that I started teaching an Advanced Wacking class ( by request) on Wednesday from 6-8pm at Times Circle Studios (Fazil’s) 743 8th Ave. 2nd floor.
Well, because many of you want it (but I need to take Fridays off to take care of personal things; starting Saturday March 24, I will be teaching from 4-7pm at Fazil’s. 4-5:30pm House (TRUE basics) and 5:30-7pm Wacking (TRUE Basics). I say TRUE Basics, because, many of you know, I was a little to much at BDC (lol). Here, I can slow it down, by seperating the classes. For more information just email me here: brifoot71@yahoo.com
GOD BLESS ALL and KEEP DANCING,
Brian Footwork Green
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REVIEW:
Don’t miss this great review of Tap Dancer CHLOE ARNOLD
as part of The Black Choreographers Festival 2006:
http://www.voiceofdance.org/Insights/features.test.cfm?LinkID=37500000000000
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OPPORTUNITIES:
Dancing Wheels Company
Dance Audition Notice
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Dancing Wheels, Americas premier, professional, integrated dance company, is currently seeking dancers for employment in the 2006-2007 season as we celebrate 25 years of integrated dance in America.
Dancing Wheels, Americas first and foremost integrated dance company, works with national and internationally acclaimed choreographers each year. Most recent works include full-length pieces from Rosalind Newman, David Rousseve and Rebecca Darling of Pilobulus. Future works include the Nai-Ni Chen Company, Robert Wesner, Troy McCarty and Diane Macintyre.
Dance position offers full 52-week contracts, competitive rates of compensation, and an opportunity to travel throughout the country and abroad (with all expenses paid).
The company is auditioning male and female stand-up and sit-down (wheelchair*) dancers. Stand-up dancers must have a strong back ground in both ballet and classical modern dance techniques. Sit-down dancers do not need prior dance experience, but should be athletic, with excellent speed and the ability to do wheelie work. Most importantly, potential sit-down dancers must possess a willingness to learn. All applicants should be comfortable with speaking in front of large audiences. Dancing Wheels provides training in these areas.
The audition will include a full ballet class taught by Troy McCarty, modern and partnering sections. Please bring resume, headshots and samples of work if available.
Audition Location
3615 Euclid Ave., 3rd Floor
Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216-432-0306 Fax: 216-432-0308E-email:
www.dancingwheels.org
proflair1@aol.com
*Dancers with disabilities who are not everyday wheelchair users, but willing to adapt to wheelchair technique are also welcome.
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Looking for the next Shirley Temple…
The Golden State Theatre is casting The Little Princess, an original musical production. Adriane Coros, artistic dir. Performances run May 11-14 at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Seeking Sara: 10-12, bright, delightful, imaginative, must tap, strong singer, ballad to belt; Female Dancer: plays multiple roles including the Indian Princess, any vocal range; Nine Schoolgirls: 6-15, all types and vocal ranges. Some pay for adult performers and “Sara” provided. Auditions will be held by appt. only Mar. 20. Send pix & résumés by Mar. 17 to:
Golden State Theatre
P.O. Box 753
La Mirada,
CA 90637-0753
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“The Jump Off”
Non-Union Television Pilot
Audition: Wednesday, March 15 @ 6pm.
Synthesis Studio
4200 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, Ca 91602
Audition Notes:
Looking for dancers under the age of 20. Hip hop, tap,
jazz. Will be learning a short hip hop combination and
will freestyle.
Rate: Copy, credit, non paying pilot, but will reuse
dancers when picked up
Casting Company: KP Casting
Casting Director: Kelvin Parker
Shoot Dates: Will reherse thru the end of March and
tentatively shoot on April 1st.
Project Notes:
“The Jump Off” is a reality-based pilot based around
B-Girl Shorty and choreographers. This reality show is
about the hard work and creativity of what goes into
choreography and the dance world. The show will also
put to work up to 40 dancers a week with pay.
Choreographers will break up into teams and have
either dancers battle the other teams. Check out
uthtv.com. They are working with Direct TV to be one
of their weekly shows.
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Making It Big, a prime time television series seen across North America, is looking for three talented, triple threat dancers. All three young professionals will be showcased in the Making It Big triple threat dance episode but only one will earn the career break of a lifetime. Making It Big provides the thing money can’t buy: access. To qualify you must have: Professional experience & a reel of your best work; Extraordinary talent & the drive to make your mark; The desire to tell your story on television; The ability to cross the Canada/United States border and your residence in North America. The deadline is April 15, 12pm Pacific Time. Applications available at:
www.forcefour.com/makingitbig
Wanted
97 Yonvalou Dancers
Ages 8 to 80 years young
Would you like to help make Dance History?
The Katherine Dunham Legacy
Northern California Dance Conference 2006
is offering dancers an opportunity to present
Madame Katherine Dunham
The Grand Dame of Black Dance in America
“A Living Birthday Card”
June 22, 2006 Ms. Dunham will celebrate her 97th birthday. On this occasion members of the Northern California Dunham Legacy will present Ms. Dunham with a video tape of 97 dancers performing “Yonvalou”. Yonvalou is a traditional Haitian dance in honor of Ms. Dunham’s spiritual husband Damballah. Ms. Dunham, an Icon of 20th century dance, has been deemed by The Library of Congress one of “America’s 100 Irreplaceable Dance Treasures”. Choreography will be clear, clean and simple requiring only two rehearsals TBA with performance Saturday June 10, 2006 7:30pm in the Laney College Theater. Choreographer: Colette Eloi /ChoreoDirector: Carolyn Himes
The fee to participate in this historic event is $25.
To reserve your space send
a cashier’s check or money order (sorry no personal checks) to:
The Katherine Dunham Legacy Project
5409 Bancroft Avenue
Oakland, CA 94601
All proceeds from this event will be donated directly to
Ms. Dunham
for additional information contact:
Carolyn Himes 510-302-9351 or carihim@sbcglobal.net
PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL INTERESTED!
AYIBOBO!!!
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The Fireside Theatre (Fort Atkinson, WI) is casting its production of 42nd Street. Rehearsals will begin in WI July 17; runs Aug. 3-Oct. 15. Seeking Dancers Who Sing Well: male and female, young, attractive, athletic, and energetic and are excellent tap dancers. Auditionees should arrive to sign up a little early. Bring tap shoes and character shoes to the audition. The combination will be taught promptly at the beginning of the posted time. Those who are kept will be asked to sing at this call so bring a 16-bar selection in a classic Broadway style. Those interested in the principal roles of Peggy Sawyer and Billy Lawler should come first to the principal call on March 14 and then come to the dance call. Competitive salary, travel, housing, meals, and workers comp. provided. Equity Guest Artist Contract.
Wed, March 15, 2006
10am / females
1:30pm / males
Nola Rehearsal Studios
250 W. 54th St.
NYC
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Cortland Repertory Theatre (Cortland, NY), a summer theatre in its 35th year, is casting Five Guys Named Moe, a musical by Clarke Peters featuring Louis Jordan’s greatest hits. Rehearsals begin May 23; runs June 7-17. Seeking Six African-American Men: 18-39, all types, for a variety of characters, must sing and dance very well, specifically seeking a tall or heavy type for Big Moe, a short or young type for Little Moe, and a tapper for No Moe, other characters include NoMax, Four-Eyed Moe, and Eat Moe. Note: all should be charming, personable and comfortable with audience interaction. Send pix & résumés to Kerby Thompson, Cortland Repertory Theatre, PO Box 783, Cortland, NY 13045. Competitive pay. Thu, March 16, 2006 By Appt.
Eighth Avenue Studios
939 Eighth Ave.
-NYC
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RHAPSODY IN TAPS
Apprentice Audition—by Invitation Only
Linda Sohl-Ellison, Artistic Director
www.rhapsodyintaps.com/562-428-6411
Rhapsody In Taps is seeking one male tap dancer and one female tap dancer for its apprenticeship program. RIT apprenticeships are non-paid, two year training positions. Apprentices learn and understudy company repertoire, are involved in developing new repertoire and may be asked to perform with the company. We are looking for dancers who will become company members and who are willing to make a commitment beyond the two-year apprenticeship. Dancers should be familiar with the company and its work before applying and are asked to attend a pre-screening class by March 18th before being invited to audition. The screening classes are listed at the end of this notice.
Applicants must be 20 years or older, have strong tap technique and advanced rhythmic skills, good movement skills (dance training in other forms is a plus), dynamic performance quality and they must be responsible, disciplined, show a strong sense of teamwork, willingness to experiment in a creative process and have the maturity for company work. They must have reliable transportation, be available for regular company rehearsals beginning May 2006, and be available to perform on the company’s 25th Anniversary season October 26-28, 2006 at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre and other engagements as they arise.
Rhapsody In Taps Rehearsal schedule– You must be available during these times:
Sunday afternoons between noon and 6PM in Long Beach and
Wednesday evenings 7:30PM-10:45PM in Costa Mesa
(In June, July, August, additional rehearsals may be scheduled according to company availability)
Screening Classes
Dancers interested in auditioning should attend one of the following classes. Before class begins introduce yourself to the teacher and tell him/her that you are screening for Rhapsody In Taps’ Invitational Audition. After class, if the teacher invites you to audition for RIT please give him/her a sheet of paper with your name, age, address, phone # and email address. If the teacher is uncertain about your skill level you may be asked to attend additional classes.
Bob Carroll–Wednesday, noon-1:15PM—Marge Patka Dance Studio, 7215 Tampa/Reseda, CA 91335 (located on the North East corner of Tampa and Sherman Way)/tel: 818-885-8677.
Denise Scheerer—Sunday, 11:30-1:00PM—Hama’s Studio, 12117 Moorpark in Studio City, CA (northwest corner of Laurel Canyon and Moorpark) 818-985-8701
Denise Scheerer—Wed., 6:30PM-7:30PM—Tap Academy, Lincoln Bl., Santa Monica/tel: 310-656-1562
Steve Zee—Monday, 7:00PM-8:00PM–Tap Academy in Santa Monica/tel: 310-656-1562
Mindy Millard—Monday, 7:00PM-8:30PM—Saddleback Dance Center, 24194 Alicia Parkway Suite D/Mission Viejo, CA 92691/tel: 949-586-5422
Pauline Hagino—Wednesday, 6:30PM—7:30PM Defore Dance Studio, 151 Kalmus, Suite G23/Costa Mesa, CA 92626/tel: 714-241-9908
Linda Sohl-Ellison—Thurs. 3:50PM—5:45PM in Costa Mesa/call to schedule: 562-428-6411
Audition—Plan to attend all three Sundays–March 19, 26, April 2, 2006 from 1:00PM-5:00PM at Center Stage Dance Academy (next to the clock tower, at intersection of Los Coyotes Diagonal, Wardlow and Palo Verde) 3418 N. Los Coyotes Diagonal • Long Beach, CA 90808 • 562/497-1181. Wear fitted clothes.
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The Fulton Opera House (Lancaster, PA) is casting Gershwin’s Crazy For You. Rehearsals begin May 16, show runs June 8-25. The Fulton Opera House is three hours round-trip by car or train from NY. Seeking Bobby’s Mother; Polly’s Father; Lank; Irene; Patricia; Eugene; Cowboy Trio (Moose, Mingo and Sam); Male Quartet (Harry, Junior, Wyatt and Mingo). Also seeking Ensemble: female tap and jazz dancers, 5’7″+, male tap and jazz dancers, 5’8″+, who sing and dance extremely well. For dance auditions, bring current pix & résumé to audition and be prepared to dance (tap and jazz). For character audition, bring pix & résumé and sing 32 bars from the show or something similar. The Fulton Opera House is a LOA ref. LORT theatre. Pay is mid-$500 range, plus housing and round-trip transportation for non-Lancaster residents.
Mon, March 20, 2006 10am-1:30pm / male dancers, 2:30pm-6pm / female dancers
Wed, March 22, 2006, 3pm-6:30pm / characters
Chelsea Studios
151 W. 26th St.
NYC
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Seeking Equity male and female dancers for North Shore Music Theatre’s production of SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN. Be prepared to learn a dance combination. You will need to bring jazz shoes and tap shoes. Women have tap shoes with heels. You may be called back later in the day to sing. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring Picture and Résumé, stapled together. First Rehearsal Oct 5; Performances Oct 24, 2006 – Nov 19, 2006. Contract COST $694 Minimum Per Week, plus health. Equity Chorus:
Mon, March 20, 2006, 10am / Equity Male Dancers, 2pm / Equity Female Dancers, Tue, March 21, 2006
10am / Equity Male Singers
2pm / Equity Female Singers
Chelsea Studios
151 West 26th Street
6th Fl
New York
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Dancenow/NYC is casting its 2006 Fall Festival (running Sept. 6-16), the 2007 dancemOpolitan performance series, and The Silo Project (an artist residency). The festival will showcase seven distinct performances, composed of more than 100 choreographers, at DTW and Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, NYC. Dancenow/NYC is focused on the development of an extended relationship with the artist and audience community that it serves; promoting the work of innovative dancemakers by providing them with threshold performance and career opportunities; generating new audiences and new interest in dance; and designing performance events for traditional theaters as well as unusual urban sites.
Seeking Dancers & Choreographers: all types. Applications for The Silo Project are accepted year-round, on an ongoing basis. There is a $10 application fee per proposal for the performance series. Artist stipends and other resources provided for selected dancers and choreographers, but some additional housing/travel fees may apply. For the 2006 Fall Festival, submit by March 20. For submission details, visit:
www.dancenownyc.org/apply.htm
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Seeking Equity male and female dancers for Maine State Music Theatre’s 2006 Season, which includes:
SOUTH PACIFIC, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, AIDA, THE FULL MONTY.
Dancers: Please be warmed up and ready to dance when the call begins. Come prepared to dance jazz, ballet and tap. Singers: Please prepare 16 bars each of two songs: one uptempo and one ballad, in a style appropriate to the season’s shows. Auditioning performers need not perform songs from the season’s shows. Please bring a Picture and Résumé, stapled together. www.msmt.org. Contract CORST Tier Y, $707 Minimum Per Week. Maine State Music Theatre (Brunswick, ME) Equity Chorus:
Tue, March 23, 2006, 10am / Equity Male Singer, 11:30am / Equity Female Singers, 2pm / Equity Female Dancers, 4pm / Equity Male Dancers
Chelsea Studios
151 West 26th Street
6th Floor
New York
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EVENTS:
The South Shore Cultural Center
and M.A.D.D. Rhythms presents
TAPPIN’ AT THE
SHORE:
THE BASEMENT
JAM
Friday Nights: 8:00-10:00pm
Come trade and/or encourage in Chicago’s
exclusive weekly tap jam hosted by none other than
M.A.D.D. Rhythms. Tap Dancers and musicians of all
ages and levels are welcome to indulge in trading and communicating with each other in a musical way.
Come join us all in fun and hang out while
you unleash a rhythm of your own.
Donation: $1.00
South Shore Cultural Center: 7059 S. Shore Dr., Chicago, IL
*Musicians please bring your own sound equipment if necessary.
For further questions please call: (773) 604-1899
Or email: jumaane@maddrhythms.com
The upcoming workshop in the ‘Tradition In Tap – Series’ will be dedicated to the work and legacy of Tap Giants:
living legend Mr. Ernest ‘Brownie’ Brown
and the late great Mr. Charles ‘Cookie’ Cook.
(See below for a short ‘Cook & Brown’ bio)
Featuring: the master himself – Ernest ‘Brownie’ Brown,
Ofer Ben, Kathleen Cirioli, Prof. Mickey Davidson, David ‘Tula’ Gilmore, Jane Goldberg, Prof. Susan Goldbetter, Melba Huber, Reggio ‘The Hoofer’ McLaughlin, Avi Miller, Shelley Oliver, Tina Pratt, Prof. Robert L. Reed, Germaine Salsberg, Prof. Hank Smith & many more.
The workshop will be sponsored in part by Broadway Dance Center, Dance Spirit / Dance Teacher Magazines & Circuit Productions, and will take place at Nola Studios in New York City on May 27-29, 2006. The Participants Showcase will take place at Peter Norton Symphony Space – Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater (on Broadway).
– Three days of intensive tap experience.
– Five original choreographies by the Master himself and direct protégés.
– Honorary Master Classes by leading tap artists.
– Participants Showcase.
– Tradition In Tap – Award Presentation.
– Tap History Talks.
– Video Clips.
– Tap Technique.
– Related Events.
The workshop includes:
– Two parallel adult programs – Intermediate / Advanced / Professionals.
– Youth program for tappers age 10-13, exposing them to the genius of the masters.
The Tradition In Tap Advisory Committee offers a variety of scholarships as well as special group rates. Please refer to the web site or call for more information.
The sponsoring hotel for this workshop – The Wellington Hotel – offers special rates for the Tradition In Tap participants.
The hotel is within few street blocks from Nola Studios.
Please note: the number of rooms in this offer is limited. Book your room now!!!
Extensive information is on the web site: www.TraditionInTap.org
An online registration form will be available on the web site on March 10.
The workshop’s poster will be sent out in few days – please be sure to update us with your current street address.
Space is limited – register early!
Cook & Brown – Short bio:
Ernest Brown and Charles Cook were both born in 1917. By age five, Cookie was working with Sarah Venable in an act called Mammy and Her Picks. The ‘Picks’, who could really sing and dance, often opened for a show’s headline act. When one of the team left the show, Venable hired Ernest ‘Brownie’ Brown on Cookie’s recommendation. The two youngsters later performed in the act Garbage and His Two Cans (they were the cans).
In 1930, Cook & Brown formed a team that blended tumbling and acrobatics with dancing and comedy. They performed first at the College Inn in Chicago. Cook, who became known for his Russian floor dancing, was the tall, grouchy foil to the smaller, more spirited Brown. Their frantic, knock-about style – developed through study of circus tumblers and vaudeville comedians – was unmatched.
Arriving in Harlem in the early 1930′s, the team was an immediate success, appearing in the Cotton Club revue, Get Lucky, and becoming regulars at the Apollo Theatre. During their over 45 year partnership they headlined at the New York Roxy, Radio City Music Hall, London’s Palladium, the Latin Casino in Paris and more. Both performed the ‘specialty dance’, Too Darn Hot in the 1948 production of Cole Porter’s ‘Kiss Me Kate’.
Cook & Brown were among the founding members of the original Copasetics, an elite tap company that was formed in memory of Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson. They appeared with Dick Cavett on national television, with Maurice & Gregory Hines in the film The Cotton Club, as well as in three documentaries: Brenda Bufalino’s Great Feats of Feet, Susan Goldbetter’s Cookie’s Scrapbook and Jane Goldberg’s By Word of Foot.
Charles Cook died in August 1991 but not before sharing an incredible tap legacy with hundreds of tap enthusiasts, young and old. He taught regularly at Clark Center in NYC and was a guest at Yale, Howard, the Smithsonian, Lincoln Center, and the tap festivals of the 1970′s and ’80′s. For nearly 15 years he worked steadily with dance partner, Jane Goldberg. In the last decade of his life he collaborated with his former student, Susan Goldbetter by then his producer and manager, on a series of projects including the award winning video Essentials of Tap Technique and the slide montage, Cookie’s Harlem – which upon his passing became the impetus for Goldbetter’s multi-media Jazz exhibit: Cookie’s Harlem, A Tap Dancer’s World.
Ernest Brown (90) received the Hoofers Awards from the St. Louis and the NYC Tap Festivals, the Flo-Bert Award from the NY Committee to Celebrate National Tap Dance Day, and the Living Treasure Award from the Oklahoma City University. He is active in performing, teaching and lecturing with his current partner Reggio ‘The Hoofer’ McLaughlin, and recently appeared on the tap documentary ‘JUBA – Masters of Tap’.
Please feel free to e-mail me with any question or comment you might have.
My e-mail address for this workshop is: CookAndBrown@TraditionInTap.org
or call me directly at Phone: 646-383-4949
Thanks and Shalom,
Ofer Ben – Executive Director
Tradition In Tap, Inc.
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Party People,
THANKS TO ALL FOR THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!!
** ALSO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ARTISTS SPOTLIGHT MAGAZINE!! *
EVENT: HOUSE DANCE CONFERENCE
DAY: THURSDAY, APRIL 6
PLACE: SHELTER (club Speed)
ADDRESS: 20 W. 39th St. between 5 & 6th Ave.
CONTEST: HIP-HOP
JUDGES: VIOLETA & KIM HOLMES
PRIZE $300
PERFORMANCE BY: VIOLETA & KIM HOLMES
HOUSE MUSIC: Dj QUE
HIP-HOP, FUNK, BREAKS, HIP-HOP, and CLASSICS by DOC
DOOR: $12 no flyer, $10 w/flyer
TIME: 10pm-4am
Please join us on Friday, March 24th for a very special event at
New Jersey’s sin city….
Atlantic City’s hot spot: House of Blues’ CLUB WORSHIP
(at Showboat Hotel & Casino).
TMG Music, Inc & Lori Michaels “Me & The Girls” officially introduce the
brand new Lori Michaels Productions image at this awe-inspiring, three
story nightclub featuring a dance floor, 2 bars and 2 floors of private
booths for your entertainment and pleasure! So mark your calendars and
work out your transportation situation, because you do not want to miss
out on this year’s Lori Michaels’ birthday bash and our official
Lori Michaels Productions coming out party!!
(special guests scheduled to appear)
Donations will be proudly accepted for the following charities:
The Colleen Giblin Foundation, Reach Out, Inc. and the Joey DiPaolo AIDS
Foundation.
Please visit our website at:
www.lorimichaelsproductions.com
(music, video, press kit, event stuff, promo partners & peak picks)
Also, check out these links:
www.dreammakersmp3.com
(Featured Artist: Lori Michaels. Register for free to play the music)
www.myspace.com/lorimichaels
(listen to the music and look for upcoming events)
www.hob.com/clubworship
(for more details on march 24th event)
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EVENTS WE MISSED!!!
(New category of what we thought you should know about even though we missed it… we are asking you for your feedback on how it was if you were there!)
This coming Saturday, March 11th, a Harlem street is going to be
named after the late Leroy Myers of the tap fraternity The
Copasetics. There will be a party at Showmans on 125th St
afterwards. Go to the link below for details.
Peace,
Hank Smith
Chairman, Copasetics Connection, LLC
www.copasetics.com/events/mar11-2006/mar11-2006.htm
What: “Incredible Feets,” (part of Long Beach’s Smithsonian Week )
Who: Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble
Where: The Long Beach Scottish Rite Cathedral
When: Thursday March 9
7 – 8:30 pm
How: Although the event is free, reservations are required. How? Its easy!
Call our reservation hotline, 562-432-5100, ext. 230 Leave your name, phone
number and number of reservations and the name of the event.
For more information, please go to: www.smithsonianweek.com :
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I am sending this information to those who did not get the flyer about
my BIG 8-0 Birthday Party, which is also a fundraiser for Cobi’s Place,
THIS SUNDAY, March 5, from 7:30 p.m., at SAINT PETER’S CHURCH, 619
Lexington Ave (entrance on E 54 St), NYC – Church: 212/935-2200; Cobi:
516/922-2010. If you did get the flyer, scan the music – a few final
musicians were added before the program was printed. love, cob
Music, Dance and Food!
Soul Food from Copeland’s Restaurant
Chef John Light Mediterranean Cuisine
Sushi from Aki Restaurant
Supper served from 9 p.m. in Living Room
with More Music and Excitement!
$40 (tax deductible)
All party expenses paid by Paul Ash as Cobi’s 80th Birthday Present.
Every dollar collected is a tax-deductible contribution to events at
Cobi’s Place.
THE MUSIC!
In the Sanctuary – 7:30 to 9 p.m.
House Band: Frank Owens, Music Director & piano; Earl May, bass; Gregg
Bufford, drums, and. . .
Lisle Atkinson
Baby Jane Dexter
Ballroom Dance: Lisa Narita & Eric Myers
Tina Fabrique
Yvette Glover
Billy Harper Quintet: Barney McAll, Keyon Harrold, Newman Taylor Baker,
Clarence Seay, Billy Harper;
and the Billy Harper Vocal Ensemble of New School: Dana Behr, Jill
Carney, Chelsea Crowe, Adam Jackson,
Jarod Kashkin, Lenart Krecic, Kelsey Merrow, Yeahwon Shin, Haruna
Takeuchi, Kristin Trotta.
Winard Harper
Jimmy Heath
Jane Jarvis
Mable Lee
Victor Lin
Harold Mabern
Junior Mance
Benny Powell
Sir James Randolph
Norman Simmons
Ty Stephens
Carol Sudhalter
Tap Program: Ayako Shirasaki, piano
Hannah and Her Gents: Hannah Leah Dunn, Harold “Stumpy” Cromer, Joseph
Wiggan, Masato Nishitani.
Traditions In Tap: Michael Toes Tiranoff, Megan Haungs, Traci Mann,
Hank Smith.
Dr Billy Taylor
Clark Terry
Jeree and Adam Wade
George Wein
Frank Wess
Closing Remarks Rev. Dale R. Lind
Please join us after the concert in the Living Room for Sushi, Soul
Food, and more Music,. Greg Bufford has provided the sound equipment
and is the engineer for this segment of the music.
Continuing in the Living Room – 9:15 to 10:30 p.m.
House Band: Frank Owens, Music Director & piano; Earl May, bass; Gregg
Bufford, drums
Al Voilmer’s Harlem Blues & Jazz Band: David Carter, Michael Max
Fleming, Shelton Gary, Art Baron, Joey Morant, Fred Staton, Bill
Wurtzel, Ruth Brisbane.
Dona Carter
Roz Corral
Ghanniyya Green
Derek Hood
Jazzberry Jam: Bertha Hope, Paula Hampton, Carline Ray, Ulysses
Slaughter.
Okaru Lovelace
Sue Maskaleris
Kuni Mikami
Emiko Mizoguchi
Antoinette Montague
Baano Nasser
Jamil Nasser
Gil Pritchett
Natalie Raimondi
Johnnie Garry, Stage Manager; Ryan Morales, Sound Engineer; George
Lamboy, Regal Entertainment, Video; Mark Blackshear, Photog.
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