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The James Moody Scholarship Fund
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~ creating opportunities for the next generation of Jazz masters ~
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THANK YOU
to everyone who helped make the
2007 "Moody & Friends"
Concert Event
at B. B. King Blues Club and Grill
such a wonderful success!
CONGRATULATIONS
to the first-ever Moody Scholars
MAX DARCHE, trumpet
and
ANDREW GOULD, saxophone
& HAPPY 82nd BIRTHDAY to
NEA Jazz Master JAMES MOODY!
(wishes & dreams can come true!)
"A performance by .. the brilliant saxophone and flute stylist .. James Moody is an example of living history ..." The New Yorker, April 2, 2007
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NEA Jazz Master James Moody
with the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York
at the 2004 JVC Jazz Festival - Newport, R.I.
Photo (c) John Abbott
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James Moody
Photo by Ned Radinsky
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The musicians who made
the 2007 "Moody & Friends" concert
possible are
Kenny Barron, piano
Todd Coolman, bass
NEA Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet & sax
Jon Faddis, trumpet & music director & MC
Roberta Gambarini, vocals
NEA Jazz Master Slide Hampton, trombone
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath, saxophone
John Lee, bass
Mike Longo, piano
Jeremy Monteiro, piano
Jimmy Owens, trumpet
Adam Nussbaum, drums
Ken Peplowski, clarinet & sax
Ada Rovatti, saxophone
Yotam Silberstein, guitar
NEA Jazz Master Frank Wess, saxophone & flute
and, of course, NEA Jazz Master JAMES MOODY!
Many other individuals, organizations and businesses helped too; please see "Contributors" for more information.
(If you'd like to help with plans for 2008 and beyond,
please let us know.)
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Interested in knowing more about the James Moody Scholarship Fund events and activities?
You can download the 2007 Press Release, the March 2007 Media & Ticket Update, info about the original 2005 Saxophone Spectacular, an article about the great work being done by Todd Coolman (Moody's bassist), and a photo by Ned Radinsky of Moody, if you would like.
(For media: if you need more details or a higher resolution photograph for purposes related to the James Moody Scholarship Fund events and activities, please contact Geri Sanderson or Carolyn McClair.)
Please check back for other upcoming features and announcements, too.
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Moody's 80th Birthday Saxophone Spectacular
April 9, 2005 at the Performing Arts Center
Purchase College-SUNY, Westchester, New York
Photo (c) John Abbott
(Front, l to r: NEA Jazz Masters Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath & James Moody; middle: Joe Lovano & Adam Nussbaum; rear, l to r: Dave Brandom, Michael Stewart, Mark Turner, Todd Coolman, Ralph Lalama, Sam Taylor, David Hazeltine & Steve Wilson. Not pictured: Jon Faddis, Music Director.)
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Jon Faddis conducts
The Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York
at the 2004 Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, R.I.
Photo (c) John Abbott
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