The James Moody Scholarship Fund       ~ creating opportunities for the next generation of Jazz masters ~    MOODY & FRIENDS Monday, March 31st, 2008 Joining NEA Jazz Master James Moody at B. B. King Blues Club & Grill on Monday, March 31, 2008 will be musicians Howard Alden, guitar; Bill Charlap, piano; Todd Coolman, bass; Maxilmilien "Max" Darche, trumpet; NEA Jazz Master Paquito D’Rivera, clarinet; Jon Faddis, trumpet & music director; Roberta Gambarini, vocals; Andrew Gould, saxophone; Roy Hargrove, trumpet; Antonio Hart, alto saxophone; Jon Hendricks, vocals; Dennis Mackrel, drums; Russell Malone, guitar; Jeremy Monteiro, piano; Jimmy Owens, trumpet; and Renee Rosnes, piano. Learn more about these musicians here (click through to their web sites for full bios and downloadable photos for all of the artists; only a few photos are displayed here) ... and download the list of "Moody & Friends" for 2008 if you like: MoodyFriends2008MusicRev.doc NEA Jazz Master James Moody Jon Faddis, trumpeter & Music Director Howard Alden, guitarist Bill Charlap, pianist Todd Coolman, bassist NEA Jazz Master James Moody (c) John Abbott Jon Faddis, trumpet & Music Director Director of Jazz Performance at Purchase College (c) John Abbott Maxilmilien "Max" Darche, trumpet & 2007 Moody Scholar & more about Max ... NEA Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera, clarinetist & saxophonist Roberta Gambarini, vocalist Andrew Gould, saxophonist & 2007 Moody Scholar & more about Andrew NEA Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera (c) Lane Pederson Todd Coolman, bassist & Director of Jazz Studies at Purchase College (c) John Abbott Roy Hargrove, trumpeter Antonio Hart, saxophonist Jon Hendricks, vocalist Dennis Mackrel, drummer Russell Malone, guitarist Renee Rosnes, piano (c) John Abbott Bill Charlap, pianist Jeremy Monteiro, pianist Jimmy Owens, trumpeter Renee Rosnes, pianist Tamagoh, drummer Jeremy Monteiro, piano Dennis Mackrel, drums (c) Paul Aresu The 2007 Event The 2008 Scholar Legal Info.