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Higher Ground: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert
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Out of 40 votes - Similar Artists: Norah Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Aaron Neville, Diana Krall, Dianne Reeves, Buckwheat Zydeco, Joe Lovano, Cassandra Wilson
Out of 40 votes
- Location: New York City, New York, United States
- Genre: Jazz » New Orleans Jazz
Editor's review
The finest aspect of Wynton Marsalis's historic and star-studded Lincoln Center Katrina benefit is that it remained largely focused on the music of New Orleans. Considering that New Orleans music is generally about the most joyous you'll find, that must've been no small task. But when you hear the flaming horns of Dixie classic "Dippermouth Blues," you can feel reckless abandon as the most suitable outlet for grief.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert
Blue Note Records is honored to be able to be able to distribute HIGHER GROUND, a CD that documents the Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Concert that took place in the Rose Hall Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 17th. Less than 3 weeks after the devastating hurricane Wynton Marsalis mounted this historic evening has assembled an amazing array of talent from the world of jazz, blues, classical, gospel, rock and pop. The concert aired that night on PBS and NPR stations as well as XM Satellite Radio.
Hosted by Laurence Fishburne, performers included Norah Jones, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Joe Lovano and Marcus Roberts as well as a number of New Orleans favorite sons who felt the pain even deeper including Wynton himself, Art and Aaron Neville, Allen Toussaint, Terence Blanchard, Marlon and Kent Jordan, Irvin Mayfield, Jr. and Buckwheat Zydeco.
All net profits from the sale of the CD will be donated to the Higher Ground Relief Fund established by Jazz at Lincoln Center and administered through the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to benefit the musicians, music industry related enterprises and other individuals and entities from the areas in Greater New Orleans who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina and to provide other general hurricane relief.
For more information, streaming audio and links to relief organizations, please visit wwww.bluenote.com/higherground.
