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Jazz for America’s Future Benefit Concert Scheduled for Nov. 2

All proceeds to benefit Hillary for America campaign

Jeff "Tain" Watts, Newport Jazz Festival 2013
Terri Lyne Carrington at Cully Jazz Festival 2016
Terri Lyne Carrington, Cully Jazz Festival, Switzerland, April 2016 (photo: Santa Istvan Csaba)

On Nov. 2, the Jazz for America’s Future 2016 concert will take place at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space in New York, to benefit Hillary Clinton’s Hillary for America campaign. The one-night-only event will feature performances by Joe Lovano, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kenny Barron, Terri Lyne Carrington, Henry Butler, Nicholas Payton, Somi, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Bob Hurst, Claudia Acuña, Aaron Goldberg and Gary Bartz, as well as other special guests.

Tickets are available for donations of $50, $100 or $250; VIP tickets include a reception with the artist after the concert.

For more information and to donate, visit jazzforamericasfuture.com.

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