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Monty Alexander, Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser To Perform At NYC Benefit Concert
NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A. - Jazz great Monty Alexander will join friends Dean Fraser and Tarrus Riley at a special benefit concert on June 6, 2012, at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York City.
Proceeds from the concert will benefit Heartbeats of the World, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that serves to enrich the lives of children, adolescents, and women in Jamaica by providing educational opportunities to address poverty and unemployment. The concert will also celebrate the tenth anniversary of Heartbeats of the World, which was founded by its President, Dr. Karlene ChinQuee and Monty's 50th anniversary in the music industry.
In a career spanning five decades, Alexander has successfully bridged the worlds of jazz, pop, and reggae. His latest album, Harlem- Kingston Express sat comfortably atop the Jazz World Chart for fourteen weeks, and this critically acclaimed set was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Reggae Album category this year.
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NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A. - Jazz great Monty Alexander will join friends Dean Fraser and Tarrus Riley at a special benefit concert on June 6, 2012, at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York City.
Proceeds from the concert will benefit Heartbeats of the World, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that serves to enrich the lives of children, adolescents, and women in Jamaica by providing educational opportunities to address poverty and unemployment. The concert will also celebrate the tenth anniversary of Heartbeats of the World, which was founded by its President, Dr. Karlene ChinQuee and Monty's 50th anniversary in the music industry.
In a career spanning five decades, Alexander has successfully bridged the worlds of jazz, pop, and reggae. His latest album, Harlem- Kingston Express sat comfortably atop the Jazz World Chart for fourteen weeks, and this critically acclaimed set was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Reggae Album category this year.
http://news.caribseek.com/index.php/...enefit-concert
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