jazz & bossa
7-9 pm
$30 donation
$25 in advance (see web)
“JAZZ FOR PEACE”featuring Rick DellaRatta
BENEFIT FOR THE MALAIKA PROJECT
An international collaboration to improve the living conditions for people in Western Tanzania
Rick DellaRatta - Piano and Vocals
Stacy Dillard - sax
Peter Matthews - bass
Curtis Watts - drums
Rick Della Ratta, internationally renowned jazz pianist, headlines the Jazz For Peace concert tour benefiting the Malaika Project.
Malaika Project: a multidisciplinary community based project in Nyamuswa, Tanzania. Nyamuswa is a small town just west of the famous Serengeti National Park. We work in partnership with local people, helping to improve living conditions from the ground up with local contributions and an international collaboration. The community decides for themselves what their priorities are, demonstrates a commitment with local resources, and Malaika Project brings in volunteers and funding towards the common goals of reducing mortality, improving literacy, and helping the local economy to grow.
The Malaika Project works with the entire community regardless of ethnicity, religion, or politics through both private and public collaboration. The hope of the Malaika Project is to improve local capacity through these partnerships to make lasting improvements in the quality of life of community members.
For more information on Jazz for Peace: www.jazzforpeace.org
For pictures! http://lofish.com/rick/video.html
Production: Debbie Cerritelli - deb@jazzforpeace.org
Production: Brad Lewis - bradford.lewis@umassmed.edu