Friday, March 1, 2013

Prez Fest 2013 Celebrating Milt Hinton March 3rd @ Saint Peter's Chruch

You Are Invited 
Sunday, March 3, 2013


Celebrating Milt Hinton
 Bassist, Educator, Photographer
and NEA Jazz Master
 at
 Saint Peter’s Church
 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street
New York City

3:00 PM Documentary Film Keeping Time: The Life, Music and
Photographs of Milt Hinton
 followed by panel discussion                                                     

Moderator: David G. Berger with Bill Crow, Dan Morgenstern, Rufus Reid
and Joe Wilder

                        The Legend Wall:  Historical exhibit of the life of Milt Hinton

            Photographs by Milt Hinton from
The Milton J. Hinton Photographic Collection
            January 24 – March 3  The Living Room Gallery of Saint Peter’s Church

                                              
5:00 PM Jazz Vespers with Ben Williams

7:30 PM “The Keeping Time Concert” featuring the music Milt Hinton performed and the styles of ensembles with which he performed.
                        Catherine Russell is the emcee.

•  “The Judge Meets the Section” organized by Rufus Reid: A Bass Quintet of Milt Hinton Scholarship winners: Peter Dominguez, Fred Hunter, Mimi Jones aka Miriam Sullivan, Douglas Weiss and Sue Williams and bass soloist Elias Bailey
•  Jay Leonhart
•  Purchase Jazz Orchestra conducted by Todd Coolman with
      Catherine Russell, Frank Wess and Rufus Reid
•  Gerald Clayton, Rodney Green and Rufus Reid with special guest Russell Malone
•  Ron Carter
• Grand Finale:  Large Bass Choir (at least 20 bassists) led by Rufus Reid and organized by Ike Sturm
          
$25 Ticket Donation (suggested) at the Door
$15 Student Ticket Donation (suggested) with ID

            $20 Ticket Donation (suggested) in Advance at:www.saintpeters.org/events/detail/821/details/
            Click on “Discounted Tickets Available Here.”  
            For flyer with schedule, click on pdf.

Saint Peter’s Church
619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York City 
(212) 935-2200   “E” train to Lexington Avenue or “6” to 51st Street

Prez Fest 2013 is made possible in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by New York State Council on the Arts and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

Produced by the Jazz Committee/Midtown Arts Common/Saint Peter’s Church
In collaboration with The Milton J. Hinton Photographic Collection   www.MiltHinton.com
Press Contacts: Ike Sturm 212 935 2200 or Lynne Mueller 917 207 4953


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