Palladium jazz benefit supports food programs for school children in Nepal

My buddy, Rob Rowen, a gallery owner and music lover, has developed a non-profit that provides meals for school children in Nepal. Rob came to me with a proposal to do a benefit featuring some local jazz greats. We jumped at the idea. The show is Wednesday, July 13, 7:30 p.m. in our Side Door Cabaret. WUSF Jazz Director Bob Seymour will MC the show.

What follows is a excerpt from Rob’s blog for his Global Action Network about the evening:

My dear friend Kym Purling, local jazz great who is regularly heard at the Fox Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings with his group, is organizing a great evening of jazz at the Palladium.

This event will feature his regular group Allejandro Arenas on bass, Mark Feinman on drums and a list of great singers and sidemen that will tickle your ears and stimulate your mind. So far we have Lorri Hafer, Ashley Locheed, Denise Moore and Paulette Pepper on vocals, Jeremy Powell, Rodney Rojas and Austin Vickrey on saxophone, Dwayne White on trumpet, and Stephen Bucholtz on drums. This all-star cast will begin playing at 7:30 pm.

Thanks to our partnerss at the law firm of Adams and Reese, Realtor Kim Beiningen, Call All Dogs Pet Sitting and Dog Walking, and Nuance Galleries, all of our proceeds will go to our food programs and school supplies in the Chitwan area. We are starting to work in 2 new schools.

I have to thank Paul Wilborn and his Palladium staff for the use of this great place to hear jazz. What a great way to spend a summer evening and also know by showing up you are helping someone. $20 was the number we picked, because that will feed a child for 1/2 of a year. So please get the word out and buy your tickets on our website, www.globalactioncoalition.org or the Palladium website, www.mypalladium.org

– Rob Rowen