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Pres. Obama presenting Sonny Rollins with the
National Medal of Art, 2O11, photo by Ruth David

Tuesday, Oct. 9th, 2012, 7:3O p.m. (doors at 6:45):  Benefit concert for President Obama's re-election,  musicians scheduled to play include Claudia Acuna, Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ron Carter, Ravi Coltrane, Kenny Garrett, Aaron Goldberg, Henry Grimes, Jim Hall, Roy Haynes, Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, Gretchen Parlato, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and more, at Symphony Space, Broadway & 95th St. in NYC (Manhattan), www.symphonyspace.org/event/7694-jazz-for-obama-2012, www.facebook.com/events/315857438511866.  Tickets $1OO, students and elders $5O, VIP $25O includ'g reserved seating and post-concert reception, tickets available from www.jazzforobama2012.com, more information from jazzforobama2012@gmail.com.  Take the 1, 2, or 3 train or M-1O4 bus to 96th St. and Broadway; more directions http://tinyurl.com/984a69n.  If you're in the NYC area, please attend and enjoy this great event in support of President Obama's re-election.  If you can't make it, please forward this to some people who can, and please make a donation of any amount here:  https://contribute.barackobama.com.    President Obama MUST be re-elected!  It's crisis time.

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And it's inspiration time too...

Thursday, Oct. 18th, 8 p.m. (doors at 7:4O):  The Jemeel Moondoc Quartet w/ Matt Lavelle, Henry Grimes, & Newman Taylor Baker, at the Stone, northwest corner of Ave. C and 2nd St., NYC (Manhattan), www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php, www.facebook.com/events/493122110707122, $15, no advance ticket sales, so be there early.  Take the F train to 2nd Ave., use First Ave. exit, and walk east to Ave. C.  Or take any subway or bus to 14th St., then the M9, M14A, or M14D bus on 14th St. going east and south to Houston St.  Or take any subway or bus to 14th St., then the L train toward Brooklyn to 2nd Ave. (last stop in Manhattan), then the M9, M14A, or M14D bus going east on 14th St. and south to Houston St.

Please be with us!

http://henrygrimes.com / musicmargaret@earthlink.net / 212-841-O899.