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BackCountry Jazz invites you to ourJazz Club Benefit Concert

Thursday, May 17, 2018Burning Tree Country Club120 Perkins Road, Greenwich, CtCocktails 6:30Dinner and Concert 7 to 9:30pmEvening to end promptly by 9:30

FeaturingBennie Wallace, tenor saxophonist, music directorand his all star assemblage of jazz artistswithJazzmeia Horn, vocalist and recent Grammy nominee, just voted “Best New Artist of the Year” in the JazzTimes Critics PollGodwin Louis, alto saxophoneDonald Vega, pianoMatt Dwonszyk, bassHerlin Riley, drums

Mary & Peter RollaSally & Everett SchenkEdmund SchwesingerKaren & Steve ShapiroAdrianne & David SingerNonie & John SullivanCortney TerrillionJeanette WallaceKathleen & Robert WhitbyJeannie & Rick WitmerNina & Merle YoderTabitha Young

Proceeds to support our innovative music programs for underserved youth that engagethe creative spirit, encourage self-expression, and stimulate academic performance, building confidence and courage.

This year, BackCountry Jazz (BCJ) servedmore than 3,000 young people in Bridgeport.In our eleven years of service, more than 18,000have been exposed to the joy of music throughBCJ’s concerts and music education programs.Our programs are provided for free thanks to your generous support. You have brought us this far and we count on you to sustain this important work for our community.

Concert CommitteeSusie BakerJean & Richard BergstresserDeborah & Bill BonnellDarby & Allan CartunPaige Greytok & Douglas ConnHelene Sullivan & Jeff DeMondIlona & Onur EkenMelissa Newman & Raphael ElkindVicki & Bill FitzgeraldSuzanne & Richard HoganKaren & Eric HoppEasy KelseyMairead O’Sullivan & Arthur LandiDebby LashJan & Don MarchandStephanie & Mark McComiskeyAlice P. MellyDeanna & Steve MulliganSara & Don NelsonSusan NessAlison & Brad NordholmEileen O’Reilly

Mary & Peter RollaSally & Everett SchenkEdmund SchwesingerKaren & Steve ShapiroAdrianne & David SingerNonie & John SullivanCortney TerrillionJeanette WallaceKathleen & Robert WhitbyJeannie & Rick WitmerNina & Merle YoderTabitha Young

BackCountry Jazz gratefully acknowledges the support of our 2017 donors at backcountryjazz.org. Your continued support is essential to our success.

Artistic DirectorBennie Wallace

Jazz is the only uniquely American art form

BackCountry Jazz has been presenting outstanding concerts with major jazz artists and rising stars since 2007.

In 2010, BCJ stepped in to meet the need for quality music education in Bridgeport. The BCJ Music Education Program now operates throughout the year to enrich the experience of students and to create new opportunities for young musicians.

Our tuition-free programs include the BackCountry Jazz Summer Music Camp for Bridgeport children, the After-School Music Program, scholarships, student performing ensembles, instruments, workshops, master classes, and exciting concerts and events with artists and educators who perform and teach at the highest level of excellence.

Through concerts and music education programs,BackCountry Jazz celebrates, preserves and expands the rich tradition of America’s music, Jazz.

Board of DirectorsBill HuntingtonTony LombardozziEileen O’ReillyDr. Ralph PaladinoTerell StaffordDonald Vega

BackCountry Concerts, Inc., d/b/a BackCountry Jazz, is a Connecticut501C3 non-profit organization, supported by private donations,foundation grants, and corporate gifts.BackCountry Jazz • 15 East Putnam Avenue, #397 Greenwich, CT 06830www.backcountryjazz.org / 203.561.3111 / jeanette@backcountryjazz.org

Advisory BoardPierre BastidMalou BeauvoirBill BonnellGreg CarlonJeffrey S. DeMondJeff GoldblumArthur LandiElise Kelsey MerrowThelonious Monk, Jr.Melissa Newman

Brad NordholmChuck RoyceDeborah RoyceEverett SchenkSally SchenkCynthia P. SchneiderSteve ShapiroDavid WaringRobert WhitbyWilliam Whitworth

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All donors at $500 or more are invited to our Patron Party on the evening of Sunday, April 29, 2018 at a private home in Greenwich featuring a major new talent, New Orleans pianist Sullivan Fortner, in solo concert. Join us for more music, cocktails, and excellent food and company!

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Your contribution in excess of $150 per ticket is tax-deductibleto the extent permitted by law.

BackCountry Jazz • 15 East Putnam Avenue, #397, Greenwich, CT 06830203.561.3111 • jeanette@backcountryjazz.orgFounded in 2007 • www.backcountryjazz.org

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