Benefit for Diane "L'il Sax" Ellis June 14th at the Logan Center...Special $20 RUSH TI
$20 tickets can be purchased at the Logan Box office in person or by phone from noon on June 14 until doors open before the show call 773.702.2787.
With over 30 musicians including vocalists DEE ALEXANDER, MAGGIE BROWN, JOAN COLLASO and BOBBI WILSYN; saxophonists ARI BROWN, RICHIE COLE and ERIC SCHNEIDER; pianists MIGUEL DE LA CERNA
and WILLIE PICKENS; trumpet players ORBERT DAVIS and PHAREZ WHITTED; bassists YOSEF BEN ISRAEL and JUNIUS PAUL; drummers CHARLES HEATH, ERNIE ADAMS and GREG ARTRY and many, many more!
Diane Ellis, 62, an award-winning jazz educator, music teacher and performer, suffered a devastating stroke on stage in April 2016. She remains paralyzed on her left side and is no longer able to work or live independently.
Reception: drinks and light buffet from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. in the Performance Penthouse for Royal Blue, $250 ticket holders
Tickets: ($250, $100, $50) can be purchased at the Logan Center online box office via this link hydeparkjazzsociety.org or call the Logan Center Box Office at 773.702.2787
All proceeds go to support Diane "L'il Sax" Ellis's extensive therapeutic needs and extraordinary living expenses.
Donations by check can be written to The University of Chicago with Diane Ellis Benefit on the memo line and mailed to the Logan Center Box Office, 915 E. 60th St Chicago, IL 60637