"Give The Band A Hand" Annual Gala at Omni Hotel Los Angeles

This year, The California Jazz Foundation's annual fundraiser will be honoring two jazz legends. Blue Note Records' DON WAS will be receiving the Nica Award, and posthumously, JEFF CLAYTON will receive the Heritage Award.

CJF is a nonprofit organization created in 2006 to aid and assist California jazz musicians in crisis. Since then, CJF has touched the lives of hundreds of jazz musicians by providing rent and mortgage payments, housing relocation, arranging for medical and dental care, in-home nursing, and generally helping with emergencies as they arise. CJF is committed to providing access to quality social and economic services for all eligible applicants....

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This year, The California Jazz Foundation's annual fundraiser will be honoring two jazz legends. Blue Note Records' DON WAS will be receiving the Nica Award, and posthumously, JEFF CLAYTON will receive the Heritage Award.

CJF is a nonprofit organization created in 2006 to aid and assist California jazz musicians in crisis. Since then, CJF has touched the lives of hundreds of jazz musicians by providing rent and mortgage payments, housing relocation, arranging for medical and dental care, in-home nursing, and generally helping with emergencies as they arise. CJF is committed to providing access to quality social and economic services for all eligible applicants.

The evening will include a red carpet reception, dinner and cocktails, silent and live auctions, an awards presentation, and a special tribute concert with over an hour of incredible music.

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