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Avotcja -- Jazz Hero Award! at Bird & Beckett Books and Records
Courtesy of Eric Whittington | Posted on March 24, 2015
Where
Bird & Beckett Books and Records
653 Chenery Street
San Francisco, CA
Map
(415) 586-3733
When
Sat, April 11, 2015
1:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Avotcja Jiltonilro
percussionJohn Handy
saxophoneDenise Perrier
vocalsEddie Gale
trumpetThe Dynamic Miss Faye Carol
vocalsYancie Taylor
vibraphoneSandi Poindexter
violinJon Jang
pianoHeshima Mark Williams
bass, acousticAbout
Join saxophone titan John Handy, jazz diva Denise Perrier, master trumpeter Eddie Gale and the Dynamic Miss Faye Carol (2014 Jazz Hero) — along with Modúpue bandmates Yancie Taylor, Sandi Poindexter, Jon Jang, Heshima Mark Williams, Val Serrant and Baba Ken Okulolo — in honoring “2015 Jazz Hero” Avotcja on Saturday, April 11th at 1 pm.
The Jazz Journalists Association, Bay Area Chapter, is bestowing this award on Avotcja for her work as an “activist, advocate, altruist, aider and abettor of jazz who has made a significant impact.”