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THE WHITEWELD
FOUNDATION PRESENTS PATTI AUSTIN AND THE COUNT
BASIE ORCHESTRA AT CARNEGIE HALL
"FOR ELLA" tribute
concert to Ella Fitzgerald, performed as a
benefit for children's charities on February
10th at 8 pm
NEW YORK, NY,
November 16, 2005 - Legendary vocalist Patti
Austin teams up with the equally legendary Count
Basie Orchestra in a valentine to the memory of
the great Ella Fitzgerald. "For Ella" is a
benefit concert sponsored by The Whiteweld
Foundation, on behalf of children's charities.
Citizens Community Bank of Ridgewood, New
Jersey, is a co-sponsor of this event.
The latest concert in
The Whiteweld Foundation Concert Series teams
two sensational jazz greats. Patti Austin is a
song stylist of astonishing range and talent,
the goddaughter of Quincy Jones and Dinah
Washington, whose extraordinary career began
when she was still in her teens. Her career
spans 16 solo albums and a host of musical
genres, and most notably she recorded her Ella
Fitzgerald tribute album - "For Ella" - live
with the WDR Big Band in Colon, Germany. She has
also co-created and toured the musical
extravaganza Beboperella, fusing the spirits of
Ella and Bebop into a rousing musical
experience. The "For Ella" concert at Carnegie
Hall promises to be a true highlight for jazz
lovers of all ages.
Among Patti Austin's
chart-topping and enduring hits and recordings
are "Baby Come to Me," a classic duet with James
ingram, for Quincy Jones' Qwest records; the Jam
and Lewis-produced "The Heat of Heat;" the
timeless standards of her 1988 album "The Real
Me;" the 1998 Concord Jazz album "In and Out of
Love;" and 1999's critically-acclaimed "Street
of Dreams" recording, with gorgeous renditions
of the all-time favorites "Someone to Watch Over
Me" and "I Only Have Eyes for You." Her numerous
television appearances are ample testimony to
her versatility and brilliant timing, and Patti
also devotes considerable time to performing for
AIDS-related organizations and other critical
health and charitable organizations.
The Count Basie
Orchestra, formed by William "Count" Basie, who
set the standard for subsequent jazz pianists,
is arguably the definitive big band of jazz.
Over the years, a veritable "Who's Who" of jazz
have played in or worked with the band,
including Freddie Green, Thad Jones, Lester
Young, and Billie Holiday. Under current band
leader Bill Hughes, the band continues to
deliver its classic hits such as "One O'Clock
Jump," "April in Paris," and "Autumn Leaves,"
and along the way has collected 17 Grammy
Awards, 2 Grammy Hall of Fame Awards, and 9 Down
Beat Readers and Critics Poll Awards. The
current swing revival owes it all to the Count
Basie Orchestra, which developed the sound back
in the 1930s in Kansas City, creating what would
forever after be known as "Basie swing." Swing
lives and continues to win new audiences thanks
to the enduring big-band sound of the Count
Basie Orchestra.
With Ella Fitzgerald's
long history of working with Count Basie, it
made perfect sense to team Patti Austin's
loving, soulful tribute to Ella with the
ultra-swinging Count Basie Orchestra. Tickets
for this unforgettable night at Carnegie Hall,
on February 10th, 2006, will be available in
several prices ranging from $45 to $200, and can
be purchased through CarnegieCharge at
212-247-7800 and through The Whiteweld
Foundation on their website at
www.whiteweldconcerts.org.
About The Whiteweld
Foundation.
The Whiteweld Foundation's
mission is to promote the health, education, and
welfare of children in our communities
throughout the United States and abroad. Funds
raised are distributed directly and through
charitable organizations dedicated to protecting
and nurturing children everywhere.
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