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Gala performers Joe Cocker, Natalie Merchant,
Wynton
Marsalis and John Mayer.
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Gala performer
Tracy Chapman.
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On
June 5, Jazz at Lincoln Center held
its 5th Annual Spring Gala themed “Setting
New Standards” at the Apollo
Theater in New York City to benefit the hundreds
of educational events, performances and broadcasts
it produces each year. Hosted by Bernie
Mac, the once-in-a-lifetime concert
featured stellar performances by the Wynton
Marsalis Septet with Tracy
Chapman, Joe Cocker, John Legend, John Mayer and Natalie
Merchant. The star-studded evening,
co-chaired by Jazz at Lincoln Center Board
Members Ashley
R. Schiff and Paul C. Schorr, IV, and Harry
L. Crosby, raised in
excess of $1.25 million for Jazz
at Lincoln Center.
Showing their support of jazz throughout the
festive and elegant evening was a distinguished
list of guests, including Carl Banks, Glenn
Close, Stanley Crouch, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice DuBois, Michael
Feinstein, Danny Glover, Mr.
and Mrs. Spike Lee, Bernie Mac, Soledad O'Brien,
C.C.H. Pounder, Karenna Gore Schiff, David Shaw and
many others.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Board members in attendance
included Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn, John
Arnhold, Diane Coffey, Alan
D. Cohn, Christopher Dark, Gordon J. Davis, Andre
V. Duggin, Gail Engelberg, Michael Fricklas,
Skip Gates, Dena Kaye, Thomas H. Lee, Edward
Lewis, Peter Norton, Charles E. Phillips, Michael
Price, Keith Reinhard, Mark Rosenthal, Jack Rudin,
Ashley Schiff, Lisa Schiff, Paul Schorr, Melanie
Shorin and Faye Wattleton.
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Host, Bernie Mac.
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JALC Board members Paul C. Schorr IV, Diane
Coffey,
Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn and John
Emmerling.
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Gala co-chair Ashley Schiff with Grace Hightower
De Niro.
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Wynton Marsalis, Gala co-chair
Harry Crosby
and Michael Feinstein.
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JALC chairman of the Board Lisa and David Schiff.
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Peggy Cooper Davis
and Founding chairman Gordon
J. Davis.
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Nat Leventhal and JALC executive
director, Katherine E. Brown.
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Glenn Close and
C.C.H. Pounder.
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Kathryn and
Kenneth I. Chenault.
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Peter Norton, JALC Board member with Gwen Adams.
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Audrey and Danny Meyer and Wynton Marsalis.
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Spike Lee and JALC Board member Dr. Henry Louis
Gates, Jr.
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Carl Banks and guest.
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JALC Board member Faye Wattleton.
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Betsy Cohn and husband, JALC
Board member Alan
Cohn.
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JALC Board member Keith Reinhard
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Photos
By Frank Stewart and Julie Skarratt for Jazz at Lincoln
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AUG 05,
2008
CRI Young Philanthropists' Summer Social |
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AUG 02,
2008
Southampton Hospital Summer Party |
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AUG 01,
2008
Rita Hayworth Gala Kickoff |
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AUG 01,
2008
Aspen Art Museum artCRUSH |
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JUL 31,
2008
Black Ties & Baseball Caps Gala |
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JUL 31,
2008
Aspen Art Museum previewCRUSH |
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JUL 29,
2008
Mostly Mozart Festival Gala |
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JUL 25,
2008
HOFI Hamptons Benefit |
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JUL 25,
2008
NY Stem Cell Foundation Reception |
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JUL 22,
2008
Museum at FIT Cocktail |
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JUL 19,
2008
HDS Gala Preview |
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