On Monday, February 9 at Jazz at Lincoln Center, an All-Star concert will be held in honor of Michael Brecker, a 15x Grammy winner. Concert proceeds will support cancer research at Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC).
The concert is hosted by Susie Essman and will feature famous musicians such as James Taylor, Chris Botti, Lisa Fischer, and inaugural poet Richard Blanco, and other guests. The event is co-produced by Michael Brecker’s widow, Susan Brecker, and his manager, Darryl Pitt, who worked with him throughout his life. The event will take place at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room in New York City at 7:30 pm, with a celebration following the concert at 9:00 pm.
Michael Brecker was called one of the “most influential musicians in Jazz Since the 1960s” by the New York Times. He collaborated with artists such as Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Herbie Hancock, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, and many others. He is one of the most studied musicians in music schools worldwide due to his unique harmonic and rhythmic innovations. In 2005, he was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and later died in 2007 at the age of 57.
In addition to the concert honoring Michael Brecker and the proceeds supporting research at HICCC, they will specifically support the work of Azra Raza, MD. Dr. Raza is the director of the Columbia University MDS program and is known for world-leading work in treating MDS. The proceeds will also support the work of Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, DPhil. Dr. Mukherjee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning hematologist, oncologist, and assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Both Dr. Raza and Dr. Mukherjee are conducting outstanding work and research to help MDS patients.
Tickets and more details can be found on the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s website.
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