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The Dr. Donald Byrd Memorial Concert at St. Peter's Church

Song: Chant by Dr. Donald Byrd

A tribute memorial On Monday, May 6, 2013, Benjamin Urreta, in association with St. Peter's Church, presented "THE DR. DONALD BYRD MEMORIAL CONCERT" honoring Dr. Donald Byrd, one of our true, great Jazz Musicians, at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue @53rd St., from 7:00Pm to 10:30PM. Doors open at 6:30PM. Sponsored by the Jay Herman Fund. The concert is free and open to the public.

Trumpeter and educator, Donald Byrd, died Feb. 4, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Byrd was 80. Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd played music based on bebop in the '50s, then Hard Bop, funk-fusion and R&B in the '70s. Soon after that, his music found its way into hip-hop. But no matter what style he was playing, Byrd was a teacher. "He was a very lyrical, economical, and thoughtful player with a beautiful sound," says Nicholas Payton, a contemporary trumpet player.

Host - Lamon A. Fenner of Lamon's Jazz Break @8pm, WHCR-FM, The Voice of Harlem

Speakers Scheduled to Appear Include:
Playthell Benjamin, noted journalist, who will speak and publish an account of his speech and the memorial for "Commentaries on the Times" with photographs. Also, Anthony Nelson, Jr., Dr. Eddie Henderson, and
Mickey Bass.

Musicians Scheduled to Perform Include:

SAX - Anthony Nelson Jr, BJ Jansen, Eric Wyatt, Frank Basile, George Coleman, Jeff King, Jerry Weldon, Mark Gross, Stephen Hall, Yunie Mojica. Charles Davis

TRUMPET - Carlos Redman, Eddie Henderson, James Zollar, Josh Evans, Mac Gollefon, Maurice Brown, Satish Robertson, Sharif Kales, Stanton Davis, Tex Allen, Valery Ponomarev

BASS - Gene Torres, John Benitez, Kuriko Tsugawa, Max Fleming, Mickey Bass, Paul Beaudry

DRUMS - Jerome Jennings, Victor Jones, Wilson Chembo Corniel

PIANO - Danny Mixon, Lafayette Harris, Marcus Persiani

GUITAR - Keith Gamble, Marvin Horne

Invited Guests:

George Cables, Lew Soloff, Tia Fuller, Papo Vasquez, Curtis Fuller, Jon Faddis, Roy Hargrove

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