A TRIBUTE and BENEFIT Concert
Featuring Bobby McFerrin, Bobby Hutcherson, Tootie Heath, and more!
When: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Where: Yoshi’s San Francisco, 1330 Fillmore Street, SF, CA 94115
Time: 1 to 4 pm, Doors open at 12:00pm
Cost: $40 (Proceeds from this benefit will go to Eddie Marshall Scholarship Funds at Living Jazz’s (formerly Rhythmic Concepts) Jazz Camp West and Berkeley JazzSchool of Music and Performance.)
In honor of Eddie Marshall’s contribution to jazz music and education, a very special tribute and benefit concert will be held at Yoshi’s SF on Sunday, Feb 19 from 1 to 4 pm.
The concert honors the memory of the legendary Bay Area drummer who passed away last September. Scholarship funds in his name preserve his legacy at Jazz Camp West and the Berkeley Jazz School of Music and Performance.
Eddie was a long-time leading light of the Bay Area jazz scene, not only because of his musical prowess, but because of his warmth and joyful spirit. As house drummer for the famed night club, Keystone Korner, Marshall played with nearly every major name in jazz, including such icons as Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, as well as Bobby McFerrin and fellow Bay Area jazz master Bobby Hutcherson.
An All- Star cast of musicians will descend upon the stage with several coming from New York and Los Angeles to participate in this momentous occasion. Eddie’s own group “Holy Mischief” will open the matinee concert, playing compositions and arrangements that Eddie created. Other sets include the Brubeck Institute Quintet, Bobby Hutcherson with John Handy, Tootie Heath, and Bobby McFerrin with Jeff Carney and Paul Nagel. Visit the website for a full set listing, www.yoshis.com
Ticket sales: Purchase tickets on line at http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco or by Phone: 415.655.5600 after 12pm.