For immediate release: Contact Jazz for Peace 212-947-1104

"DellaRatta is fast becoming the Bono of Jazz!" Salt Lake City Weekly ~ Aug. 16, 2008


Jazz For Peace
featuring Rick DellaRatta

performing a special benefit concert in MEMPHIS , TN  for:

BASIC INTERVENTION 

on

Saturday June 27, 2009 at 6:00 PM

at 

477 N. Fifth St
Memphis ,TN

Tickets $25.00 

or visit our website for advanced purchase discount tickets at www.jazzforpeace.org

 

Basic Intervention is dedicated to providing an extensive social educational enrichment program, a wider variety of recreational activities, social entertainment and several support services for at-risk youth and their parents. Our primary target market is, but not limited to, at risk youth and families of low to moderate income. The primary targeted youth age group is six to seventeen. We believe in training hearts and hands to prepare youth for adulthood.""""""
  

 

Rick DellaRatta is now considered by many to be one of the finest Singer/Pianists performing today and one of only a handful of Jazz Artists who can make a successful musical presentation to a large audience without having to abandon the true art form of Jazz. Through his life long endeavor to help advance people to their highest potential through the understanding of Jazz as well as spreading peace worldwide through his "Jazz for Peace World Tour", Rick DellaRatta is considered to be an innovator and a visionary.

Below please find some recent fast facts:

-         US President Barack Obama joins Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator John McCain, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Michael Bloomberg and many others in support of Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace!

-        Jazz pianist, vocalist and composer Rick DellaRatta was included by The Foundation Center in their list of musician philanthropists along with Bono (U2), Elton John, Peter Gabriel and Sting. 

-        Rick DellaRatta was included in a new book called "The Jazz Singers" as one of the top 500 Jazz Vocalists of All Time.

-        Jazz for Peace founder Rick DellaRatta celebrated the 6th Anniversary of this historic concert at the United Nations which united Israelis, Palestinians and Americans as well as the 650 benefit concert "Helping those who are helping others!" since this landmark event.

 

For complete tour schedule and additional info please visit www.jazzforpeace.org

High resolution pictures can be found at http://www.rickdellaratta.com/press.html

For information on Rick DellaRatta please visit http://www.rickdellaratta.com    

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