New York Jazz Auction to Help hurricane-displaced Musicians
Published November 17th, 2005
On Wednesday, the Jazz Foundation of America is holding an auction to help hundreds of hurricane-displaced musicians with food, clothes, housing and jobs.
Among those playing at the fund-raiser will be 95-year-old tenor saxophonist Max Lucas, who once performed with Louis Armstrong, and 91-year-old alto saxophonist Fred Staton, who played with Art Blakey, Count Basie and Billy Strayhorn.
On the auction block are more than 50 jazz treasures including Miles Davis’ boa constrictor snakeskin jacket and the Boesendorfer grand piano from Manhattan’s Blue Note club. Auction items also include guitar lessons from Bucky Pizzarelli, sax tutoring from Joe Lovano, and a 1961 New York Times photo that shows Armstrong playing for his wife in front of the pyramids in Giza, Egypt. Roberta Flack is offering a vocal coaching session, and Billy Taylor a jazz piano lesson.
The presale estimates range from $200 for the Times photo to $65,000 for the Blue Note piano.
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