November 29, 2006: A charity concert for the benefit of homeless children has been arranged at the initiative of the “Samu Social Moskva” Foundation
Organizers: Moscow International House of Music, Dee Dee Bridgewater is one of the best contemporary jazz vocalists, a superstar capable of capturing the hearts of the most demanding audiences and critics worldwide the moment she comes up on stage. She performed and recorded her songs with such jazz giants as Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Max Roach. Born in the USA, where she embarked upon her career, the singer had to move to France to really find herself and fully realize her talent. She has lived in France for thirty years now. Thanks to the singer’s public involvement, she was the first American woman to become a member of the Francophony Supreme Council. Her new concert programme «J’ai Deux Amour» is a tribute to such legendary French performers as Jacques Brele and Edith Piaf, Leo Ferre and Josephine Baker... Having rendered her own interpretation of their most well-known songs, Dee Dee, as she herself admits, says “Thank you” to France for the happiness that she has experienced there. This programme features lead jazz musicians, namely Marc Berthoumieux on Accordion, Ira Coleman on Bass, Minino Garay on Drums & Percussion, Patrick Manouguian on Guitar. The singer has been looking forward to playing for the Moscow audience agian, who were delighted to see her performing in the concert “Jazz Triumph” in Moscow four years ago. This is what The Vremya Novostey newspaper wrote about her performance in Moscow that time: “Her temperament equals that of Tina Turner’s; she has a magnificent voice of a remarkable range, incredible intensity and flexibility; she performs songs in a brilliant manner that combines jazz vocal traditions with those of soul and rock singing. Jazz numbers that she performed with her Big Band acquired a new dimension and new vibrant colours.» Dee Dee Bridgewater’s concert in the Moscow International House of Music is a key jazz event this fall which Moscow fans of jazz and French chanson have been looking forward to. SAMU Sociale Moskva Foundation is a charitable organization under the Russian jurisdiction that has been operating in Russia since 2004. Its primary objective is to provide urgent assistance to children who live in a high-risk environment on Moscow streets. Every night its mobile teams travel to meet with children who are in need of assistance and offer them human compassion and interaction that are crucial for their re-integration in society. The success of activities carried out by SAMU’s partners (children’s homes, hospitals, youth centers, etc.) very much depends on the outcome of initial contacts. Proceeds from the concert will be channelled directly to Samu Social to further enable them to carry out their work for those children who have found themselves on the streets.
Dee Dee Bridgewater’s press-conference is scheduled to be held at 11.30,
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