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International Men's Day
International Men's Day Concert
Date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Time: Doors open 6.30pm | Show starts 8.30pm
Venue: Jazz Cafe, 5-7 parkway, Camden Town, London, Nw1 7PG.
Tickets: £25 in advanced
Full press release
Award winning charity Working with Men an organisation that supports positive male activity, engagement and involvement is currently looking for support for an international Men’s day concert on November 22nd 2011 at London’s famous Jazz Café.
Founded in 1999 by Jerome Teelucskingh, Ph.D., a faculty member in the History Department at the University of West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago; Chairman of the International Men’s Day Coordination Committee, a global think tank; and humanitarian, International Men’s Day celebrates and honors the contributions that Men – “every day” Men – make to our families, our communities, and our world. International Men’s Day shares a 48-hour partnership with Universal Children’s Day which is observed worldwide on 20 November of each year and is endorsed by the United Nations.
Artists including Omar and Jazz Jamaica (now confirmed) Funky DL (now confirmed) Wendy Nieper & Valentin Gerlier (now confirmed) are amongst the invited entertainers.
In addition to our event, on International Men’s day this year (November 19th 2011) we will ask men to engage with us in, or run for themselves, one voluntary activity big or small. After consulting with the men we work with across our services we have decided that this year’s voluntary activity will focus on the environment, namely the planting of trees in and around the city. Planting on the day will take place in several high priority boroughs as well as a group planting at Heartwood with parents and their children. The day will mark the beginning of a series of events and projects with the aim of getting between 50-100,000 Londoners involved in volunteering from November 2011 to November 2012.
Your support to International Men’s Day and our charity overall will ensure that this year’s celebrations are accessed by more people than before. Please help us to make this a success.
if you are interested or have questions, please contact us by return of email or at the head office.
Artist Line-up:
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FUNKY DL
Back in 1995 a 17-year-old MC took to the hip-hop scene in the UK. Armed only with a few demos and oblivious of how to prosper in the music industry, little did he know he would end up being one of the few pioneers of hip hop in the UK.
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Wendy has recently been interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour and on BBC Radio 3’s In-Tune. She released two CD’s in 2011, one jazz album and one classical lieder album...
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JAZZ JAMAICA
The mighty Jazz Jamaica have been tearing up festival stages around the world since the early ‘90s, playing their unique fusion of mento, ska, reggae and jazz, or skazz as they like to call it.
Read more or see more info on some of the group members below.
GARY CROSBY
Gary Crosby OBE (born 26 January 1955, London, England) is a jazz double bassist, music arranger, educator and Executive Artistic Director of Tomorrow's Warriors...
ROD YOUNGS
Rod young is a London based musician, composer and educator who's percussive skills personify diversity, authenticity and distinctiveness.
BEN BURRELL
Dune's 'Most Exciting New Writers & Arrangers in British Jazz' series ends with pianist Ben Burrell's Quintet. The line up is George Bird - drums, Ferg Ireland - bass, Duncan Eagles - saxophones and James Daoud - guitar.
DENYS BAPTISTE
Denys Baptiste (born 1969) is a jazz musician from London, England. A graduate of Tomorrow’s Warriors, Baptiste plays tenor and soprano saxophone in addition to composing.
HARRY BROWN
“My musical background stems from the church”, says Brown. “Mum was the choir director and church organist for many years and taught me general music theory...
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Working With Men is a registered Charity (No: 1102451) and a company limited by guarantee (No: 3443520).