ESPERANZA SPALDING TO HOST
“A NIGHT FOR FREEDOM”
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR FREE THE SLAVES
City Winery New York on Tuesday, December 4 at 8:00 pm
Bassist, vocalist, composer and bandleader Esperanza Spalding today
announced that she will host and perform at a benefit concert for Free
the Slaves, a human rights organization dedicated to eradicating slavery
and human trafficking worldwide, at City Winery in New York City on
Tuesday, December 4 at 8:00 pm. In addition to a live auction and
merchandise sale, various ticket levels will be available, including a
VIP meet and greet with Spalding. 100% of ticket sales,
live auction items, and merchandise will go to Free the Slaves this
special evening. City Winery is located at 155 Varick Street, New York, NY. For tickets, please visit:
http://www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/a-night-for-freedom-intimate-concert-featuring-esperanza-spalding-to-benefit-free-the-slaves-12-4.html
Spalding
will be joined by an exciting lineup of musical friends. In addition to
vocalists Bobby McFerrin and Gretchen Parlato – along with other
special guests to be announced soon – she will incorporate two groups
for the show: a jazz
quartet and the Chamber Music Society band.
“This
intimate concert with Esperanza is meant to shine a light on the issue
of slavery and highlight Free the Slaves’ work ending slavery around the
world,” says Sarah Gardner of Free the Slaves. “As this year marks the
150th
Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, we want to alert the
public that the job is not done – there are still millions enslaved
around the globe, and we need everyone's help in bringing slavery to an
end once and for all. Free the Slaves is grateful
to Esperanza and her team for dedicating her time and voice to this
critical problem. And, even more importantly, we are thankful she is
sending the message that there is hope – we can end slavery if we work
together and listen to the needs of survivors and
let them lead our efforts.”
Spalding
says, “We come together to celebrate the power of freedom with an
eclectic night of music from around the world. I so admire the work that
Free the Slaves is doing to abolish slavery – in particular, their
philosophy of breaking
the cycle of slavery. With their help, former slaves have access to
local education and become empowered to create change in their
communities and find sustainable freedom. In turn, they can then pass
along life saving information to future generations and
others still affected by slavery. I'm SO excited and grateful to be
able to use my music to bring people together for this very worthy
cause."
Esperanza
Spalding has become the first lady of jazz. She played with Stevie
Wonder for President Obama at the White House and went on to become the
first jazz musician to win a Best New Artist Grammy® with
Chamber Music Society. Spalding’s latest release, Radio Music Society, her most diverse, ambitious and masterful recital yet, has spent over thirteen weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart.
About Free the Slaves:
Free
the Slaves is an international human rights non-profit organization
dedicated to eradicating slavery and human trafficking worldwide. A
pioneer of the modern anti-slavery movement, Free the Slaves was formed
in 2000 in response to
Kevin Bales’ groundbreaking book, Disposable People,
which documented an estimated 27 million men, women and children
enslaved in the world. Today, Free the Slaves operates in 600
communities
in six countries (India, Nepal, Ghana, DR Congo, Haiti and Brazil) as
well as in the U.S. and at the international level. Free the Slaves has
more than 10 years of experience in addressing the root causes of
slavery through liberation; partnerships with grassroots
organizations; community organizing and sustainable rights-based
development. Free the Slaves also conducts cutting-edge research,
targeted advocacy and public awareness-raising campaigns. For more
information, visit: www.freetheslaves.net/
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