Comments on: A quick note about the Friday Night Jazz concerts http://www.cedarparkneighbors.org/news/a-quck-note-about-the-friday-night-jazz-concerts/ A Great Neighborhood in West Philadelphia Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DK http://www.cedarparkneighbors.org/news/a-quck-note-about-the-friday-night-jazz-concerts/comment-page-1/#comment-238 DK Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:28:10 +0000 http://www.cedarparkneighbors.org/?p=551#comment-238 I'm so happy to know that you are continuing the jazz series in Cedar Park. When I, along with Bill Coleman started the series, it was with the hope of bringing something positive to that area of West Philly. For me making Jazz accessible and creating a tradition was extremely important. Myself along with Bill Coleman, later Linford Martin and Ms Michelle Robinson, who handled all money and check writing managed to do the impossible for nine years. Just a few points. I would begin planning and booking artist for the next season tentatively in January or February. Assuming that previous sponsors would remain onboard I surmised that concerts would be covered for at least two months. The bucket, (which caused a lot of grief, controversy and stress in my last year there) along with my OWN money played a HUGE part in subsidizing the money received from various sponsors so that we could extend the concerts into August and September. Bucket money and my own money also made it possible to hold an end of the season party with three headliners the last day. Most money that I received for hosting was put back into the series. I wasn't looking to get paid. I and Bucket money also funded BeBop and Books the literacy program and made it possible for me to give away backpacks with school supplies to at least 30-50 children for five years. I suppose that's fairly obvious now, especially since the series had to be cut short due to funding issues. I wish CPN continued success in all of your endeavors. I'm happy that I had an opportunity to bring some of the best national and international acts out to a corner on 50th and Baltimore Avenue in my old neighborhood. While some sought to hold my feet to the fire and even implied improprieties Friday Night Jazz is the thing that I am most proud of in my career. It made a difference to so many people and to my neighborhood. All the best Denise King I’m so happy to know that you are continuing the jazz series in Cedar Park. When I, along with Bill Coleman started the series, it was with the hope of bringing something positive to that area of West Philly. For me making Jazz accessible and creating a tradition was extremely important. Myself along with Bill Coleman, later Linford Martin and Ms Michelle Robinson, who handled all money and check writing managed to do the impossible for nine years. Just a few points. I would begin planning and booking artist for the next season tentatively in January or February. Assuming that previous sponsors would remain onboard I surmised that concerts would be covered for at least two months. The bucket, (which caused a lot of grief, controversy and stress in my last year there) along with my OWN money played a HUGE part in subsidizing the money received from various sponsors so that we could extend the concerts into August and September. Bucket money and my own money also made it possible to hold an end of the season party with three headliners the last day. Most money that I received for hosting was put back into the series. I wasn’t looking to get paid. I and Bucket money also funded BeBop and Books the literacy program and made it possible for me to give away backpacks with school supplies to at least 30-50 children for five years. I suppose that’s fairly obvious now, especially since the series had to be cut short due to funding issues.

I wish CPN continued success in all of your endeavors. I’m happy that I had an opportunity to bring some of the best national and international acts out to a corner on 50th and Baltimore Avenue in my old neighborhood. While some sought to hold my feet to the fire and even implied improprieties Friday Night Jazz is the thing that I am most proud of in my career. It made a difference to so many people and to my neighborhood.
All the best
Denise King

]]> By: Tashi http://www.cedarparkneighbors.org/news/a-quck-note-about-the-friday-night-jazz-concerts/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Tashi Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:52:20 +0000 http://www.cedarparkneighbors.org/?p=551#comment-220 We have to continue this series!! Whatever it takes it has to get done. We have to continue this series!! Whatever it takes it has to get done.

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