[stanleymusic-gigs] NEA Jazz Master Slide Hampton at the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music March 10

[Dave Briccetti]

Announcing the Exclusive Bay Area Appearance of NEA Jazz Master & 
National Treasure SLIDE HAMPTON
APRIL 7 & 8, 2008
7pm

Oakland, CA - March 10, 2008  SLIDE HAMPTON,  2-time Grammy winner, NEA 
Jazz Master and Living Jazz Legend will present 2 Interactive 
Presentations at the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, 1616 Franklin 
St., Oakland, CA., 7pm, April 7 & 8, 2008. Slide Hampton appears as part 
of the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music's National Treasure Series. 
Those in attendance will have the rare opportunity to listen to and 
learn about America's National Treasure from a National Treasure.  Both 
presentations will occur in the intimate Ed Kelly Recital Hall of the 
Oakland Public Conservatory of Music. The event is open to ALL lovers of 
Jazz. musicians, especially trombonists, should come prepared to  
listen, and to play as Mr. Hampton shares his insights and perspectives 
on Jazz performance.

COST: Adults: $20/advance; $25/door
$10 seniors/students (with ID)
FREE: youth up to 13.
NO ONE TURNED AWAY DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS.

Advance tickets available at Oakland Public Conservatory of Music and 
online at:
    http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/30878

Mr. Hampton's appearance is a part of the National Treasures Series of 
the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music. The Series seeks to uphold and 
illuminate House Congressional Resolution 57. In 1987, the 100th 
Congress of the United States passed H. Con. Res. 57. "Now, therefore be 
it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
that it is the sense of the Congress that jazz is hereby designated as a 
rare and valuable national American treasure to which we should devote 
our attention, support and resources to make certain it is preserved, 
understood and promulgated."

For More Information contact: Roger Myers,(510) 836-4649 ext.112, 
rmyers at opcmusic.org
About Slide Hampton

Slide Hampton's  distinguished career spans decades in the evolution of 
jazz.  At the age of 12 he was already  touring the Midwest with the 
Indianappolis-based Hampton band, led by his father and  comprised of 
other members of his family.  By 1952, at the age of 20, he was 
performing at Carnegie Hall....
(read more by clicking  Slide's photo)

About the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music
Housed in a spacious 4,400 sq. ft. facility in downtown Oakland, 
OPCMusic opens the world of music to all through access to quality 
instruction in a nurturing environment. We provide economical study in a 
variety of musical arts.  We value rigor, innovation and scholarship in 
our quest to preserve the musical traditions of Oakland.
We envision the diverse communities of Oakland making and hearing music 
everywhere.  Everyone experiences healing, harmony, non-violence and 
safe streets though learning and performing music together.  Our music 
and educational process resonates with the aspirations of our 
communities and our native artists by reclaiming spirit and culture, 
illumination ancestral authenticity.