New Orleans Musicians Clinic

Fundraising and Benefit Concerts

FORD FEST FIVE
Proceeds to benefit the New Orleans Musicians Clinic

Friday and Saturday, May 2nd & 3rd
9:30 PM
The Big Top: 1638 Clio ( map )
$5 donation

Featuring- Saucer Seed, Bad Dog, Won Ton Lust, Black Primer, Nands of Nero, Grayskull, Terranova, Durel Yates, Manmade Disaster, Manwitch and a
PINK SLIP DISCO PARTY TO CLOSE OUT THE NIGHT SATURDAY!

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NOMC Benefit Shows
Proceeds to benefit the New Orleans Musicians Clinic

April 4th, 2008. 10p.m.
One Eyed Jacks ( map )
Cover- $7
Featuring- Big Blue Marble, Metronome The City, and The Bad Off

April 5th, 2008. Noon 'till
Circle Bar ( map ) $5
Featuring- A Living Soundtrack, Manwitch, The Bally Who, Steve Eck, Good Guys, I Octopus, Big Baby, and White Bitch

Shaun & Suzi's 15th Annual Mardi Gras Ball
A Benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic
Dec. 2, 2008. T.T. The Bear's Place, Cambridge, Mass.
More info: http://mardigrasballs.com. 617-868-3818.

Ensconced somewhere in the Baseball Hall of Fame is a CD by 1990's Boston band Slide. The recording, "Forgiving Buckner", was the opening volley by the quirky band who'd release two more CDs before disbanding in 2000. Their infamous annual Mardi Gras Ball, however, continued on as "Shaun & Suzi's Mardi Gras Ball" and this February 2, Cambridge, Massachusetts celebrates the fifteenth such affair, a good run for any music scene happening anywhere. Cambridge, not usually in the same league as New Orleans when it comes to 'balling', puts up a good fight each year at the Ball -- an exuberant soirée. Slide, super fans of the oddball Rhythm & Blues music of the mid-century Crescent City continue to mine NOLA record shops for the meatiest nuggets. Regulars of Shaun & Suzi's Annual Mardi Gras Balls could very well be the only folks outside of the Crescent City to now be thoroughly familiar with Oliver Morgan's "Who Shot the La La," or the Pelicans' "Drunk Drunk Drunk". The show is a benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic.

Big Easy Blowout: Mardi Gras Celebrations to Benefit New Orleans Charities

The City of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast have given the rest of the world tremendous gifts of music, culture, cuisine, art, and much more. Relief efforts have continued since Katrina but it hasn't been enough to get the area functioning to full capacity and allow all residents to return to a sense of normalcy and comfort. To help continue the relief effort, Symbiotic Music Productions (SMP) and Crescendo Artists announce a Mardi Gras Benefit Celebration with the Big Easy Blowout.

All proceeds from the events will benefit the New Orleans Musicians Clinic and Tipitina's Foundation.

With the high demand and overwhelming support for the local community SMP and Crescendo Artists have decided to add a third night. On Thursday, January 24th at Hodis Half Note in Ft. Collins, CO the Big Easy Blowout will start its three day run in Colorado. The musical lineup will feature Page McConnell (Phish), Russell Batiste (Funky Meters, PBS), Joey Porter (Motet), Garrett Sayers (Motet), Papa Mali (Rhythm Council), Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (The Wild Magnolias, Golden Eagles) and Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green, JFJO). The events will have other fundraising aspects, Mardi Gras décor, and activities (including silent auctions, raffles, drink specials, food drive, New Orleans themed artwork and more). Euforquestra will support on both shows.

Dates:

January 24th at Hodis Half Note- Ft. Collins, CO- doors at 7:30- Tickets will be $15. Featuring: Russell Batiste, Papa Mali, Joey Porter, and Garrett Sayers

January 25 at Boulder Theatre - Boulder, CO - doors at 7:30PM - Tickets @ $25. Featuring: Page McConnell, Russell Batiste, Papa Mali, Reed Mathis and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

January 26 at Cervantes - Denver, CO - doors at 9:00PM - Tickets @ $25. Featuring: Page McConnell, Russell Batiste, Papa Mali, Reed Mathis and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

Foundation mission statements:

New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC):
The mission of NOMC is to sustain Louisiana's musicians in mind, body and spirit by developing access to primary care, preventative health services, as well as social and occupational outreach.
Tipitina's Foundation:
The mission of the Tipitina's Foundation is to restore Louisiana's irreplaceable music community and preserve the state's unique musical cultures. The history of the Tipitina's Foundation originates from the Tipitina's music venue, a revered cultural icon that continues to be instrumental in the development and promotion of New Orleans music around the world. The foundation works to support childhood music education, the professional development of adult musicians, and the increased profile and viability of New Orleans music as a cultural, educational, and economic resource.
Production Mission:
Symbiotic Music Productions (SMP) is dedicated in raising proceeds and awareness for the recipients we work with. Our vision is to restore the idea of a benefit show, to insure the greatest positive impact for the organization. By cutting overhead of an event, we find the highest lucrative angle to yield the greatest results. Over the years, we have seen benefit shows losing their meaning and integrity as a fundraiser. We at SMP are motivated in restoring that value with assisting the charitable projects we work with. We are in it for the change, not personal profit! Putting together amazing events with like-minded organizations, venues, musicians, etc. whom are willing to take cuts, to give back to communities in need.

For more information please contact Brandon Mann at Crescendo Artists
(303) 444-5816 or brandon@crescendoartists.com

Times Square to Jackson Square

Swept up to New York City by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans native Pearce Grieshaber finally returned home to New Orleans – on his bicycle! Pearce began his trip on August 29 when he left Times Square and pedaled his way southward. His 40-day journey spanned 2,097 miles through 12 states. Inspired by the struggle of New Orleans musicians, Pearce dedicated his bike trip to NOMC and raised nearly $2,000.

Congo Square - Luther Gray and Fabian Jolivet - photo by Syndey Byrd

Congo Square Project

Producer Fabian Jolivet is on a mission to show the world what most musicians have known all along - that New Orleans is the birthplace of American music, and still produces the worlds greatest musicians. Jolivet has amassed a plethora of world class drummers and percussionists to record benefit CD’s to raise money for NOMC. The project retraces the history of American music to New Orleanscity, to raise money for NOMC, and to rebuild awareness of New Orleans at the cornerstone of music as we know it. Fabian once said "Without New Orleans there would be no Beatles. The Beatles were heavily influenced by Fats Domino. Without Fats Domino, there would be no Elvis; without Elvis there would be no Rolling Stones, there’d be no Beatles, there would be no Led Zeppelin, there’d be nothing. So everybody owes New Orleans." Some contributors include John Densmore (The Doors), Ndugu Chancler (Stevie Wonder, Santana), James Gadson (Frank Sinatra, Beck), Airto Moreiera and Jimmy Cobb (Miles Davis), Leven Helm (The Band) and too many others to mention. For more information, visit www.thecongosquareproject.com.

Let the Music Do the Talking -- By Megan Karasch FOR LA2DAY.COM
When Hurricane Katrina tore across New Orleans submerging 80% of the city in water it took not only lives and houses, it took the city's soul, its heart, its limbs and its appendages - a.k.a. its music... Armed with the knowledge that New Orleans is a Mecca from which modern music of every genre stems, drummer and producer Fabian Jolivet created The Congo Square Project Foundation which is producing two double albums solely to benefit this once glorious city and its musicians... (go to article)

The Electro Roots Project
Los Angeles band featuring ethnic grooves, funky stuff, whatever you wanna call it. .

Maya
Bodega Bay, Northern Californian born musician..... Sweet offspring of an eccentric 60's hippie family.

View Benefit Photos
View photos from recent New Orleans Musicians' Clinic Benefits. See photos.

Additional photos of benefit done at the Cutting Room (NYC) for the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic can be seen at the Hungarian Embassy web site.

Photo credit: Elliott J. Thompson
(L-R) SI Swimsuit Model Brooklyn Decker, New Orleans Habitat for Humanity Board Member Bill Wright, New Orleans Habitat for Humanity Assistant Controller Frank Cannon, Jimmy Buffett, President & CEO Foundation for the LSU Health Sciences Center Florence Andre, fiscal agent for the NOMC and Sports Illustrated Group Editor Terry McDonell.

New Orleans Parrot Head Club
A vital and long-time supporter of NOMC, the New Orleans Parrot Head Club sure know how to throw an event all while helping our beloved musician patients. NOMC is very grateful for their generous donation via proceeds from their annual 'Six String Music' Songwriter's Invitational. The event features singer/songwriters getting back to their roots by showcasing their original music in intimate settings.
The New Orleans Parrot Head Club

Pictured L-R: Board Member JoEllen Livingston, Six String Chairman Eliot Guerin, Baton Rouge Chairman Kathy Duplantis, local chapter President Susan Polyderas, Vice President Cita Marchese, NOMC's Beth Fisher and Secretary and Past President Garry Vedros.