Saturday, March 3rd 2012 Do you know a teenage musician who deserves a chance to develop his or her skill? Then mark your calendar for Sat., March 3 to attend a special benefit concert featuring Euge Groove, Peter White, Eric Darius, Marion Meadows and The Sahnas Brothers at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., in Phoenix. Co-presented by the M.U.S.I.C. Foundation of Arizona, JW Desert Ridge Jazz Festival and BTW Concerts. com, the concert will raise funds to help teenage gifted musicians continue their musical education. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, hors d’oeuvres by Big Dev’s BBQ, a live and silent auction, and a Smooth Jazz all-star jam hosted by Euge Groove and featuring Peter White, Eric Darius, Marion Meadows and more. The Sahnas Brothers, two talented Greek guitarists who are best known
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for their beautiful Spanish music, will kick off the event. General admission tickets are $100; VIP tickets cost $1,500 and include a “meet and greet” with the headlining artists during a pre-event reception and a signed guitar. All proceeds benefit the M.U.S.I.C. Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to help inspire kids throughout Arizona to learn music. The M.U.S.I.C. Foundation of Arizona is also hosting a clinic for high school musicians from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on March 3 at the MIM. Geared towards gifted students who are serious about pursuing a career in music, the clinic will be taught by 2012 JW Desert Ridge Jazz Festival headliners, including saxophonists Euge Groove, Eric Darius, and Marion Meadows, along with guitarists Peter White and Thano and Demitri Sahnas. The JW Desert Ridge Jazz Festival takes place Sat. and Sun., April 14 & 15 at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa. For more information or to reserve tickets, visit www. musicfoundationaz.org or call (602) 244-8444.
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Euge Groove, Peter White, Eric Darius, Marion Meadows & Others Perform March 3 at MIM in Benefit Concert for Teenage Gifted Musicians
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