The Fred Woodard Collective concert and fundraiser for the Black Umbrella Project
Sat, Jun 19
|First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain
This outdoor concert will take place on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in JP, and will feature the Fred Woodard Collective. We will be raising funds for the Black Umbrella Project. Hosted by New England Jazz Connections in partnership with JP Centre/South Main Streets.
Time & Location
Jun 19, 2021, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 633 Centre St. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
About the Event
This outdoor concert will take place on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in JP, and will feature the Fred Woodard Collective. We will be raising funds for the Black Umbrella Project. The musicians are paid by the hosts of the concert; this concert is hosted by New England Jazz Connections in partnership with JP Centre/South Main Streets.
100% of your donation goes to the Black Umbrella Project.
About Fred Woodard :
Hailed as "....an innovative guitarist who executes in a clear, lyrical way..." by Cadence magazine, Woodard leads the Boston-based Fred Woodard Jazz Collective. Woodard describes the band's music as, "...straight-ahead jazz spiced with sounds from other styles. These sounds are then adapted to a jazz format." Woodard has performed at events such as The Discover Jazz Festival, The Providence Jazz and Blues Festival, The Kingfield Jazz and Blues Festival and The Iowa City Jazz Festival. In 2002,…