American Masterpieces
2008-2009 American Masterpieces: Rhythm and Roots Tour
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is pleased to announce a special fee support program for the 2008-2009 season as part of the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius initiative.
Mid Atlantic American Masterpieces Rhythm and Roots Tour celebrates the region’s rich musical heritage through tours of four venerable legends of uniquely American music forms, including jazz, gospel, and bluegrass. The Foundation will provide support for the presentations of Jimmy Heath, McCoy Tyner, The Dixie Hummingbirds, and Ralph Stanley in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia during the 2008-2009 season.
As part of the Rhythm & Roots Tour, artists will perform pieces from their repertoire that exemplify and celebrate genres or works that are artistically, historically and culturally significant.
2008-2009 American Masterpieces Rhythm & Roots Tour Roster
JAZZ
Jimmy Heath
NEA Jazz Master and MAAF Living Legacy Jazz Award recipient, Jimmy Heath is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator who has performed with nearly all of the jazz greats over the past 50 years. As the middle brother to the legendary Philadelphia-raised Heath Brothers, Jimmy still tours with his brother, drummer Tootie, and will be touring in 2008-2009 as a quartet and/or with his noted big band, “The Jimmy Heath Big Band”.
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For booking contact: Laurel Wicks or Jamie Ziefert, Ted Kurland Associates
Phone: 617-254-0007
Email: laurel@tedkurland.com or james@tedkurland.com
http://www.jimmyheath.com/
McCoy Tyner
NEA Jazz Master McCoy Tyner was the 17-year-old pianist for John Coltrane’s 1960 classic recording, “My Favorite Things” and, as such, became the core for one of the most seminal jazz groups of all time. His blues-based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords and an explosively percussive left hand has transcended conventional styles to become one of the most identifiable sounds in improvised music. Tyner has released nearly 80 albums under his name and has earned four Grammys.
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For booking contact: Jeanna Disney, International Music Network
Phone: 978-283-2883
Email: jeanna@imnworld.com
http://mccoytyner.com/
FOLK/TRADITIONAL
The Dixie Hummingbirds
The Dixie Hummingbirds are an American institution. While they have always remained deeply rooted in the gospel tradition, their influence has made itself known far and wide in American popular music. Formed in 1928 in Greenville, South Carolina, and now calling Philadelphia home, the “Birds” have been performing uninterrupted for 77 years. They were awarded the 2000 NEA National Heritage Award and the 2006 Pennsylvania Governor’s Award. The group is currently on the PennPAT roster.
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For booking contact: Mike Leahy or Dan Peraino, Concerted Efforts
Phone: 617-969-0810
Email: mike@concertedefforts.com or dan@concertedefforts.com
http://www.concertedefforts.com/artists_dixi.html
Ralph Stanley
Known in the world of bluegrass music for his unique style of banjo playing. Stanley was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1992, and, in 2000, he became the first person of the new millennium to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Stanley is a 1984 NEA National Heritage awardee, 2002 Grammy Award winner, and a 2006 recipient of the National Medal of Arts.
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For booking contact: Lee Olsen, Keith Case & Associates
Phone: 615-327-4646
Email: lee@keithcase.com
http://www.ralphstanley.net/
Funding Guidelines and Process
Presenters in the Mid Atlantic region (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, DC and West Virginia) are eligible to receive fee support toward the contracted artist fees for artists on the American Masterpieces roster. Artist fees may also include hotel and lodging expenses.
Supported engagements must include at least one complementary activity that builds appreciation for and a greater understanding of the performance or the art form. Complementary activities may include but are no limited to exhibitions, readings, master classes, lecture-demonstrations, workshops, open rehearsals, or pre-or post-performance discussions. The Foundation encourages presenters to involve the featured artists in the planning and presentation of the complementary activity, however it not a funding requirement that the artist participate in the activity. Presenters should discuss the complementary activity and the artists’ involvement with the artists’ booking agents and include these activities in their negotiations.
Currently, presenters are limited to receive one American Masterpieces fee support grant in the 2008-2009 season unless they are in the states of Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, where additional state fee support is available through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. Presenters interested in booking The Dixie Hummingbirds may also apply for PennPAT grants to support this engagement. If funded by PennPAT and Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s American Masterpieces program, the total amount awarded by the Foundation to a single presenter for The Dixie Hummingbirds will not exceed 60% of the contracted artist fees and travel expenses for that engagement.
Presenters interested in booking any of the 2008-2009 American Masterpieces Rhythm & Roots Tour artists and receiving fee support should contact the groups’ agents directly to negotiate terms of the engagement While there is no application process involved for American Masterpieces Tour funding, funds are limited, and fee support will be available “while supplies last.” Presenters are encouraged to pursue this opportunity and secure artist engagements as soon as possible. The deadline for confirming any engagements proposed for American Masterpieces Tour funding is March 1, 2008, providing funds are still available.
Presenters reaching communities underserved by the arts will be given priority consideration for support. For the purposes of this program, an underserved community is one in which individuals lack access to arts programs due to geography, economic conditions, ethnic background, or disability.
For questions about the tour and funding information, contact Krista Bradley at Krista@midatlanticarts.org.
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