To: All Guests Individually
Fr: Peter Hauspurg
Re: Friday, March 2nd at 7:30 p.m. at Moonrocks in Bedford Hills

Hi,

I just wanted to alert you earlier than later about this event as I expect it to be sold out by the time tickets go on sale to the general public, as space is limited to 100 people at Bedford Hills’ new recording studio, Moonrocks, on Adams Street.

Daun and I, along with Jon & Angela Kamen and Vinny & Chrissy Celenza, are hosting a benefit on Friday, March 2nd at 7:30 p.m. that will feature local Bedford resident and three-time Grammy-Award Winning Latin Jazz Pianist Michel Camilo and his regular touring musicians, bassist Charles Flores (2003 Grammy winner), and drummer Dafnis Prieto (who is currently nominated for a Grammy for his own recent album).

If you have never heard Michel perform, you will not believe your ears, and if you have, then you already know how special an event this is. Michel plays in most of the world’s capitals and has played Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, but rarely performs in the United States except for once a year at the Blue Note (where his second Grammy album was recorded – “Live at the Blue Note”). Most of his venues seat 1,000 to 10,000 people, but this will be a very small, intimate event.

All proceeds from the ticket sales will go to benefit Michel’s Scholarship Fund at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The Fund is devoted to providing financial aid to up-and-coming young musical stars in his home country of the Dominican Republic to enable them to come to the States and study at Berklee.

Besides Michel’s normal trio repertoire, he will include a sneak preview of some of the new pieces from his new album to be released in April entitled “Spirit of the Moment”.
See the attached invitation for details. We cannot hold tickets so please call ASAP if you would like to attend!

Buffet supper will be served along with a vintage wine tasting.

Best regards,



Peter Hauspurg