| September 5, 2009
A Legacy of Excellence honoring Ernest Rodgers
The Upper Room
23821 Grand River
4 pm - 7 pm
Tickets: $35.00
Mr. Rodgers has touched the lives of many young musicians in his 50+ years as an educator, including myself. Our program will feature many of the musicians Mr. Rodgers mentored. Ray Parker Jr. (recording artist), Darrell Smith (Spinners ,Kem), James Carter (jazz Artist) to name a few. He has performed with many top jazz performers, including Sammy Davis Jr., Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, and Wynton Marsalis.
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