Esperanto Jazz
Imagine a style of music so tastefully unique to itself it cannot be categorized by genre. Even to roughly classify it as “jazz” would simply not be doing it justice. The most accurate way to describe Esperanto is as an expressive groove trio. The only two fundamental qualities of this sound are that of limitless...
Katrina Degel
Katrina’s warm, compelling voice rings with authenticity as she sings everything from Ella to Aretha, and Stevie to Sting. With nearly four years of leading a successful Jazz quartet of Berklee veterans, and several years of singing R&B, Blues, Jazz, and Latin music with the pros...
Carmen Spada
Carmen’s music and career is very active in Boston, as well as in his native Canada, where he performs as a soloist, with his trio, as well as with the Carmen Spada Sextet.
Sara O’Reilly
Since she was 16, Sara O'Reilly has been devoted to the music scene, performing up and down the east coast from bars to coffee houses and college events, including the streets of Harvard Square when she's looking to reconnect.
Jason Labbe
The musical style of Jason Labbe could be compared to that of John Meyer, Howie Day, Jason Mraz or other similar acoustic rock artists, but he does not stop there. Influenced by all genres of music his songs are an eclectic combination that sings straight from his soul.
We support Project Bread
November 3rd, 2009
In order to give back to our local community, this year’s event will support Project Bread, the state’s leading anti-hunger organization. As the holiday season is in full swing, let us not forget those children and families in dire need of help.
A portion of the proceeds from the event will directly benefit Project Bread. We will also plan to show our commitment to feeding hungry children and families throughout the state by selling Project Bread’s Holiday Cards at The Rockin’ Gift Center.
Among Project Bread’s findings
Rising food and fuel prices usher in a new era of hunger and there is no evidence to suggest this will change. As the costs of food insecurity and hunger ripple out across the state, the impact on individuals and the economy as a whole is dramatic. Food insecurity and hunger are associated with bad health outcomes and difficulties in learning.
Survey research sponsored by Project Bread found fully one-third of school children in high poverty communities live in food-insecure families. Children who are poorly fed do not learn as well in school and are more prone toward obesity and associated health problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Data currently being collected from Food for Families, a Project Breadfunded hunger-screening project located in the pediatric service of seven community health centers in low-income neighborhoods, reveal more than 70 percent of the families have run out of money to make a meal. Nearly one third of the families say they cut the size of their children’s meals or a child missed a meal because there was not enough money.
Reports from emergency food providers — soup kitchens, food pantries, food banks, and food salvage operations funded by Project Bread — show increases in the number of families seeking help. From July to September 2008, calls to Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline, an emergency food assistance line available in 160 languages, were 22 percent higher than in the same period of 2007.
For more information, visit Project Bread to read the latest report on hunger in Massachusetts and what you can do to make a difference in a child’s life this holiday season.
