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Concert Benefits Musicians

Mon, Nov 15, 2010

Concert Benefits Musicians

Colgate University’s Brothers, Sisters of the Round Table, Black Student Union, ALANA, the Colgate Inn & The Musicians’ Aid Society of New York will host a special holiday concert at The Palace Theater onThursday featuring legendary pianist/singer/composer Henry Butler, Gent Treadly (in photo) and many other musical guests.

The concert is a benefit for the Musicians Aid Society of New York. Hamilton resident Paul Schupf is the president of the organization's board. Schupf will match the total donations collected at the door the night of the concert in honor of MASNY founder and President Gregory O. Koerner, a 1988 Colgate grad. The event is the initiative of Chris Dell’Amore (’11) of Colgate’s Brothers organization, Hilary McConnaughey (’11), Kunal Shetty (’11) of ALANA, as well as Koerner and Schupf.

An eight-time W.C. Handy “Best Blues Instrumentalist - Piano” award nominee, Henry Butler knows no limitations. Although blinded by glaucoma since birth, Butler is also a world class photographer with his work displayed at exhibitions throughout the United States. Playing piano since the age of 6, Butler is a master of musical diversity combining the percussive jazz piano playing of McCoy Tyner and the New Orleans style playing of Professor Longhair. Butler continues to craft a sound uniquely his own. A rich amalgam of jazz, Caribbean, classical, pop, blues and R&B influences, his music is as eclectic as that of his New Orleans birthplace.

Since its inception in 1994 Gent Treadly has been led by Koerner, a bassist who has toured and recorded with Dark Star Orchestra. The Grateful Dead’s Vince Welnick, Banyan and many others.  A movable feast of some of the finest players in New York City, Gent Treadly is a truly unique act and the players are one of the most heralded,  offering a blend of bluesy improvisational roots rock. Over the years Gent Treadly has been joined onstage by members of The Grateful Dead, Phish, Jane's Addiction, Spin Doctors, The Band and many others.

The Musician’s Aid Society of New York is a non-profit organization which provides the resources necessary for the artistic and musical growth of deserving musicians in the New York metropolitan area. By providing access to recording facilities, referral services and financial assistance through State and non-government agencies, MASNY hopes to promote the artistic development and generally improve the quality of life for meritorious musicians of the New York metropolitan area. 

For more information contact Koerner at masnyinfo@gmail.com.

Brothers of Colgate University is a student organization whose mission is to educate and promote awareness to the Colgate community about current social issues affecting the multicultural male population in America, at the university, and on other college campuses. Its goal is to facilitate leadership, academic excellence, and community involvement while establishing and promoting brotherhood and the organization has hosted high-profile speakers at Colgate including Kareen Abdul-Jabbar, Spike Lee, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton.

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