Jazz in Paradise, a fundraiser for the medical assistance fund of the Ata indigenous people, will be held at Vista Villa in Don Salvador Benedicto, 3 p.m. on Friday, April 26.
The fundraiser will feature Charito, Japan’s top female jazz vocalist who is a Filipina, and the Elhmir Siason Trio, Gerry Grey, Rotary GSE (Group Study Exchange) Alumni Association vice president, said.
Other guest performers will be Paul Chatman – a saxophonist, composer-arranger and producer, Kristina Madrigal – a World Championships of Performing Arts champion in Los Angeles, and balikbayan bluesman architect Luis Jurilla who has been jamming with jazzers in Indonesia for over a decade.
“Our beneficiary is the Ata tribe in DSB, and we are raising funds for their livelihood projects and especially for medical assistance,” Grey said.
“The Ata are the guardians against illegal loggers, report forest fires, and protect our last remaining rainforests,” he said.
The Rotary GSE Alumni Association is one of the sponsors of the fundraiser.
Those who wish to avail of donor passes may call 0918 923 7554 or send a message through the Kusinata Facebook page, Grey said.*