Australian-born jazz pianist Matt Baker will host Oz-Relief 2020, an all-star fundraising concert benefitting victims of the Australian bushfires on Tuesday, February 18 at 7 PM at Birdland Theater. ALL proceeds will go to NSW Rural Fire Service & Brigades Donations Fund (https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/) and WIRES – NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, Inc. ( https://www.wires.org.au/)
Participating in the show are Marilyn Maye, Nicole Zuraitis, Troy Roberts, Nadje Noorhuis, Jane Irving, Jonathan Dely, Billy Stritch, and Jim Caruso. The Matt Baker Trio will include Kevin Hailey on bass and Curtis Nowosad on drums.
The blazes, which have been burning across the country for months, have killed at least 25 people, razed over 2000 homes and wiped out entire towns. Nearly 18 million acres of land have been burned and the total number of animals affected could be as high as a billion.
Baker has called New York City home since 2010. He performs regularly as a sideman at jazz venues including Birdland and The Blue Note, tours both within the USA and internationally as a bandleader and sideman and has released 6 albums including his latest, a DVD album entitled Live at Birdland.
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