Arts & Entertainment
ThunderSOUL Jazz Fest with Jamie Foxx
On Saturday, August 4th at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, renowned actor and producer Jamie Foxx will be on hand to help present an electrifying night of jazz, food and a special private screening of the critically acclaimed film Thunder Soul. Proceeds from the event will support the work of Youth Mentoring Connection - a groundbreaking L.A.-based organization that matches inner city youth with mentors in the entertainment world.
Providing the entertainment will be outstanding young jazz musicians from The Harmony Project, an award-winning nonprofit organization that targets at-risk youth in underserved areas of Los Angeles. The ThunderSOUL Jazz Fest is sponsored by HBO and The Los Angeles Trial Lawyer’s Charities.
Foxx, the star of such acclaimed films as Dreamgirls, The Soloist, Any Given Sunday, Ali and Ray, which garnered him the “Best Actor” award at the 77th annual Academy Awards, executive produced Thunder Soul—which tells the story of alumni from Houston’s legendary Kashmere High School Stage Band, who return home after 35 years to prepare a tribute concert for their now 92-year-old “Prof”—their beloved band leader who broke the color barrier and transformed the school’s struggling jazz band into a world-class funk powerhouse in the early 1970s.
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The screening benefits Youth Mentoring Connection (YMC) which pairs inner-city youths with professional mentors working at such high-profile entertainment entities such as HBO, Warner Brothers, Paramount and BET. In its ten years of successful operation, YMC has seen the graduation rate of its program participants increase three-fold over the citywide average.
The August 4th event will be held at the beautiful Broad Stage Theater in Santa Monica, CA. The evening kicks-off at 6:00 p.m. with light appetizers, a dessert bar and music by The Harmony Project, with the screening of Thunder Soul slated for 7:30 p.m.
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The Broad Stage is located at 1310 11th St. in Santa Monica with on-site parking available.
Tickets are limited but still available for $125.00 and $95.00 and can be purchased in advance through the event website at www.thundersoul.eventbrite.com.
For more information on Youth Mentoring Connection please visit the website at www.youthmentoring.org or call 310-731-8080.
