| Tickets Available at: http://www.partywithpurpose.org/Japan.html ELEW Gathers Entertainers For: ROCKJAZZ FOR JAPAN Featuring Performances By: ELEW Cassandra Wilson Great Big Planes and Complexions Contemporary Ballet with Desmond Richardson With a Special Guest Appearance by Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker note: Forest Whitaker will be replaced by an appearance by Robert F. Kennedy III Party With Purpose Will Donate All Proceeds from Fundraiser to Doctors Without Borders & Save The Children Relief Efforts In Japan March 23, New York, NY – Rockjazz pianist ELEW announced today the details of an upcoming benefit he is holding on Thursday, March 31 at the Gramercy Theater in New York City, in cooperation with Live Nation and Party With Purpose to benefit the relief efforts of humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders and Save The Children for victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. The event will include performances by two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz legend Cassandra Wilson and a special spoken word performance by Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker. The event will also feature NYC based Great Big Planes, fresh off of their appearance at SXSW. The critically acclaimed modern dance company Complexions Contemporary Ballet, will also perform their hit dance piece “Rise,” set to the music of U2. Who: ELEW, Cassandra Wilson, Forest Whitaker, Great Big Planes and special guest Complexions Contemporary Ballet. What: Rockjazz pianist ELEW brings together luminaries from the worlds of music, film, dance and more to raise money for Japan Relief. When: Thursday, March 31. Doors open at 7:00PM. Event Begins at 8:00PM. Where: Gramercy Theatre, 127 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010 Why: Fundraiser Performance to Benefit Relief Work in Japan. Party With Purpose will donate 100% of proceeds to Doctors Without Borders and Save The Children Tickets include open bar and are $100 for regular admission and $150 for VIP seating and catered pre-party event from 7-8pm with ELEW!! Only 75 VIP tickets will be sold so buy early!! To purchase tickets click http://www.partywithpurpose.org/Japan.html About ELEW A modern day pop artist and musical revolutionary, ELEW is making a substantial impression on the music world with a thunderous new style of playing: an inspired melding of ragtime, rock and pop that he calls Rockjazz. As he continues to gain notoriety with his blistering renditions of infectious rock and pop anthems by Coldplay, The Killers, Nirvana, and more, he has broken free of the rigidly defined boundaries of the traditional jazz world and ultimately given birth to something wholly original. Learn more at www.ELEWROCKJAZZ.com. About Live Nation Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. Front Line is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com. | 
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