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Lullaby of Birdland


What is it?
"Lullaby of Birdland" is a Jazz&Blues festival that is held by The Autumn Leaves community where anyone could show off their Jazz&Blues skills especially in free-style or improvisation with 4 kinds of instrument: piano, guitar, saxophone, and violin.

It's an annual event that always held on May and invites at least one Jazz&Blues singer. For this event, Ella Jane Fitzgerald is going to rock the stage!

FYI, Ella Jane Fitzgerald is an African-American jazz singer. She's known as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. She has more than 5 songs and the most famous one is "Lullaby of Birdland". Sounds cool, right?

This event is held at night on the sidewalk, so you could get the chill vibes.

Audience
This event is held for public and for free. You don't need to pay a dime and everyone could come and watch.

How much money is needed?
  1.  $300       Rent and block-off the sidewalk
  2.  $2000     Stage, soundsytem, and lighting
  3.  $100       Music instruments delivery service
  4.  $5000     Ella Fitzgerald and riders
  5.  $200       Decorations
Total: $7600

How to get the money?
From donatures and sponsors, such as:
  • HungryHorse
  • Life of Pie
  • Pete's Za
  • Andertons
  • Dawsons Music Shop
  • The Music Box

When and Where?
  • Date: May 11, 2020
  • Time: 7 PM - 10 PM
  • Place: 123 Anywhere St.

What do you have to do if you want to perform on stage?
You can register your name and instrument that you'd play to contact info that is included on the phamplet above: 
Syakira (927 - 888 - 2100)

Rundown
  • 7 PM        Opening speech from Chief Executive of The Autumn Leaves 
  • 7.05 PM   Talents performances (registered)
  • 8.30 PM   Ella Fitzgerald on stage!
  • 9.30 PM   Free time performances (spontaneous)
  • 9.55 PM   Closing performance by The Autumn Leaves
  • 10 PM      End of the event

"Music is A Journey, 
Jazz is Getting Lost."

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