SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Five top Arizona jazz and blues bands will perform for the third annual “Knock Out Parkinson Jazz and Blues Festival.”
It’s a benefit for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center on Sunday, November 1, in the ballroom of the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale.
The brunch event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., which includes a silent auction, is sponsored by the Parkinson Network of Arizona, organized by Bob and Lee Crozier of Scottsdale.
The event is dedicated to the memory of Tony Ross, who conceived the event in 2007.
The event will feature performances by Devon Bridgewater and Nuance, Joe Garcia & Friends, Vicki McDermitt Quintet, Bob Ravenscroft’s Inner Journeys and Dennis Rowland and the Jazz Experience.
Admission is $75 per person (brunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), tickets and information at 480-595-6890 or
http://www.parkinsonaz.org/.
Net proceeds from admissions and the auction will be donated to the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in Phoenix.
Scottsdale Plaza Resort
7200 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ
