Date
Tuesday 25 October 2011 at 7:30pm
Location
Apollo Theater
253 West 125th Street,
New York,
10027,
United States
Tel: (212) 531-5305
Link
Description
STAT! For New York City’s Public Hospitals! and KISS FM present
Absolute Funk: An Interstellar Trip to Honor the “Godfather of Funk,” George Clinton
Tuesday, October 25, Apollo Theater, 7:30 P.M.
Tickets Available for 30% off at the following link: www.thewordpr.co/AbsoluteFunk.html
Original P-Funkers Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell join
Musical Director Ray Chew (“American Idol,” Showtime at the Apollo”) and an All-Star Line-Up including Sheila E., Paul Shaffer, Nona Hendryx, Questlove, Tye Tribbett, Fab 5 Freddy, Full Force, Vernon Reid, Dallas Austin, Doug E. Fresh, & Kim Burrell
(New York, NY) – The second annual STAT! For New York City’s Public Hospitals! (www.stathhc.org) is being presented by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) and The Fund for HHC from October 23 – 30, with one concert in each borough. On Tuesday, October 25, STAT! For New York City’s Public Hospitals! and KISS FM will host a tribute to legendary musician George Clinton, the “Godfather of Funk,” at the Apollo Theater.
The STAT! 2011 centerpiece concert directed by Ray Chew, musical director of American Idol will celebrate George Clinton’s fifty years in entertainment. Original Parliament Funkadelic members Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell will reunite for the evening and will be joined with a great assortment of musical artists that have been influenced by George Clinton’s illustrious career. Sheila E., Paul Shaffer, Nona Hendryx, Questlove, Tye Tribbett, Fab 5 Freddy, Full Force, Vernon Reid, Dallas Austin, Doug E. Fresh, & Kim Burrell will all perform as part of the homage.
The event is co-created and produced by Reginald Hudlin (Director of movies "House Party," "Boomerang," "BeBe Kids" and TV shows "Modern Family," "The Middle," and "Psyche") along with Chew Entertainment co-founder, Vivian Scott Chew who was responsible for the 1996 landing of The Mothership in Central Park.
Tickets to STAT! 2011 are available at www.stathhc.org or by calling 646-458-2815.
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