The Jazzmouth 2012 Festival is is occurring on April 26-29.

We are returning for our seventh year and are bringing you an amazing array of fantastic events that range from readings and concerts to workshops and film screenings.  We are very happy to announce that David Amram, Eric Mingus and poet XJ Kennedy are among our featured guests.  We will also be screening two films, the original “Manchurian Candidate” (soundtrack by David Amram- who will be present) and the new documentary “David Amram, the First Eighty Years” (Amram and director Lawrence Kraman will be present).

As always Jazzmouth features over sixty poets, writers and musicians from our area, including events featuring teenage poets and musicians.

Many of you know we had to cancel last year’s Jazzmouth Festival due to a number of issues, primarily difficulty in raising enough capital to feel confident in going forward.   Like so many of you, we too are dealing with tough economic challenges.  Coming together as a community has never been so important.  Jazzmouth needs you to make a tax deductible donation of any amount to ensure that 2012 is a successful year.   Jazzmouth has become a very significant annual event giving opportunities to many in our community.  We have no paid staff so all of your donations go directly to the performers and local business that we hire for our technical needs.

Even the smallest donations go a long way and are greatly appreciated.

You are invited to mail your donation to:

The Press Room

c/o Bruce- Jazzmouth 2012

77 Daniel Street

Portsmouth, NH 03801

Checks should be made out to Jazzmouth, Inc.  Jazzmouth is a non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible.

Note: If you donate $150 or more, you get your name listed on our website. For anyone considering a larger sponsorship, please refer to our Sponsor page at http://jazzmouth.org/sponsors/.

Larry Simon

Artistic Director, Jazzmouth and Beat Night

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