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DESCRIPTION:WHAT:	\nGLIDE Annual Holiday Jam, “The Love Groove”\n\nThe all-star 
 music line-up for the GLIDE Annual Holiday Jam “The Love Groove,” has 
 been announced.  Musicians currently scheduled to perform include Sheila 
 E., Pete Escovedo, Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers, POPLYFE, the GLIDE 
 Ensemble and Change Band, plus surprise musical guests for live jams in 
 tribute to Nick Ashford with a special guest appearance from his life-long 
 partner, Valerie Simpson. \n\nAn honorary ‘jam’ committee is led by 
 local music luminaries and co-chairs Joan Baez, Huey Lewis, Bobby McFerrin, 
 Janice Mirikitani, Cindy & Carlos Santana, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCKtm, Paula 
 West and Cecil Williams as well as local philanthropist Richard C. Blum.  
 The Mistress of Ceremonies is San Francisco Giants announcer and radio 
 personality, Renel Brooks-Moon. The GLIDE Annual Holiday Jam is a benefit 
 concert for Mo’s Kitchen, the heart and soul behind GLIDE’s daily meals 
 program which serves up more than a million free meals each year to San 
 Francisco’s neediest residents. \n\n“As always, we are overwhelmed with 
 gratitude to the Bay Area entertainment community for supporting our 
 efforts to give comfort and meet the basic needs of our poorest 
 neighbors,” said Reverend Cecil Williams, Founder and Minister of 
 Liberation for GLIDE.  “Join us at the Warfield for an upbeat and lively 
 evening of music, laughter, friendship and giving.”\n\nThe evening will 
 also contain a heartfelt tribute to Nick Ashford of Ashford and Simpson, 
 the powerhouse Motown songwriting/production team and performing duo.  Mr. 
 Ashford, who passed away in August of this year, was an enthusiastic 
 supporter of GLIDE’s programs, and made a surprise appearance with 
 Valerie Simpson at GLIDE’s 2009 Holiday Festival.\n\n“We miss Nick 
 greatly, and will always appreciate his commitment to our community,” 
 said Janice Mirikitani, Founding President of the GLIDE Foundation.  “We 
 remember not only his legacy as a talented songwriter, but his legacy as a 
 loving and generous human being.”\n\nWHERE: 	\nThe San Francisco Warfield 
 Theatre, 982 Market Street\n\nWHEN:	\nThursday, December 1, 2011\nDoors 
 open: 6pm\nStage program: 7 – 8:30pm\nReception: 8:30 – 
 10:00pm\n\nTICKETS:	\nTickets are available through the Warfield Theatre 
 online at \nTheWarfieldTheatre.com, via phone at (800) 745-3000 or (866) 
 448-7849 or at the \nWarfield Theatre Box Office (Sundays 10 am - 4 pm, and 
 show nights).  Tickets \nand information about sponsorship are also 
 available and at www.glide.org.  \n	\nIndividual tickets range from 
 $65-$250 \nVIP tickets and sponsorships range from $500 to 
 $100,000\n\n\nINFO:		\nFor more information:\nVisit www.glide.org\nCall 
 415.674.6117 or\nEmail festival@glide.org \n	\n\n\nAbout the GLIDE Annual 
 Holiday Jam, “The Love Groove” \n“The Love Groove” will be held at 
 the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, and tickets sell out annually.  
 Doors open at 6:00pm.  Each artist will perform several songs, including an 
 ensemble jam session at the end.  The concert will be followed by a 
 reception at 8:30pm with hors d’oeuvres and libations from some of the 
 Bay Area’s finest restaurants and beverage companies. Individual tickets 
 start at $65 and VIP Tickets and sponsorships start at $500.  Tickets are 
 available through the Warfield Theatre online at TheWarfieldTheatre.com, 
 via phone at (800) 745-3000 or (866) 448-7849 or at the Warfield Theatre 
 Box Office (Sundays 10 am - 4 pm, and show nights).  Tickets and 
 information about sponsorship are also available at 
 www.glide.org.\n\n\nEach year, the GLIDE Annual Holiday Festival/Jam raises 
 funds for Mo’s Kitchen and GLIDE’s programs.  Mo’s Kitchen serves up 
 three meals a day to San Francisco’s poorest residents – over one 
 million meals last year. For more information, visit www.glide.org; or call 
 415.674.6117; or email festival@glide.org \n\n\nAdditional 
 Information:\nValerie Simpson of Ashford and Simpson – Valerie Simpson 
 was born in Bronx, New York. She met her song-writing and performing 
 partner and husband Nick Ashford at Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church in 
 1963. They joined aspiring solo artist and former member of the Ikettes, 
 Joshie Jo Armstead, at the Scepter/Wand label where their compositions were 
 recorded by Ronnie Milsap ("Never Had It So Good"), Maxine Brown ("One Step 
 At A Time"), as well as the Shirelles and Chuck Jackson. Another of the 
 trio's songs, "Let's Go Get Stoned", gave Ray Charles a number one hit in 
 1966. That same year Ashford & Simpson joined Motown, where their 
 best-known songs included "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "You're All I 
 Need To Get By", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing ", and "Reach Out and 
 Touch (Somebody's Hand)". Ashford and Simpson wrote many other hit songs 
 including Chaka Khan "I'm Every Woman" (1978) and Teddy Pendergrass's "Is 
 It Still Good to You". As performers, Ashford and Simpson's best-known 
 duets are "Solid" (1984), and "Found A Cure" (1979). The duo was inducted 
 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002.\n\nSheila E. – A Bay Area 
 native, Sheila E. is the daughter of renowned Jazz musician Pete Escovedo 
 (also performing at the GLIDE Holiday Jam).  In 1983, Sheila E. made her 
 big splash on the music scene with “A Glamorous Life,” an album she 
 produced with help from Prince, a big early admirer of Sheila E.’s 
 percussion and singing talents.  The following year, she performed on 
 Prince’s sold out “Purple Rain” tour and eventually joined his band 
 in 1987 for his “Sign o’ the Times” tour.   Over the last two 
 decades, Sheila has played percussion for dozens of the world’s most 
 notable musicians, including Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estafan, 
 and Jennifer Lopez to name just a few.  Her production company arranges, 
 produces and performs music for events all over the world, including the 
 ALMA Awards and the MTV Music Awards.  A dedicated philanthropist, Sheila 
 founded the Elevate Hope Foundation which helps abused and abandoned kids 
 with music therapy.  \n\nPete Escovedo – Bay Area native Pete Escovedo is 
 a world-renowned sought-after percussionist who, with his brother Coke, 
 toured for years with Carlos Santana and played on some of Santana’s most 
 important albums, including “Moonflower.” Escovedo left Santana’s 
 band to further his own musical career.  His versatility as a percussionist 
 has been featured in performances and recordings by the world’s best 
 artists, including Tito Puente, Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin, Stephen 
 Stills, Anita Baker, George Duke, Boz Scaggs, Barry White, Chick Corea, 
 Prince and, of course, with his own family, including daughter Sheila 
 E.\n\nTom Johnston – Guitarist and vocalist Tom Johnston co-founded the 
 Doobie Brothers in the 1970s, and went on to become one of the defining 
 bands of that decade.  Johnston helped co-write and perform the Doobie 
 Brothers greatest hits, including “Listen to the Music,” “Rockin’ 
 Down the Highway,” “China Grove,” and “Long Train Running.”  The 
 Doobie Brothers have sold more than 30 million records in their long, 
 successful career, and garnered numerous Grammy awards and nominations.  
 \n\nPOPLYFE – The Oakland-based youth sensation that scored a 4th place 
 on this summer’s “America’s Got Talent” is leading the next 
 generation of gifted musicians and artists from the Bay Area.  Comprised of 
 six teen musicians ranging in age from 14 – 17 years of age, POPLYFE 
 performs current pop titles as well as favorite R&B hits from the past 
 decades.  In the finale of America’s Got Talent, POPLYFE performed 
 “Higher Ground” with Stevie Wonder. \n\nGLIDE Ensemble and Change Band 
 – For nearly 40 years, the internationally-renown GLIDE Ensemble and 
 eight-piece Change Band has brought audiences to their feet with their 
 powerful, unique and inspiring mix of spiritual, gospel, jazz, blues, pop 
 and soul.  \n\nAbout GLIDE:\nLocated at Ellis and Taylor in the Tenderloin, 
 one of San Francisco's harshest urban environments, GLIDE is an oasis that 
 has served the poor and disenfranchised for more than 45 years. GLIDE is 
 unconditional in its love, support and commitment to the community it 
 serves – providing a range of holistic services from serving over one 
 million free meals a year, to providing affordable housing, free or 
 low-cost state-of-the-art healthcare along with dozens of other programs 
 that help to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and 
 marginalization.  With an unwavering commitment grounded in spirituality 
 and emotional understanding, GLIDE is a leading organization for social 
 justice – inspiring the larger community to celebrate humanity through 
 compassion, generosity and acceptance.  For more information, visit 
 www.glide.org.\n\nFor more information about GLIDE, to donate or volunteer 
 please call (415) 674-6000 or visit www.glide.org.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/28/18695806.php
SUMMARY:GLIDE Annual Holiday Jam, “The Love Groove”
LOCATION:The Warfield Theatre\n982 Market Street\nSan Francisco, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/28/18695806.php
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