July 20, 2010 - Update
Just Confirmed bassist Cassie Taylor to join Bob Margolin,
Eden Brent, Ann Rabson and special guest artist Pinetop Perkins at
Boogie Woogie Piano Jam at Ground Zero Blues Club on August 5th.
May 03, 2010 - Update
Those attending the Youth Workshop are in for an extra
treat! Mr. Pinetop Perkins will be making an appearance at the
workshop and at the wrap up performance being held at the Ground
Zero Blues Club.
The Pinetop Perkins Foundation plans to offer an annual Youth Workshop Series to bring world-renowned blues artists for instruction and mentoring to young musicians. The Foundation intends for this series to be an annual event of national stature.
We are pleased to announce the inaugural event for musicians young and old. The Piano Master Class - the inaugural event of the Youth Workshop Series - will be held August 3, 2010 - August 4, 2010. Open to the young and the young at heart, it will be held at the historic Shack Up Inn and Hopson Plantation in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The event will conclude with a wrap up jam concert hosted by Bob Margolin at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale on Thursday, August 5th. This event immediately precedes the annual Sunflower Blues Festival in Clarksdale.
Selected to lead these workshops are two award-winning recording artists; Eden Brent and Ann Rabson. The workshops will consist of two advanced and one intermediate level master class. The advanced level will be limited to 8 attendees and the intermediate to 12 attendees to ensure a quality educational experience for all.
The cost of the workshop will be $375.00 for the Advanced level and $300.00 for the Intermediate level. The cost will include two days of personalized instructional classes plus lunches.
The Pinetop Perkins Foundation has been awarded a generous grant from the Rock River Foundation, founded by Morgan Freeman, which will enable us to extend a number of scholarships to Mississippi youth to participate in this unique and rewarding learning experience.
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