A bit more on two of the relief groups on the list below:

Message from Wendy Oxenhorn Executive Director at the Jazz Foundation
of America

Two Organizations helping the musicians in New Orleans:

We are directing folks to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC) which
has the names and addresses of so many musicians in New Orleans, and are
working now to find them and find temporary housing for them in schools etc.

But let us remember...

... it will be the Jazz Foundation who will be called upon to provide
money to the musicians for first month rents and security deposits on new
apartments and relocations. As well, we're going to try to get instruments
replaced.

Please let your contacts know if you think they can help, ask them to
email me.

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Two great organizations to donate to:

New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC)

This is a fantastic hands on organization who has the names and
addresses of so many great musicians because they have them all coming to their FREE
health clinic all these years and now, they are the ones who are
tracking down the local musicians and finding them shelter.

They can be contacted at musiciank@swlahec.com

They are the New Orleans Musicians Clinic and know the whereabouts of
the local musicians down there.

Contact: Kathy Richard directly at 337 989-0001

Send donations to:
NOMC Emergency Fund
funds will be distributed by:
SW LA Area Health Education Center Foundation, Inc.
103 Independence Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
desk: 337-989-0001
fax: 337-989-1401
email: finance@swlahec.com
http://www.swlahec.com/

The New Orleans Musicians Clinic is determined to keep Louisiana Music
Alive! It is our beacon to soothe our souls. We want to relocate our
New Orleans musicians into the Lafayette/ Acadiana community where they can
remain a life force! But most of them have lost everything... we must
help them rebuild their lives.

They can't access any of their NOMC accounts. They desperately need
money to fund these efforts.

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Jazz Foundation of America:

We will be addressing the longer term needs of these jazz and blues
artists who will have just lost everything.

We will be raising funds and distributing money for the musicians to
get a new apartment or room for rent: by giving a first month's rent,
possibly more, for them to start over, a place to live. (This is what we
normally do on a daily basis for musicians across the country who become sick and
can't pay their rent, we also keep food on the table and get employment to
hundreds of elderly musicians through our Jazz in the Schools program.
Our operations normally assist 35 musicians a week.)

As well, we will be attempting to help New Orleans musicians by
replacing most and the only way they can ever work again:
their instruments. To those who lost their instruments, like drummers
and bassists who could not carry their heavy equipment, and guitarist with
their amps, we will be making an effort to work with manufacturers and music
stores to replace those instruments for as many as we possibly can.

Remember, New Orleans was only "New Orleans" because of the
musicians...

Send donations to:

Jazz Foundation of America
322 West 48th Street 6th floor
NYC 10036

Director: Wendy Oxenhorn
Phone: 212-245-3999 Ext. 21

email contact: Joyce@jazzfoundation.org

website: http://www.jazzfoundation.org

To make an online CREDIT CARD DONATION OR PLEDGE:
go to: http://www.jazzfoundation.org/index2.html
and click bottom right corner of page where it says "instant pledge"

Thank you, from our hearts.

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