American Tap Dance Orchestra premiere of "Haitian Fight Song" at Cotton Club Benefit Performance
Bufalino, Brenda
performer
American Tap Dance Orchestra
performer
Slyde, Jimmy (Godbolt)
performer
Copasetics
performer
Social Event
1987-12-05
December 5, 17, 987
A benefit for the newly-organized American Tap Dance Orchestra.
Premiere of Charles Mingus' "Haitian Fight Song" chor. Brenda Bufalino
This black tie event, held at the legendary Cotton Club, featured guest performances by some of America's great tap master including Jimmy Slyde and the Copasetics. Other performers included Bill Irwin, Michael Moschen, Bob Berky, Robert Duvall, jazz pianist Barry Harris. The event was co-chaired by Honi Coles and Tommy Tune. The event was created and designed with students in mind, reaching a younger generation introducing them to jazz rhythm tap dance.
Performing Arts Encyclopedia
http://www.loc.gov/performingarts
American Tap Dance Foundation: American Tap Dance Foundation. http://www.atdf.org/; http://www.atdf.org/history.html ().
Tap Dance America
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html
Copasetics (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.59
Jimmy Slyde (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.169
Brenda Bufalino (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.42
tda
IHAS
151216
loc.music.tda.2437