Benefit for Daphne Fifield this Sunday

Chestnut Hill resident, musician, filmmaker and all-around great guy, Jason Fifield will host a benefit concert this Sunday for his wife, Daphne, who is battling Breast cancer. The concert will include Sifield's own trio, Mischa Machez and local jazz luminaries Orrin Evans and Odean Pope.
The show is at La Rose, 5531 Germantown Ave. 7 to 11 p.m.

Here's an e-mail Jason sent out earlier this week (we got it too late for the print edition).

Many of you already know that my wife Daphne is battling breast cancer, and as a result we are also battling our insurance company and huge out-of-pocket medical expenses. This Sunday, August 1st, 2010, Jazz Bridge is hosting a benefit at La Rose social club 5531 Germantown Ave. for "The Daphne Fund" - a fund which has been established to help us, but will also remain open to assist women jazz performers and women from musical families. The jazz jam Sunday will feature some internationally renowned performers including Orrin Evans, Odean Pope and Trudy Pitts, as well as my trio Mischa Machez, so please plan to stop in between 7p-11p if you can, $15 at the door.


Lots of press buzz this weekend, so please help spread the word - Shaun Brady has listed the benefit as the lead jazz pick this weekend and a byline will appear in Friday's Philadelphia Daily News. Also Friday, Mischa Machez will be performing original material on 90.1 WRTI at 10pm as part of J. Michael Harrison's "The Bridge." Finally, on Sunday at 1pm, WRTI's Bob Perkins will be helping to promote the event by broadcasting a Slife and Turtle Studios co-produced recording of the Tony Williams Quartet Live at La Rose. Hope to see you at La Rose on Sunday night, Daphne and my mom will be there, so good times are assured. If you can't make it, please check out one of the radio shows and stop by http://jazzbridge.org to make a donation.