Blue Bear Benefit 5/14: Trombone Shorty, Ivan Neville

BENEFIT WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY MAY 14 AT BIMBO’S IN SAN FRANCISCO

Trombone Shorty

Blue Bear School of Music presents the 5th Annual Blue Bear Live – Music for Youth Benefit with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with special guests Zigaboo Modeliste and Ivan Neville plus performances by Blue Bear youth musicians. The event benefits Blue Bear’s outstanding youth music education programs and will take place Friday, May 14 at 8:00 p.m. at Bimbo’s 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue in San Francisco.

Tickets are $75 general admission, $150 for VIP, $60 for Blue Bear Community Members and can be purchased by clicking HERE, by calling (415) 673-3600 or at Blue Bear, Fort Mason Center, Building D in San Francisco.

This event provides major funding for Blue Bear’s youth music education programs that enrich the lives of more than 600 at-risk Bay Area youth each year. Proceeds support innovative outreach programs at partner sites in public schools and community centers, summer camps, youth scholarships and sliding scale tuition support for low-income students.

Founded in 1971, Blue Bear is San Francisco’s leading destination for aspiring musicians of all ages and all skill levels who want to enjoy learning and playing rock, popular, folk, blues or jazz music. The School’s mission is to provide superior quality and affordable popular music education through the school’s experienced professional faculty and diverse programming. Blue Bear provides a comprehensive music education meeting the needs of students from 6 months old to those well into their seventies and beyond.