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Slew of Austin musicians team up to help the homeless
Longtime local luminaries David Garza, Sara Hickman, and Abra Moore will join with new(ish) kids on the block, smooth-as-silk jazz singer Kat Edmonson and pianist Kevin Lovejoy Nov. 17 at the Cactus Cafe for a benefit for House the Homeless. The all-volunteer nonprofit provides services and aid to the homeless community and also spearheads education and advocacy initiatives.
The shindig is the brainchild of award-winning Austin music photographer Todd V. Wolfson. Though known primarily for his shutterbug skills, Wolfson describes himself as an “okay percussionist” and will join the lineup on stage for an informal jam.
“I have all these great friends that I’ve played with. I’ve played with David for about 10 years and sat in with Kat at the Elephant Room. So we’re all like family and I thought it’d be cool to get all these friends together,” says Wolfson. “It’s not going to be like one after the other. We’re all going to be on stage together just having a freaky good time. We’re going to sing on each others’ stuff, come up with some jams, just whatever. It’s going to be like walking into my living room basically.”
For Wolfson, it’s a way of paying back the community that came to his aid with a benefit concert after a career-threatening bicycle crash this summer. Though he “has a lot of metal inside of (him)” Wolfson says he’s recovering steadily.
“I wanted to do something to give back a little,” says Wolfson. “I was thinking of the holiday period and I wanted to say thank you for how good people were to me when I had my accident.”
The show is free, but organizers request that attendees bring along donations for House the Homeless in lieu of a cover charge.
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