LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium
upon the occasion of hosting its 12th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz
Festival to be held April 1-30, 2011

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend those musical organizations that have brought entertainment and
cultural enrichment to the citizens of the great State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Beginning on Friday, April 1, 2011, New York City's Borough
of Brooklyn will celebrate the 12th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz
Festival; the Festival welcomes the return to Brooklyn of jazz great,
tenor saxophonist Carlos Garnett; the Carlos Garnett Quintet will
perform at the Gala Concert on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in The Boys and
Girls High School Auditorium; and
WHEREAS, A healthy and vibrant arts community is of great importance
to the people of Brooklyn, and especially so during these challenging
economic times; and
WHEREAS, Artistic and cultural activities help people to lift their
minds away from their daily routines and live a fuller life through
their appreciation of creativity; and the creative energy of the arts
can translate into increased employment opportunities and the stimu-
lation of community and regional businesses and economic activity; and
WHEREAS, Brooklyn's grass roots celebration of an American original
art form is led by the Central Brooklyn jazz Consortium, who pay homage
to the icons of jazz who have called Brooklyn home, including Max Roach,
Eubie Blake, Betty Carter, Cal Massey, Lena Horne, Herbie Mann, Cecil
Payne, Freddie Hubbard, and others too numerous to mention, who also
refined or made their musical sound popular while living in this
culturally rich borough of New York City; and
WHEREAS, Presented by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium at venues
from Coney Island to Williamsburg in Brooklyn, the festival offers more
than 30 events on 23 days with nearly 100 artists performing in clubs,
community organizations, colleges, faith based, and cultural insti-
tutions throughout the borough; New York City's longest continually
running grass roots festival dedicated to jazz, will feature interna-
tionally known and home grown artists; Brooklyn Jazz has a rich past and
its legacy is celebrated every April, nationally known as Jazz Appreci-
ation Month; and
WHEREAS, Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium acknowledges its festival
partners such as: the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Brook-
lyn Academy of Music/BAMcafe Live, Brooklyn Public Library's Dr. Stevan
Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture, and the H. Wiley Hitchcock Insti-
tute for Studies in American Music at Brooklyn College; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1999, the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium is an
amalgam of patrons, entertainment venues, musicians, faith based insti-
tutions, and community organizations; over the past 11 years, the
Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium has presented an annual spring
festival, established a Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame & Museum, and
produced yearly programs that feature local jazz talent; it is a nonpro-
fit corporation committed to preserving, promoting and supporting live
music within the underserved communities of Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, A true asset to society, the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consorti-
um's distinguished record merits the recognition and respectful tribute
of this Legislative Body; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium upon the occasion of host-
ing its 12th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival to be held April

1-30, 2011, and to encourage New Yorkers to celebrate as part of New
York Jazz Appreciation Month; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame & Museum.