A gala musical fundraiser for Boston's Dimock Center hospital and urban health services program will bring together six established and rising female R&B and jazz performers Saturday, November 8 at te Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. Presented in the format of a historic jazz-age nightclub program, the charity event highlights the range of styles embraced by younger Afro-American female musicians making their marks in the music industry today.

The six artists are soul singer Lalah Hathaway, carrying on the tradiiton of her late father Donny Hathaway; R&B pop vocalist Amel Larrieux; Broadway performer Julia Nixon, best known for her part in Dreamgirls; jazz drummer Terri Lyne Carrington; breakthrough jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding; and local Aretha Franklin tribute artist Wannetta Jackson.  Read more »