Jazz Foundation Sets Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Keegan-Michael Key and More for Benefit Webcast
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variety.comBy Chris Willman Music Writer The Jazz Foundation of America’s annual “Great Night in Harlem” benefit at the Apollo in New York in April had to be called off after the pandemic broke out this year.
But the music charity is now aiming to bring a different kind of great night to homes nationwide May 14 with an online benefit, “#TheNewGig,” that will be hosted by Keegan-Michael Key and feature original performances by Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow and other pop, blues and jazz stars.
The two-hour webcast, which will be hosted on Relix’s YouTube site for free, will solicit donations for support the JFA’s COVID-19 Musicians’ Emergency Fund, set up in March to supplement the efforts the foundation endeavors in year-round to help musicians and
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