CMCA/Jazzmobile: THE SIGNATURE EVENT

NEW YORK-NOVEMBER 11: CMCA/Jazzmobile: THE SIGNATURE EVENT on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at The Uptown Grand, 2110 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, Harlem, New York City 10027. The Signature Event represents the inaugural collaboration of two historic organizations, Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs and Jazzmobile, Inc. This unique partnership demonstrates diverse facets of healing – music for the mind and spirit and traditional medical services for the body itself. This first-time fundraising event held on Thursday, November 11, 2010 in the Heart of Harlem at one of Harlem’s newest fine dining venues: The Uptown Grand will support the community programs of both organizations. Honorary Co-Chairs Earvin "Magic" Johnson and New York State's First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson, Dinner Co-Chairs Diane Fogg and Denise Elison along with Doctors' Committee Co-Chairs Yasmin Hurd, PhD and Michael Marin, MD hosted this inaugural Signature Event to benefit Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Multicultural & Community Affairs (CMCA) and Jazzmobile, Inc. DeMarco Morgan, reporter, WNBC-TV, served as the evening’s emcee. Honoree’s: (i) Dr. Billy Taylor, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master and the co-founder of Jazzmobile, Inc. received special recognition for his contribution to music education and the arts in the Harlem community. (ii) Honoree Melinda Wolfe, Bloomberg, LLP, Dir., Professional Development with the Corporate Diversity Award for outstanding commitment and achievements in corporate diversity efforts (iii) Honoree Angela Diaz, MD, MPH, Dir., Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center and Professor of Pediatrics and Community Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine for her leadership and commitment to serving teens and young adults. (iv) Honoree Ernest Benjamin, MD, Chief of the Division of Critical Care at Department of Surgery will receive the Outstanding Health Care Leadership Award for his extraordinary leadership and humanitarian service in The Mount Sinai Medical Center Haiti Relief efforts. PHOTO CREDIT: ©Manhattan Society.com 2010 by Gregory Partanio tel: 718.614.7740 | e-mail: GregPartanio@aol.com and ©Manhattan Society.com 2010 by Karen Zieff | website: www.zieffphoto.com | toll free contact number: 888.353.4248 | e-mail: karen@zieffphoto.com Photo ID's Coming Later This Evening