2007 India Press Releases

Jazz Concert Heralds American Corner’s Third Anniversary

August 30, 2007

In celebration of the 3^rd anniversary of the American Corner in Ahmedabad, the American Center, Mumbai, in collaboration with St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, will present a jazz concert by the well-known New York-based “Rhythm Road Jazz All Stars” in Ahmedabad on Sunday, September 2, 2007. “The Rhythm Road Jazz All Stars” include Alvin Atkinson, Jr., on drums; Charlie Porter on trumpet; Ari Roland, on bass; and Eli Yamin, on piano. 
A partnership between the U.S. Embassy and the Ahmedabad Management Association, the American Corner, the first of its kind to be established in India, helps to foster people-to-people ties between the world’s oldest democracy and the world’s largest democracy.  It  provides a window to the U.S. for the residents of Ahmedabad by making available to them accurate and up-to-date information on the United States, while also serving as a public platform for the screening of videos and films, book discussions,  programs by U.S. experts and orientation sessions for students.

The jazz concert is a curtain-raiser for a full program of events commemorating the anniversary that will occur on September 6-9.