HOMAGE TO ELEANORA Set for Manna House Tonight, Tomorrow

Entertainer, vocalist and jazz aficionado Keith A. Dames presents his annual celebration of Billie Holiday at "Homage To Eleanora" on Friday, April 8 & Saturday, April 9th at Manna House Workshops (338 E. 106th Street) in East Harlem at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and can be ordered via: http://homagetoeleanora.brownpapertickets.com

Admission is $20 at the door - cash only - and for additional information, contact (305) 450-0764 / damesdance@aol.com

Dames - who has appeared at Harlem on 5th, Stage 72, The Triad, & The Metropolitan Room - will be joined by pianist Lafayette Harris Jr who has performed with such stellar jazz talents as Max Roach, Houston Person, Ernestine Anderson, and in the orchestra of the Broadway musicals "Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk" (asst. conductor & keyboards) and "The Color Purple" (pianist).

The show, which honors the late jazz legend (born Eleanora Fagan on April 7), is produced by SeMad Productions & Highway Productions In Association With Down Stage Pass.

Manna House Workshops - East Harlem's oldest performing arts center - is located at 338 E. 106th Street (between 1st & 2nd Aves.) in Manhattan. Subway: Take the #6 train to 103rd Street. By Bus (East Side): take the M15, M101, M102, M103, or M98 to 106th Street. By Bus (West Side): take the M106 or M96 @ W. 96th Street.

Founded in 1967, the mission of Manna House Workshops is to meet the needs of talented persons in an economically deprived community by providing a lifelong learning experience, primarily through America's classical music, Jazz, and the visual and performing arts. Music training gives us the discipline needed to succeed in our endeavors. Contact Manna House Workshop at (212) 722-8223 or http://mannahousejazz.org/ ;

To hear samples of Keith Dames, go to: http://www.reverbnation.com/keithadames