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Oct. 2 Concert to Benefit PAS Don Glasby Memorial Scholarship The Percussive Arts Museum will host The Brothers Dupree for the third annual PAS Don Glasby Memorial Scholarship Benefit Concert at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2. The museum is located at 701 NW Ferris Ave., Lawton, behind the McMahon Memorial Auditorium. A suggested $5 donation per person will be collected at the door. The Brothers Dupree will perform a variety of songs by artists such as Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, David Sanborn, Van Morrison and Stanley Turrentine. Band members are Danny Cox (keyboard), Denny Baker (drums), Mike Minton (guitar, sax, flute), and Q (bass). The band recently was named “Favorite Local Band” in the Lawton Constitution People’s Choice Awards. The versatile group stays busy performing a mix of classic rock, R&B and jazz at local clubs, receptions, festivals and events in Southwestern Oklahoma. Cox, Baker, Minton and Q were very good friends and fans of Glasby and his band The Hi Tones, and they are donating their talents to help raise funds for the scholarship. “Don was a great musical inspiration to all of us and has left a lasting impression on us,” said Cox. The scholarship was created in 2003 to honor the memory of Glasby, who was deeply involved in the Lawton community and was recognized throughout the region as an exceptional drummer and musician. He was a long-time member of the Percussive Arts Society and a favorite weekend host at the Percussive Arts Museum. The annual scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior in the Lawton area to assist his or her college education. The student must be a percussionist or drummer participating in his or her school music program and also must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, citizenship and contribution to the community. Funding for the PAS Don Glasby Memorial Scholarship is provided by memorial donations and the annual benefit concert each fall. For more information, or to make a tax deductible
donation to the scholarship fund, contact the Percussive
Arts Society at 317.974.4488, or e-mail percarts@pas.org,
or mail a donation to: Percussive Arts Society Don
Glasby Memorial Scholarship, 32 E. Washington, Suite 1400
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