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Good Times Jazz Bar & Restaurant to
Host Savannah Christmas Special
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Marc Chesanow Robert Britton Saunders
Eric has worked with many
prominent artists including
Grammy Award-winning
Esperanza Spalding, Stewart
Copland of the Police and
Keith Miller of the Metro
politan Opera. In 2011 Eric
premiered his latest work,
“Songs of Creation,’’ which
combines spiritual, jazz
and African influences with
the poem of James Weldon
Johnson’s “The Creation.’’
Eric is the pianist with the
Savannah Jazz Orchestra
and performs with them an
nually at the Savannah Jazz
Festival. Eric has also per
formed several times during
Sunday concerts for Coastal
Jazz Association. Currently,
Eric teaches at Savannah
State University.
Marc Chesa
now holds a Master’s De
gree from the University
of Memphis in addition to
a Bachelor’s Degree from
the Eastman School of Mu
sic in Double Bass perfor
mance. He has studied with
world-renowned soloists
James VanDemark, John
Chiego from the University
of Memphis, Louis Kosma
from the Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra, James Clute from
the Minnesota Orchestra, as
well as others. Currently re
siding in Savannah, Georgia,
Marc can be seen regularly
performing with the Savan
nah Philharmonic and The
Hilton Head Symphony as
well as regular performanc
es at jazz venues such as the
Good Times Jazz Bar and
The Jazz Corner.
Robert Britton
Saunders is a Savannah na
tive & a rising drummer on
the southeast coast. He at
tended Savannah Chatham
County Public schools grad
uating from Windsor Forest
High School. After that, he
attended Armstrong State
University as a student of
Dr. Stephen Primatic. He
has performed with Wycliffe
Gordon, Scotty Barnhart,
Dred “Perky’’ Scott, Fred
Wesley, Cynthia Utterbach,
and with local jazz heroes
such as: Teddy Adams, Ben
Tucker, Howard Paul, Huxie
Scott, & Gina Renee. He is
a member of The Eric Jones
Trio, the Isaac Smith Band,
Laiken Love, & is the house
drummer at Good Times
Jazz Bar and Restaurant.
A $ 10 cover charge
is required for attendees on
Thursday and $20 cover
charge on Friday.
For reservations,
please call ahead at 912-
236-2226 or 912-236-7326
or for general inquiries on
the restaurant, please e-mail
info@goodtimesjazzbar.
com and visit http://good-
timesjazzbar.com.
Savannah Traffick Jam 2023
Savannah Traf
fick Jam 2023 is an annual
event that is hosted by the
Savannah Interagency Di
versity Council (SIDC) to
bring awareness of human
trafficking. The Traffick Jam
will be held at Savannah
State University on Friday,
January 27 and Saturday,
January 28, 2023.
On Friday, Janu
ary 27, 2023 from 8 AM -
12 PM there will be a Law
Enforcement Workshop in
Savannah State’s Howard
Jordan Auditorium. This
event is free and open to the
public.
On Saturday, Jan
uary 28, 2023 from 9 AM -
4:30 PM the 2023 Savannah
Traffick Jam will be held in
Savannah State’s Student
Union and open to the gen
eral public for free.
For registration in
formation, visit http://www.
thesidc.org, click on Traf
fick Jam 2023. For Vendor
information contact (912)
398-1343. The event contact
is William Gettis, Savan
nah Interagency Diversity
Council (SIDC), by email at
gettis706@bellsouth.net or
info.thesidc@gmail.com or
by phone at (912) 398-1343.
SCAD Donates Gifts to Union Mission
The University Legacy of Giving Helps to Make the Holidays
brighter for local families
The Savannah
College of Art and Design
(SCAD) donated more than
100 gifts to Union Mission
this week and created a joy
ful Christmas experience to
make the holidays brighter
for local children and their
families. SCAD students,
faculty, and staff donated
clothing, toys, books, elec
tronics, bicycles, and much
more.
It’s part of the
university’s SCAD SERVE
that empowers the SCAD
community to listen to the
needs of its neighbors and
local leaders, and to create
meaningful design solutions
that improve quality of life.
SCAD’s legacy of giving to
Union Mission dates back to
1994.
“SCAD Bees have
gone above and beyond this
year to fulfill the holiday
wish lists of more than 120
deserving Savannah chil
dren,’’ said SCAD president
and founder Paula Wallace.
“SCAD knows how to love
our neighbors, and for near
ly 30 years, we’ve cherished
the opportunity to partner
with Union Mission and
share holiday cheer with
those in need. Here’s to the
spirit of giving and an extra
sprinkle of SCAD magic
this holiday season!’’
Every year SCAD
elves decorate a room at
Union Mission for the par
ents to come and pick out
the toys and other gifts for
their children to receive
on Christmas. This year’s
theme was Jolly Candy
Land - the cheerful holiday
decorations include sever
al Christmas trees, garland,
and other festive displays.
“We are honored
to partner with SCAD to
provide a brighter holiday
season for the children we
serve,’’ said Michael Tray-
nor, Union Mission Presi
dent & CEO. “SCAD has
been a strong supporter of
Union Mission and those we
serve and we cannot thank
them enough.’’
The annual toy do
nation event is one of many
examples of how SCAD
students, faculty, and staff
have contributed to helping
improve the quality of life
for the Savannah communi
ty. Earlier this year SCAD
SERVE and SCAD alumnus
Robin Maaya collaborated
with Union Mission to pho
tograph several Union Mis
sion clients. The collection
of 28 black and white imag
es entitled “Mission of Mer
cy” amplifies and beautifies
Union Mission’s Mental
Health Counseling Center
and the new Parker’s House.
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