The Concert in Central Park influential concert promoters, developed the idea of helping Central Park financially with a free open-air concert, under the legal guidance of Bob Donnelly. The city would use profits from merchandising, television, and video rights to renovate the park. Earlier park performances by Elton John and James Taylor showed that this concept could be a success. Davis authorized the project, and Delsener entered discussions with cable TV channel HBO to decide who would perform. They decided on Simon & Garfunkel, a group that had formed in New York City in the 1960s, and had been one of the most successful folk
Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert (album) Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert (album) Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert [LIVE] is an album with 77 minutes of highlights, from the roughly five-hour long "Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert" that took place in the Rose Hall Theatre at Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 17, 2005. All net profits from the sale of the CD will be donated to the "Higher Ground Relief Fund" established by Jazz at Lincoln Center and administered through the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to benefit the musicians, music industry related enterprises and other individuals and entities from the areas in Greater