Stillfumin

Contact: Tom Savell 831-460-9837 For Immediate Release

November 2, 2010

Decemberchild

Benefiting Children’s Hospice
with

It's A Beautiful Day and Superior Olive
Fri. Dec. 3rd at 7pm $20 adv./$25 door

Kuumbwa Jazz Center

320 Cedar St. #2

Santa Cruz, CA

Tickets are available at Offshore Music, located at

926 Soquel Ave in Santa Cruz (Phone: 831-462-2567)

The 8^th annual Decemberchild Benefit Concert returns to Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on Friday December 3rd at 7PM. Proceeds benefit Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition. The lineup features bay area psychedelic rockers It’s A Beautiful Day and progressive pop rock from Superior Olive. A birthday party-themed event, free appetizers and birthday cake will be served; and a raffle will be held for the chance to win great prizes. Children are welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

The inspiration for the Decemberchild celebration began with Tom Savell’s own experience as a child. His birthday within a week of Christmas, Tom recalls, "I remember one year getting no birthday party/cake, and "combination" Christmas/birthday gifts. I wanted my birthday to be as far away from Christmas as possible." After discovering how many others share his experience, Tom and his brothers created Decemberchild as a birthday party for all whose special days are overshadowed by the holidays. But for Tom and his brothers, the true reward is giving to others even less fortunate. “We want to do something for kids with more worries than having a birthday near Christmas.”

Founded in 2001, Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition is leading the way to bring about lasting, fundamental change in California’s treatment of seriously ill children and their families by addressing gaps in services at the state and local levels. Statewide, CHPCC’s efforts are improving children’s access to compassionate, family-centered care at home. Locally, CHPCC is providing children in the tri-county area with safe, reliable transportation to medical treatment; last year alone CHPCC clocked more than 40,000 miles and over 200 roundtrips. The Decemberchild Benefit Concert together with It’s A Beautiful Day and Superior Olive hope to provide support for Children’s Hospice to continue this caring work of love and compassion.

Best known for their classic hit single “White Bird,” It's A Beautiful Day was one of the earliest and most important San Francisco bands to emerge from the 1967 Summer of Love, headlining at the Fillmore West before recording their first album. Virtuoso violinist and front man David LaFlamme provides the unique signature sound on their self-titled 1968 debut LP “It's A Beautiful Day,” which was laced with favorites like “Bombay Calling,” “Girl With No Eyes,” and the aforementioned “White Bird.”

The crowd pleasing progressive pop rock band Superior Olive has been wowing audiences up and down the West Coast, building a following that reaches from the Pacific Northwest down to San Diego, and selling CDs around the world from Japan to Austria. Featuring nationally acclaimed New Artist of the Year 2008 Tom Savell, Superior Olive plays a spectrum of music that combines danceable pop rock with progressive influences, blending melodic arrangements with raw primal rock energy. An accomplished violinist since age 10, Tom is known for emotional vocals and mid-song changes from rocking guitar to soaring violin solos. Based on prior years’ performances, audiences can expect dual electric violin solos with both Tom Savell and David LaFlamme at the show.

For more information, go to www.decemberchild.org and www.childrenshospice.org on the Internet.