The
GRAMMY Foundation® announced today that three-time GRAMMY® Award winner and one of country music's most successful and influential artists
Keith Urban will headline its signature benefit
Starry Night concert on July 23, 2010, at the LA Tennis Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. Rising folk/rock stars the
Avett Brothers will open the benefit. This event is presented in association with the Farmers Classic tennis tournament and will be held three nights before the tournament opens. Starry Night will benefit the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY in the Schools® music education programs for high school students and the Southern California Tennis Association Foundation. The GRAMMY Foundation helps preserve our nation's musical heritage and provides programs that foster future generations of music professionals. Organized under the banner GRAMMY in the Schools, the Foundation's education programs include GRAMMY Camp® - to be held this year from July 10-19 at USC - as well as the GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles, GRAMMY Career Day, GRAMMY Signature Schools, and GRAMMY SoundChecks®. For the first time, this year Keith Urban is serving as GRAMMY Camp's honorary dean to affirm his commitment to the GRAMMY Foundation's music education programs for young people.
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Tickets go on sale at Ticketmaster on June 11 at 10 a.m. PST.