HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommendation Danny LermanRESO~uTion~
3838-08
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 10,
Attest:
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City Clerk
President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 11, 2008
Approved and signed by me March 11, 20 08 ,
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City Clerk
2008
RESOLUTION NO. ~ g3~- ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
PUBLICLY COMMENDING SAXOPHONIST DANNY LERMAN AND WISHING HIM THE BEST FOR
HIS "HOMETOWN CELEBRATION" CONCERT IN SOUTH BEND ON MARCH 22, 2008
"~~~a, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that South Bend,
Indiana, has been the home of thousands of diverse, caring and multi-talented individuals; from the early
beginnings when Alexis Coquillard established a trading post on the St. Joseph River; to the many
contributions of the Studebaker brothers and the Olivers, to Schuler Colfax becoming President Ulysses S.
Grant's Vice-President; and
~~~~~, the Common Council acknowledges that South Bend's Dave Lerman, Steel Warehouse
Company's CEO, who oversees, along with brothers Mike, Bill, Ted and Gerry more than a $530 million
enterprise which employs more than 600 employees; along with his wife, Barb Lerman, are the parents of
Danny Lerman, who is fast becoming an international jazz musician; and
~~1,,~~, the Common Council is proud to acknowledge that South Bend Riley High School graduate,
a member of the RHS Class of 1980, Danny Lerman, took center stage last August in South Bend at the
TGIF: Music in the Gardens where his music was "infused with rap rhythms, vocal spice, and world-beat
flavoring all merging into a Lermanesque panache"; at the Bert and Etta Liss Memorial Summer Concert on
the Green sponsored by the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley; at the Great American Salon Series held
at the South Bend Regional Museum of Art; at a University of Notre Dame Hockey Game where Danny
played the National Anthem on the ice where he showed his skating skills; and on March 25'h, Danny will
play the National Anthem at the Chicago Bulls NBA game at the United Center; and
"~l~~, Danny Lerman has toured extensively throughout the United States with some of his stops
including Chicago's legendary Backroom, New York's Greenwich Village, and the Baked Potato in Los
Angeles; with Danny always taking time to perform concerts in South Bend nursing homes and at the Ronald
McDonald Houses for seriously ill children and their parents; and
~~t~~, on February 26, 2008, Danny Lerman's 3rd album, Meow Baby, was released which
features him playing alto and soprano sax where he incorporates Latin, South African, Middle Eastern and
World Music nuances and rhythms from his travels and performances in Turkey, Israel, Holland, South
Africa, Venezuela and Mexico; this follows his album Danny's Island which was released in 1999 which
made it to the top 20 on Radio & Record's contemporary jazz chart and was a #1 single in Chicago; and his
1st CD Do You Feel? which was released in 1992 on the Steel Warehouse Records label; with Danny's
compositions also being featured in the movie soundtracks "Wedding Bell Blues" and Kill Me Later".
c~o~, ~~~ ~ ~t~QG~Q,d by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
hereby publicly commends and congratulates South Bend's Danny Lerman for sharing his extraordinary
musical talents with all of us, and for his heart-warming contributions to enriching the lives of South Bend
residents living in nursing homes and for those facing medical challenges.
Section II The South Bend Common Council hereby declares Saturday, March 22, 2008, as
"Saxophonist Danny Lerman Day" in South Bend, Indiana, and encourages everyone to support him in his
Hometown Concert to be held that day in downtown South Bend.
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Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Attorney
John ~oorde, City Clerk
Stephen J. e e, ayor