Jamie Foxx Donate $500,000 in Instruments to 16 Schools Worldwide!!!

February 16, 2010

Actor/Singer Jamie Foxx helped present new instruments valued at $500,000 to students from 16 schools nationwide as part of the Fidelity FutureStage program, an effort by the investment firm to enrich arts education in public schools.

The program provides instruments, specialized training by professional musicians, and a chance for aspiring artists to perform with renowned orchestras in Los Angeles Philharmonic and Boston Pops, reports the AP.

The event was held Tuesday at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown, Los Angeles, the backdrop of Foxx’s recent film “The Soloist.” Actor Dominic Monaghan hosted the program, which was simulcast in Boston, Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles. Students in all four cities performed and received donated instruments.

Jamie Foxx, 42, told students at the schools he played classical piano as a teen and eventually earned a scholarship to study the instrument in college.