This Saturday a special fundraiser will take place at Matrix Conference and Banquet Center in Danbury, Conn. that will end with a performance featuring legendary singer/songwriter Paul Simon, Yankees great Bernie Williams and salsa star Frankie Negron. Williams will host the event, his annual “Speak Out Against Hunger” fundraiser, which will benefit HILLSIDE FOOD OUTREACH, a 501c3 nonprofit that provides food for those in need throughout Fairfield, Putnam and Westchester Counties.

The event will also see a small reunion of 1996 World Champion New York Yankees as Williams will be joined by David Cone, Tim Raines and Cecil Fielder. Here’s more info via Bernie’s website…

The event will start at 6PM with a cocktail reception that includes an opportunity for a private picture taking session with Bernie and David Cone. There will be a gourmet dinner, silent and live auction, and an up close and personal Q & A interview session with Williams, Cone, Raines and Fielder moderated by WFAN Yankee Beat Reporter Sweeny Murti. This will be followed by musical performances by Paul Simon, Frankie Negron and Bernie Williams. For tickets please visit Hillside Food Outreach website at www.hillsidefoodoutreach.org. or www.bernie51.com TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. For more information please call the Hillside Food Outreach office at 203-702- 4882.

In other Paul Simon news, the Queens native announced an Australian Tour.

Earlier today we reported on Bernie Williams’ appearance at last night’s Allman Brothers Band show. Not only did the former Yankees centerfielder jam with the jam legends on the One Way Out opener, but he returned later in the first set for Warren’s River’s Gonna Rise, which also featured Ruthie Foster on vocals. Thanks to liz0923 we can watch this fantastic take on Haynes’ tune…

Allman Brothers Band w/ Bernie Williams and Ruthie Foster – River’s Gonna Rise

Liz also captured two tunes from the acoustic portion of the show…
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Last night at the Beacon Theatre, where the Allman Brothers Band continued their annual March Madness run, former Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams emerged during the One Way Out opener to lend a hand on guitar. #51 returned later in the set for a take on Warren Haynes’ Rivers Gonna Rise that also featured vocalist Ruthie Foster. Foster and Williams were just two of the guests helping out as part of a memorable night at the Beacon.

Allman Brothers Band w/ Bernie Williams 2011

Yesterday’s show marked Williams’ third appearance with the Brothers during their March Madness runs. Bernie first performed with the band on April 7, 2007 when he sat in on Who’s Been Talkin’. The outfielder returned last year, on March 14, 2011, for another take on the Howlin’ Wolf tune.

Set I
One Way Out w/Bernie Williams, Midnight Rider, High Cost of Low Living, Bag End, River’s Ronna Rise w/Bernie Williams and Ruthie Foster, Blind Willie McTell w/Asbury Jukes horns, Stand Back w/Asbury Jukes horns, Soulshine w/Asbury Jukes horns, The Same Thing w/Asbury Jukes horns

Set II
Acoustic: Katrina (Warren, Derek, Rocky Lawrence), Grinnin’ In Your Face (Warren and Ruthie Foster), Death Came A Knocking (Warren, Derek, Ruthie, Susan Tedeschi), These Days (Warren and Gregg)
Electric: Blue Sky, The Weight (w/the Asbury Jukes horns, Ruthie Foster, Susan Tedeschi), Les Brers in A Minor > bass > drums > Les Brers in A Minor w/ Tony Trischka
Encore: Revival

[via Marley - AllmanBrothersBand.com]

Other guests who sat in with the Allman Brothers Band last night included banjo legend Tony Trischka on Les Brers in A Minor to close the second set, Susan Tedeschi on Death Came A Knocking in the acoustic segment and later on a cover of The Weight as well as The Juke Horns. The Horns, a regular component of the run, guested on a four-song run that ended the first set, plus The Weight in set two. The run continues tomorrow night at the Beacon.

The demise of former ultra-hyped blog buzz band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah may have been a bit exaggerated by the same sources that had previously hailed them. The Brooklyn-based band had supposedly played their “final” gig at BAM last month before going on an indefinite hiatus, that was until Wednesday when the newly reunited act stopped by NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to debut their new song Statue.

While CYHSY have made no promises about their future, they have made the new tune available as a free download via their website.

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Finally, former New York Yankee center fielder and classically trained guitarist Bernie Williams will release his sophomore effort Moving Forward on April 14. The 14 track mostly instrumental album features a  “mixture of classical and jazz guitar topped-off with additional Latin rhythms” and includes a special cover of Glory Days featuring Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa on vocals. The one-time Allmans collaborator will celebrate the release with a special show at NYC’s Nokia Theatre on April 18, with tickets currently on-sale.