Paul Simon doesn’t play reside very a lot today, having retired from touring in 2018, however he made an exception on Monday night, performing on the SoHo Sessions loft in New York City for round 150 individuals.

According to reporting by The New York Times, these in attendance included Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Bacon, Amy Schumer, Jerry Seinfeld and fellow musician Jackson Browne. The SoHo Sessions collection has been working since 2021, organized by Nicole Rechter and Greg Williamson, the identical producers behind New York’s annual Love Rocks NYC profit live performance. So far, 14 SoHo Sessions have been held to lift cash for varied causes. Performers have included Warren Haynes, Taj Mahal, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr. and extra.

Simon’s Monday night time efficiency helped gather funds for the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss. Simon himself has struggled for the final a number of years with the affliction, having misplaced practically all listening to in his left ear.

“As you can imagine, and as probably some of you already know, it is really frustrating as a musician, devastating, not to be able to sort sounds out,” Simon mentioned simply after ending his efficiency.

You can view pictures from the occasion through The New York Times, in addition to Simon’s set record under.

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“I would walk anywhere, go anywhere to see him,” Goldberg mentioned. “Paul’s music always represented home.”

“Paul is an infusion of Queens beauty and sound,” Seinfeld mentioned. “I grew up in Long Island; born in Brooklyn. Queens felt right somehow. He captured the hopeful melancholy of Queens. I feel the sound of his music goes inside of you.”

Paul Simon, SoHo Sessions 9/23/24, Set List:
1. “Mrs. Robinson” (Simon & Garfunkel tune)
2. “Slip Slidin’ Away”
3. “Mother and Child Reunion”
4. “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” (with Bernie Williams whistling through the refrain)
5. “Homeward Bound” (Simon & Garfunkel tune)
6. “The Boxer” (Simon & Garfunkel tune)
7. “The Sound of Silence” (Simon & Garfunkel tune)