Next Friday, March 25, Brooklyn’s Hall at MP will host a late-night benefit for New Orleans musician Eric Lindell and his family that will feature performances from several musicians connected to Lindell.

Set to play the event are keyboardist Davell Crawford, Greg Allman Band guitarist Scott Sharrard, vocalist Elise Testone, members of the Brickyard Band and the Shady Street Show Band, along with a couple of Lindell collaborators in saxophonist Chris Fitzgerald and keyboardist Arne Wendt and more special guests. (Watch a video of Lindell and Fitzgerald playing some Neil Young in the Relix office here.) The benefit will also feature raffles from photographers Marc Millman and Scott Harris and artist Mattie James.

All proceeds from the show and raffles will go to support Lindell and his wife Sarah, who have recently endured various medical issues surrounding the birth of their baby son Kay Chevalier. Read a statement from Lindell’s Facebook page below. Donations to the family can be made here.

I can’t describe in words how much Sarah and I appreciate the love and support from friends and family and folks we have not even met yet. Nothing can prepare you for something like this. Nothing can be more upsetting than to see sick children …it’s heart breaking how many families are here at the children’s hospital…every one with a story.

We found out our son had CDH and Duodenal Atresia in November and our doctors back home said there were only a few places in the country that deal with these high risk situations. We were informed that Colorado was the best and had the highest success rate.

After our first call with them, it was clear where we needed to be and they said they wanted us in Colorado ASAP, so we left shortly after Christmas. Once we arrived, we met our amazing team of doctors and nurses twice a week…which are truly some of the kindest, smartest people we have ever met.

The last couple months of the pregnancy where very hard on Sarah .. Due to the CDH and Duodenal Atresia she retained way too much fluid…so they did an Amino Reduction to relieve the pressure from her heart and lungs and to try and keep the baby longer, in hopes of further lung development.

A couple weeks later our son Kay Chevalier Lindell was born on March 2nd at 3:30AM…weighing in at 5 pounds. He had his first surgery and went on Ecmo machine March 3. They noticed during the C section that Sarah was having irregular heartbeats…as soon as the baby was delivered they rushed Sarah off to an adult hospital where they monitored her heart for couple days.

They finally discharged her so she could come back to children’s hospital and be with baby Kay. Shortly thereafter we had to rush Sarah to the ER where they found out that the left part of her heart was not pumping with the same pressure as the rest of her heart. They have her on heart meds and have discharged her with her own blood pressure machine.

Sarah has been so strong and brave through all of this and is now in NICU with baby Kay. The connection between a mother and baby is the most incredible thing I have ever seen. When she talks to him and kisses him…it is amazing how he responds…love magic…it is true and powerful.

There is nothing stronger or greater than a mother’s love. We have to love our families with all we have. Thank U to all of our friends and family for the positive thoughts and prayers…each and every one of you have restored our faith in humanity. There are truly some warm heart’d people out there. Thank U so much for thinking of us and including us in your thoughts and prayers.

Eric Lindell & Family