Morris and Jaci Reid, John Sykes

Jaci and Morris Reid hosted one of the hottest parties of the Hamptons season, the "Music of Love, A White Hot Benefit," presented by Crest Whitestrips and benefiting the VH1 Save the Music Foundation. Toni Braxton, decked out in a sexy black number, highlighted the evening with a 20-minute mega-performance, during which she crooned old hits "Unbreak My Heart" and "He Wasn't Man Enough," as well as her latest single, "Please," from her new album, Libra.

The bash benefited public school students' musical pursuits, and included an auction with items such as London Jewelers' exclusive 18-carat, white-and-yellow diamond flower, satin-button earrings (that nearly made Star Jones Reynolds jump out of her seat) and a Piaggio USA Vespa LX scooter. Among those groovin' to the tunes: Gayle King, Russell Simmons, Donna Karan, Victoria Gotti, T-Boz, Ines Rivero, and B. Smith.


Toni Braxton

Libby Langdon, Alec Baldwin

Russell Simmons, Morris Reid

Gayle King, Star Jones Reynolds

Laura Scott, Loren Shuman and Preferred Empire Mortgage COO Marcia Kaufman, Toni Haber

Photos by Djamilla Cochran and Joan Jedell

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