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Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere Announces 2021 Digital Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 07, 2021 The Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere digital series is excited to announce a continuation of weekly digital performances in 2021 on SummerStageAnwhere.org....
VIDEO: 'The Call to Unite' Extends Livestream For Two Additional Hours; Watch Now!
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2020 Due to overwhelming global interest by “Uniters” to #answerthecall, The Call to Unite is extending its originally planned 24-hour global livestream event to include 2 additional hours of exclusive content -- for a total of 26 consecutive, inspiring hours....
Bon Dejeuner! Radio Air 'I Have A Dream' Speech To Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020 Every year, on January 20th, the world celebrates one of the black people heroes called Martin Luther King Jr. who died for defending black people across the world. According to reports, the Caribbean best online radio station called Bon Déjeuner! Radio or BDR! Live in Haiti air Martin Luther King J...
THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION CONCERT WITH THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA to Air Nationally on Public Television
by Abigail Charpentier - December 12, 2019 American Public Television (APT), a leading syndicator of top-rated programming to the country's public television stations, selected ideastream's production, “The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert with The Cleveland Orchestra,” for national distribution. Stations across the United States ...
Drummer-Composer Mareike Wiening Leads New York Crew On Greenleaf Music Debut
by Julie Musbach - October 02, 2019 An in-demand sidewoman on the fertile jazz scenes of both New York City and her native Nuremberg, Germany, drummer Mareike Wiening [pronounced: Mar-eye-kuh Vee-ning] asserts her extraordinary talents as composer, player and bandleader on Metropolis Paradise, her first full-length CD and debut on the...
Segerstrom Center Presents An Evening of Jazz Featuring Lisa Fischer & SFJazz Collective
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 09, 2019 Segerstrom Center for the Arts proudly presents a double evening of jazz featuring two-time Grammy Award®-winning vocalist Lisa Fischer and celebrated ensemble SFJAZZ Collective on October 25, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. “A powerhouse with monumental range” (Dai...
Jack West Shares New Single INTO THIS LIFETIME, Debut Album Out This August
by Tori Hartshorn - June 20, 2019 Sometimes it takes youth to lead us to the next place, to revive rock 'n' roll by taking the old and putting a new spin on it. Fourteen-year-old Jack West will release his debut album, For the Record, onAugust 2. Today he shares soaring new single 'Into This Lifetime' - enjoy + share via Youtube - a...
Adam Davenport's CHANGE THE WORLD Music Video Celebrates Diversity Through Dance
by Tori Hartshorn - January 28, 2019 After dropping his single 'Change The World' in December, Adam Davenport has released a video to accompany the new single and further add to the meaning of his rendition of the Eric Clapton classic, originally recorded by Wynona Judd....
Damien Sneed Embarks On A 36-City 2019 North American Tour, 'We Shall Overcome: A Celebration Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 07, 2019 Multi-genre recording artist Damien Sneed embarks on a 36-city North American tour, 'We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.' The Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient will bring his brand of classical, jazz, and gospel music to concert halls and universities in the U.S. and C...
IMG Artists Announces 36-City North American Tour in 2019 “We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring Damien Sneed”
by Tori Hartshorn - December 14, 2018 IMG Artists, today's leading global performing arts management agency, announces a 36-city North American tour with multi-genre recording artist Damien Sneed. The Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient will bring his brand of classical, jazz, and gospel music to “We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr...
Joan Baez To Bring FARE THEE WELL Tour To Selma's Historic Walton Theatre on 4/9
by Tori Hartshorn - October 29, 2018 Due to popular demand, Joan Baez will extend her worldwide “Fare Thee Well” 2018 tour into 2019 including a newly confirmed show at Selma, AL's historic Walton Theatre on April 9. The intimate performance will mark Baez's first return to the area since joining Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomer...
Mass Concerts and Tsongas Center Present Wu-Tang Clan 25th Anniversary Tour
by Tori Hartshorn - October 16, 2018 MassConcerts and Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell proudly announce WU-TANG CLAN, live, in concert for one night only, Friday, November 2, 2018. The legendary group is on tour celebrating the 25thanniversary of their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), which they will perform in its entirety. ...
IMG Artists Announces 36-City 2019 North American Tour, 'We Shall Overcome Featuring Damien Sneed'
by A.A. Cristi - October 03, 2018 IMG Artists, today's leading global performing arts management agency, announces a 36-city North American tour with multi-genre recording artist Damien Sneed. The Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient will bring his brand of classical, jazz, and gospel music to 'We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr...
The NAACP Mourns the Passing of Aretha Franklin
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 16, 2018 The nation's leading civil rights organization mourns the passing of superstar Aretha Franklin, one of the nation's most powerful and accomplished artists....
'We Sing For Martin Luther King' Based on a 1968 Song by Holly Peppe, Featuring Acclaimed Musicians Liz Queler, Seth Farber, and Joey Farber, Available Now
by Robert Diamond - March 29, 2018 A new song is out called "We Sing for Martin Luther King," featuring acclaimed musicians Liz Queler on lead vocals, Seth Farber on piano, organ, vocals, and Joey Farber on guitar, bass, and drums, based on lyrics and music written by poet and writer Holly Peppe in 1968. As the date of Apri...
New Version Of WE SING FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING Released In Honor Of 50th Anniversary of Dr. King's Passing
by Tori Hartshorn - March 28, 2018 New Version Of WE SING FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING Released In Honor Of 50th Anniversary of Dr. King's Passing...
AUGUST GREENE, Comprised of Common, Robert Glasper, & Karriem Riggins, Release New Track BLACK KENNEDY
by Macon Prickett - February 15, 2018 Today, Golden Globe, GRAMMY, Academy Award winning activist, actor and artist Common, four-time GRAMMY Award winning pianist/producer Robert Glasper, and drummer/producer extraordinaire Karriem Riggins released the second single “Black Kennedy” from their new group August Greene. The FADER said of t...
2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards Announces Headliners Including Xscape, Ludacris, CeeLo Green, Cameo & More
by Tori Hartshorn - February 09, 2018 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards Announces Headliners Including Xscape, Ludacris, CeeLo Green, Cameo & More...
Xscape, Ludacris, CeeLo Green, Cameo, Michel'le & More Headline 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards
by Macon Prickett - February 09, 2018 ATLANTA, Feb. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards, the prestigious annual event celebrating African-American achievements and contributions, world premieres exclusively on Bounce on Sunday, February 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET....
Jackson Browne Announces Benefit Concert for Seaside's Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School Of The Arts
by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2017 Singer songwriter Jackson Browne announces a benefit concert on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at the Sunset Center in Carmel, CA to support Seaside's Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School of the Arts....
Electric Violinist Rose Bartu Releases New Single 'Freedom'
by Caryn Robbins - August 16, 2017 Rose Bartu, Austrian-raised and NYC-based singer/songwriter and electric violinist, is releasing her first single “Freedom” from her upcoming EP on August 28, 2017, the date chosen as it marks the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “I Have A Dream” speech.... |