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CALVIN
OWENS BLUES ORCHESTRA
RECENT AWARDS: FINALIST: 2004-2006
WC Handy Award: Best Blues Trumpet of the Year...Living Blues'
2001 & 2002 "Most Outstanding Performer of the Year....REAL
BLUES AWARDS 2001 Best Blues Album & Producer; 2001 Best
Trumpeter; 2002 Best Blues Album; 2002 Top Texas Blues Record
Label
Jazz/Zydeco/Latin/Blues! This famous trumpeter, composer &
former conductor for BB King does it all with over a dozen CDs!
Newest CDs: "Ain't Gon' Be Yo Dog No Mo" "Azul"
"I'm Still Here" & "How You Do That Thing."
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Cassandra Tyson
"Ms.
Sassy Cassy"
A former member of the HCC Jazz
Group, "Grafitti" and "Jive Sisters" this
finalist for KPRC's "Gimme the Mic" competition has
a vocal style that has been compared to that of Julie London
or Sarah Vaughn. Smooth, Mellow...and Sassy!
Listen
to her sing!
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CHARLIE BERRY, R&BPop/Jazz Vocalist
Winner: 2004 NAACP Image Award
for Talent
Winner: 2004 NAACP
Image Award- Houston, Texas
FINALIST: 2006 "Gimme
the Mic," NBC/KPRC-TV
Charlie's music style is a fusion of classic R&B & jazzy
hip-hop. She has shared the stage with saxophonist Kyle Turner,
guitarist Corey Stoot and opened for the Whispers the Manhattans,
Ludacris and Tweet. Available with her band or tracks. |
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CYNTHIA K. SMITH, Gospel Vocalist
This international gospel recording artist with Lavacyka Records
has performed in America & Europe, Cynthia composes and orchestrates
many of her own songs and performs regularly in gospel musicals.
"PLANTATIONS SPIRITUALS" an special program
explaining and demonstrating the messages slaves used to sing
to help runaways! |
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DR. MICHAEL WHITE...New Orleans Jazz
Experience exquisite traditional New Orleans Jazz by this internationally
known musician, composer, professor and endowed humanities chair.
Available with his trio or quartet: banjo, bass, trumpet. Lecture/Workshops
are also available. |
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D.R.U.M....World Beat/Reggae
1995-2004 Best World Beat Band-Houston Press
"From Marley to Motown"
This talented, eclectic jammin' group, featuring lead singer,
saxophonist and master percussionist, Alalfia Gaidi, recently
returned from a tour of Japan, Europe and Central America. D.R.U.M.
has headlined the National Bob Marley Festival since 1996; has
scored movies and opened for or shared the stage with numerous
internationally known artists. Now! Also available with NEUTRAL
SISTERS! See below. Music workshops available. |
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JANIE FRAZIER, Showtunes/Classical/Jazz Pianist
Winner: Sammi Award -original composition
A composer and concert pianist whose fluid interpretations of
showtunes, jazz and classical music make her perfect for concerts
receptions, and special occasions! Available also with an ensemble
and soubrette coloratura soprano Kijana Wiseman. |
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JAWAD,Coffeehouse Jazz/Blues
Singer, guitarist, songwriter, and oral interpreter, JAWAD has
a mellow laid back voice on the ballads and a robust, beautifully
smooth sound on upbeat songs. Available as a solo artist, duo
or trio. CD: "Collected Soul" |
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Joe Carmouche, Jazz Band
This popular jazzman has opened for Boney James, Nancy Wilson,
Joe Sample, Hubert Laws, Jennifer Holiday, Diane Schur, R. Kelly,
and Confunkshun, etc. CDs: "A Touch of Jazz" &
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Kenya King-Showtunes
Kenya King, has modeled professionally, worked as an actor, singer
and dancer, performing in a variety of musicals for several years.
Kenya won a Miss America® Preliminary Pageant and performed
and competed in the 50 th Anniversary of the Miss Georgia competition--eventually
ranking in the top 10 in the Miss Georgia USA® pageant and
the Miss Black America Pageant® where she was named "Most
Photogenic." She presently performs and tours her one woman
musical tribute to Lena Horne. |
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Kijana -Romantic Oldies, Soft & Contemporary
Jazz
2002 APCA BEST PERFORMING ARTIST
OF THE YEAR
2001 & 2002. BEST APCA DIVERSITY PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
FINALIST: 2005 PERFORMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
"GEMINI LOVE SONGS" Kijana uses her 3.5 octaves to sing romantic
showtunes and melodious originals--and more: Streisand,
Norah Jones, Alicia Keyes, Whitney Houston, Natalie/Nat King
Cole, Billy Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald,peppered with
the music of Vaudeville, Cats, The Sound of Music, Finian's Rainbow,
Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Porgy & Bess, etc Songlist.....Available w/ tracks or live
musicians. |
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Louie Carrington, R&B Piano/Vocals
International jazz pianist and R&B singer performing before
audiences and heads of state around the world with Roberta Flack,
Cannonball Adderley, Natalie Cole. Available as a solo, with
his band and/or female vocalists. Current CD: "Searching" |
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MESSIAH!
This 6 member group elevates musical
praise and worship by emcompassing a contemporary sound, blending
and up-beat tempo with realistic and purposeful messages of hope,
love, and a realistic application of Gods word in daily life. |
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Mr. & Mrs. Country Soul, Al & Essie Morris,
This husband and wife duo perform the music of Autry, Hank Williams,
Haggard, Rogers and Willie Nelson liberally sprinkled with original
songs such as "We've Got Buzzards in The Family Picking
Bones," "Gotta Get Your Feet Wet," etc. Available
as a duo or ensemble. Lecture available. |
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mZuri,
Sultry Soul, Gospels and Spirituals
Though noted most for her role of
Lucy in the film "Sankofa" and her historical re-enactment
of voting rights activist, Fannie Lou Hamer, mZuri's stage presence
is powerful with a voice as beautful as her name: strong, mesmerizing
and steeped in the richness of her soulfulness-- whether mZuri
is singing a rocking melody, a sultry love song or a touching
spiritual, one cannot help but know they are in the presence
of stardom.
mZuri is available as a solo
artist, with a live ensemble or tracks.
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Neutral Sisters, Reggae, World Beat & Pop
WINNER: Billboard Pop Award for "Live N Direct"
Kyra and Bianca Noon, born in Nairobi, Kenya, to an English father
and Jamaican mother, mix African rhythms, Jamaican reggae and
pop! They performed for the 2004 Super Bowl Main Event Stage.
New CD: Live N' Direct" Available with band or tracks. |
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Rickey Ford, Jazz/R&B/Party
Band leader Rickey Ford plays the saxophone, flute, keyboards,
clarinet, piano and oboe in a wide range of styles: classical,
rock, funk, blues, gospel, alternative, zydeco/cajun, country
and R&B. Ford is available with tracks or his party band,
"Greatness." Music Workshops available |
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TWEED
SMITH & Co: Blues/Gospel
"WOMEN OF THE BLUES"...Heart-thumping excitement in a variety
of styles including : jazz, rock, pop, rhythm & blues, gospel,
showtunes and funk! Tweed Smith is the only female member of
the world famous band "WAR."
Edutainment Program...
"WOMEN
OF BLUES"
TWEED SMITH's riviting
program chronicaling the music of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday,
Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Etta James and others. See Tweed's
Bluesy Demo Video!
She is available with her band, a piano/guitar or with tracks.
Available with her band or tracks.
Workshops available.
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Lena's Horn to Hollywood
Kenya King presents her one woman musical tribute to Lena Horne:
"Lena Horn to Hollywood " featuring classic showtunes
that Lena made famous while relating the life of this consumate
entertainer. The program features tunes such as "Stormy
Weather", "Night and Day", etc Click here to listen to an audio sample from
a live performance. |
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FANNIE LOU HAMER:
THE WOMAN, THE LEGEND,
AND HER SONGS ON A RUGGED ROAD TO VOTING RIGHTS
Take a journey down the " rugged
road to freedom" with mZuri. This co-star of the iconoclastic
film "Sankofa" tours this stirring off-Broadway presentation
with a voice whose power reminds you of a young Mahalia Jackson.
"The Mother of Voting Rights":
Through poetry, prose, song and eloquent storytelling we relive
the life of this unsung heroine of human and voting rights in
America. Ms. Hamer's story is accented with inspirational freedom
songs as mZuri takes the audience from reflective laughter to
unintentional tears as we remember what it felt like to be denied
the right to vote. mZuri ends the performance imploring the members
of the audience to register to vote--and to ensure that they
do, provides a display at her presentations with Voter Registration
cards for their immediate use. This is a moving performance that
cannot help but educate and inspire a new generation of voters. |
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Cassandra Tyson:
"Ella & Sarah"
"Ms Sassy Jazz" sings
the sougs of America's original Jazz Divas and their influence
on the music of today. Availabel with tracks or her live jazz
ensemble. Program may include duets with Kijana Wiseman.
Listen
to a sample song!
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"FREDERICK DOUGLASS: THE MAN"
by LeCount Holmes, Jr.,
Finalist: 2001 APCA Best Lecture of the Year
Dressed in period costume, and utilizing his resonating bass-baritone,
LeCount Holmes recreates the life and times of one of America's
finest orators. Once finished, still in character, "Mr.
Douglass" takes questions from his inquisitive 21st century
students. Workshops available. |
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"The Griot"
by Kijana Wiseman, M.Ed.
2002 Best APCA Performing Artist of the Year
2001 & 2002 Best APCA Diversity Program of the Year
Finalist: 2005 Best APCA Performing Artist of the Year
Kijana takes audiences on musical time trips from the dawn of
existence to today, using songs, stories, slides, comedy, costumes
and audience participation to entertain & educate. "It's
part singing, part acting, part history lecture, part slide show...all
mixed up with a major helping of audience participation....She's
a canvas that she paints people on." -Star Telegram |
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TWEED
SMITH
Edutainment Program...
"WOMEN
OF THE BLUES"
TWEED SMITH's riviting
program chronicaling the music of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday,
Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Etta James and others. See Tweed's
Bluesy Demo Video!
She is available with her band, a piano/guitar or with tracks.
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POETS
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BILL
MILLIGAN:
"THE ELECTRIC POET...UNPLUGGED."
Bill Milligan is a storyteller
poet. A former member of Sudan Arts Southwest, Milligan's verbal
images expose life in audio snapshots. Milligan's voice is quiet;
listeners sit on the edge of their seats so as not to miss a
word.
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DR. K. G. BELL
Dr. Bell's intense and beautiful voice gives magic to the mundane;
passion to what was once thought ordinary. Available as a solo
orator or in concert with Kijana Wiseman or Janie Frazier performing
their collective original compositions. Writers' Workshops available. |
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KAYO
1998 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion
PERFORMER: HBO'S DEF POETRY SLAM
KAYO has been on "Def Poetry," on HBO and "Hughes
Dreams Harlem," a Documentary on the life of Langston Hughes.
Kayo's critically acclaimed one-man show "Lessons I Have
Learned as a Man That I Will Tell My Son" and his book of
poems, "Bridges to Build, Rivers to Cross, Mountains to
Move" enthralled audiences on both the American & European
continents. |
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SPEAKERS
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CONFLICT RESOLUTION
THE HONORABLE JEW DON BONEY, Jr.
This former Houston, Texas Mayor Pro-Tem and grass-roots organizer,
offers informative and inspirational keynote addresses and workshops
to educational, political and social organizations in America
and abroad. Workshops available. |
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DARIAN WARD:
DIVAS IN TRAINING
Pinnacle Award Winner, former news anchor with FOX, CBS, NBC
& BET, radio & television host, lecturer, and author
of "How to Catch a Mate...With the Right Bait! Success,
Motivational & Relationship workshops available. |
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Calvin Owens:
UP
FROM SAWDUST ALLEY
Calvin Owens shares his rise from the dust of a low
income neightborhood in Houston to the razor sharp heights of
experiences acquired gracing the greatest concert halls and music
festivals throughout the world. Included are personal experiences
with some of the world's greatest musicians.
He chronicles in details what
it was like growing up in "the bottom" to partaking
in a thrilling tour of Russia while serving as music director
and trumpet soloist for famous B.B. KING.
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AKUA
FAYETTE
A uniquely talented visual artist, storyteller and speaker who
has performed in an Emmy Award winning PBS documentary and exhibited
her art and stories at Disney World.
FOR ADULTS:
"Black Love and a Cup of Coffee,"
and "Motherhood:
Babies Wrapped in Gold."
FOR CHILDREN:
"Goose Sense,"
"The Boy Who had a 'Tail'?"
"The Runaway Cuckabug." and others.
Artist Workshops are
also available.
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LeCount
Holmes, Jr.
SPEAK TO YOUR MOUNTAIN:
Mr. Holmesoffers this powerful motivational workshop, helping
participants to achieve their own personal best potential --based
on the principals of self-help, awareness and pride as embraced
by Frederick Douglass.
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KIJANA WISEMAN, M.Ed.:
"WHAT R U DOING ABOUT
TH' REST OF YR LIFE?'
A Life-Sculpting Workshop with discussion, role-playing, Q&A
and customized worksheets.
"REBATE-A-DATE"
No-nonsense techniques that defend against date rape, fast talkers,
Homer & the Hoochies!
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VARIETY
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EXHIBIT AND LECTURE
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BLACK
HERITAGE GALLERY
Exhibition w/Lecture: "The African American Renaissance
in Art." Exhibits for 3 days, a week, a month & more
with Museum-quality collections of African art, sculptures, dolls,
etc. Artist Lectures/Workshops available.
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Chip
Flatow..."HYPNONSENSE"
Chip Flatow's extensive education in clinical psychology and
many years of touring in the comedy business--including national
& international television shows, comedy clubs, universities,
corporations, and seminars allows him to effortlessly pytan audience
on the floor rolling with laughter. He is truly unique in his
field. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION WORKSHOPS: Chip offers a free workshop
with his college performances.
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