We’d like to thank Don, who was born in Louisiana and now resides in Houston, for explaining to us the finer points of crawfish. He even gave us a close up of one of the thousands of stars of the festival on Saturday. The crawfish for the festival were delivered from Louisiana.
One Crawfish, Two Crawfish
Ellen Blalock, Photographer
MC Li’l Vicious came to Syracuse University about 10 years ago (with Doug E. Fresh)
Vicious made his first video 20 years ago.
Hot Tones/Warm Reception: Camille Thurman finds a score of new fans after her blazing vocals on the cover of Roy Ayers “Everybody Loves the Sunshine.”
All About Strings: Anthony and Eric McGriff with Mimi Jones
Shout out to WAER’s Joe Lee for hooking up with CFAC to bring Mimi Jones and her jazz fusion experience to Syracuse last night. Jones came to CNY previously to play along side Tia Fuller. This time she came with her own band, made up of Camille Thurman (sax and flute), Justin Faulkner (drums) and Luis Perdomo (keys).
In addition to being band leader, Jones is also the head of her own music label.
This show was a great way to put an exclamation point on Jazz Appreciation Month and adds another great show to the legend of CFAC.
Mimi and Camille
Philly Justin Faulkner
Justin Faulkner, who played with the Mimi Jones band last night at CFAC, and who is currently a member of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, is DWA: a drummer with attitude. This young cat is definitely one to watch. And don’t let his urbane fashion sense fool you, Faulkner can roll up his sleeves, work those sticks and funk you right out of your chair.
We would love to see him return to Central New York very soon (maybe even with Marsalis, Revis and Calderazzo).
Dr. Cornel West at Syracuse Unviversity
Omer Keles gave a speech at City Hall for the celebration of Turkish heritage on Wednesday. The event was organized by Syracuse’s Turkish Cultural Center, which is located on Tracy Street.
An impromptu fashion show happened in preparation for the Earth Day Celebration in Forman Park this evening as activists showed up dressed as their favorite flora or fauna.
