King Solomon Hicks, who will be in Syracuse for Jazz in the City later this week, participated in an Apollo Theater forum on Black Men and Soul Music a few months ago (along with Duke’s Mark Anthony Neal, vocalist Gordon Chambers and radio personality Gary Byrd). Listen below for the convo and at the end for a Solomon performance (channeling Curtis Mayfield):
Posts Tagged ‘Black Music Month’
An Audience with the King
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017Bluesman
Friday, June 2nd, 2017
Flashback to when Guy Davis, the son of Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis, played Syracuse (Hendricks Chapel) in 2006. He is appearing this weekend in PA and in Canada.
Music Player
Tuesday, June 30th, 2015“Music is an excellent way to understand the world around you.” Dr. Guthrie Ramsey, author, scholar, MusiQology blogger, and musician
Better late than never, we celebrate Black Music Month with some photos from performances in and around Syracuse over the past decade.