Burnell Reid urges call and response at Juneteenth.
Guitarist Jeff Houston dances while sitting in with United Praise.
Singers, United Praise
Dave Solazzo
Lemon Elefant features a new generation of jazz cats putting in work in-and-around Syracuse. The band is headed by Bill Horrace and Dave Solazzo, who have been fixtures for the past year or so at Connective Corridor music spots (teaming up with various musicians from the area). Last Friday Lemon Elefant was the closing act for Sitrus on the Hill, where they played their original cuts, as well as some pop tunes.
Bill Horrace
Horrace and Solazzo were joined by Josh Dekaney (drums).
The Muhammad School of Music visited Syracuse from Buffalo (center Min. Mark Muhammad and Henri L. Muhammad) and held a rehearsal before their performance.
Here are two scenes inside the Merchants Common Building (downtown). The Muhammad School of Music visited the School of the heARTS about a decade ago, and currently the Syracuse Media Group (and Post Standard) has nearly completed their move to the property.
Syracuse Media Group Headquarters (under construction)
Illumination of the Goonies: Rhyming in the Rain
Here are some of the musical acts who performed for Day 1 of the Taste of Syracuse.
Goin’ Way Out: Sophistafunk’s Adam Gold on the Keys
Doug Gray, lead vocalist for the Marshall Tucker Band
Searching for Soul: Israel Hagan, bassist for Stroke
SQUID (Noah Kellman, Conor Szymanski & Max Calkin) performed as the headline act at MPH Jazz Fest X on Sunday afternoon. Their experimental/fusion sound is too funky to ignore.
Uncle Jams, Sir Nose, Mr. P-Funk, the Atomic Dog: George Clinton is a man of many facets, each one funkier than the next. He’s pictured here from a previous concert in the Carrier Dome.
Nicole Henry sang at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival in 2009
NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed yesterday to be Women in Jazz Day (May 10).
Singer Trey Songz had the crowd eating out of his hands by the end of his nearly hour-long set.
Chances are you are not a pop star. So you have no idea what it’s like to be in a different city every night or be asked to summons the necessary energy to perform at your peak. The expectations must be unfathomable.
An artist can either raise the bar or lose their status.
Last night we covered the Block Party Concert at the Dome last night and saw R&B singer Trey Songz set the standard. He performed for nearly and hour and had the crowd at the point of eruption.
West Coast Hip Hop Collective Drop City Yacht Club (formerly The Freshmen) was a good appetizer.
Drop City Yacht Club (MC Kristo) kicked off the show with a taste of West Coast Hip Hop.
By the time headliner Ke$ha hit the stage (after a lengthy delay) things weren’t just the same.
Ke$ha with her dancers on the stage at the Carrier Dome.
Ke$ha’s fans singing along.
To their credit, Ke$ha fans didn’t lack enthusiasm.
Ke$ha fans before her set. (photo by Najah Brown)
Tiffany Lewish, Director in Training, leads the BCCE during a selection at the concert Saturday night.
Syracuse University’s BCCE has been using song to help the community cross the line of faith for 36 years.
Below is a short clip of Isaiah Cobb leading a song of praise.