Algebra: Music is Just Good Arithmetic
Algebra Blessett, a singer and songwriter began singing background vocals for artists such as Bilal and Monica. In 2006, she released her first single, “U Do It For Me” and in 2008 her debut album, Purpose was released. This Atlanta native has also collaborated with India.Arie and Esperanza Spalding and …
Patrice Rushen: Being First is Overrated
There is a heavy burden with being a trailblazer or provocateur of change in anything. You have to endure a great deal of pain, doubt – self-inflicted or otherwise – and obstacles, often thanklessly and usually for the sole purpose of making things easier for those who come behind you. …
Claude McKnight: Still in Harmony 25 Years Later
In 1980, Claude McKnight formed Take 6, an acapella gospel jazz group. The members are: Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley. Seven years after their beginning on the campus of Oakwood University, Take 6 signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records and …
The Public Theater’s Public Forum Duets: Wynton Marsalis and Suzan-Lori Parks
The Public Theater, one of the nation’s first non-profit theater companies, has been producing contemporary works and Shakespeare plays for the past 60 years. A devoted artistic establishment, and a promoter of political, social, and artistic dialogue, The Public runs a distinguished forum that they call Duets. These Duets are …