"Miss Celie's Blues" by Quincy Jones & Friends
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Chaka Khan , Support: The Ronnie Scotts All Stars
Band Features: Chaka Khan (artist), Jean Paul Maunick (Bluey) - Guitar / Vocals Dave Ital - Guitar Matthew Cooper - Keyboards, Vanessa Haynes - Vocals, Immani - Vocals, Katie Hector - Vocals, Pete Biggins - Drums, João Caetano - Percussion, Francis Hylton - Bass, Sidney Gauld - Trumpet, James Anderson - Saxophone, Trevor Mires - Trombone
Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th May 2014: there will be 2 shows per night.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Chaka Khan, 'rarin' to go' at Dell concert
By Kevin L. Carter, For The Inquirer - POSTED: July 12, 2013
Chaka Khan has won 11 Grammys and has, for the last 40 years, been a presence on the American music scene. At 60, she prides herself on being able to sing pop, dance, R&B, funk, soul, jazz, gospel, classical, and country.
But what about Bollywood? A few years ago, the promoters of an Indian-themed show in Central Jersey listed on a handbill the array of performers scheduled to appear at a live event at a theater in Middlesex County. Among other Bollywood movie singers was one Chaka Khan.
Alas, it was not the Chaka Khan who played the show. But Khan, laughing at the story ("Oh my God, are you kidding me? I'm going to look it up right away. Unbelievable"), said she could probably have pulled it off.
"I can sing anything," she said proudly this week from her home in Los Angeles. "I could do anything, I think. I've done everything except for Chinese folk music, and if I could find the right song, I'd do it. I love many genres of music."
Khan is the first attraction in this year's "Essence of Entertainment" series at the Dell. She kicks off this year's Thursday night summer concert series tomorrow. Fantasia and the Whispers follow this month, as well as Jeffrey Osborne, Dave Koz, and Cameo, among others, in August. (For more information, go to www.mydelleast.com or call 215-683-3675.)
There are no secrets with Chaka Khan. She turned 60 this year and was honored when a street near her high school was named for her in her native Chicago. "I've arriven, arrived," she said, laughing. "If you have a street named after you in Chicago, it's a very big honor."
She was also honored at the Howard Theatre in Washington and New York's Apollo, not just for her musical achievements but also for her charitable work through the Chaka Khan Foundation.
Read more: http://articles.philly.com/2013-07-12/news/40516518_1_joni-mitchell-essence-dell
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Chaka Khan, Fred Hammond and Other Top Gospel and Jazz Artists Pay Tribute to Barbara A. Allen
SOURCE: B. Allen Foundation, LLC
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 4, 2011) - B. Allen
Foundation, LLC announced today that 10-time Grammy award winner Chaka Khan,
Grammy award winner and gospel music icon Fred Hammond and other top gospel and
jazz artists will pay tribute to the life and work of Barbara A. Allen at the
Nokia Theatre, Thursday, October 6, 2011. A red carpet reception begins at 6:00
pm with "A Legacy In Song" tribute concert, celebrating 50 years of
music starting at 7:30 pm.
"The night promises to be the concert event of the decade,"
commented Derrick D. Pete, one of the event's Executive Producers. "It
takes an extraordinary person with a unique career, like that of Barbara A.
Allen, to bring together such a diverse group of incredible talent spanning the
music spectrum."
Along with Chaka Khan and Fred Hammond, other artists
joining the celebration include: smooth jazz artist Phil Perry, Stellar Award
nominee and vocal powerhouse Kathy Taylor, Grammy-nominated gospel artist Rev.
Norman Hutchins, down home gospel sensation The Soul Seekers, national
recording artist West Angeles Church of God in Christ Mass Choir, Bishop Noel
Jones and the Verizon How Sweet The Sound finalist City of Refuge Sanctuary
Choir, Rev. Dr. John J. Hunter and the First A.M.E. Cathedral and Unity Choirs
and Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer and the Faithful Central Bible Church Mass Choir.
"This well-deserved tribute celebrates 50 years
of music and heartfelt dedication. I look forward to lending my voice, along with
others, to honor Barbara Allen," commented celebrated gospel artist Fred
Hammond.
For the past 50 years, Barbara A. Allen has worked
with some of the industry's top artists and choirs throughout the United States
and around the world. Mrs. Allen began her career as a musical director for
Motown artist Brenda Holloway, but her musical roots are deeply planted in the
Southern California gospel community. On October 6, 2011, she will be honored
by many of the artists she has served with over her illustrious career.
For twenty-nine years, Mrs. Allen has served as the
Minister of Music at Faithful Central Bible Church under the leadership of
Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer and for 17 years at First A.M.E. Los Angeles under Rev.
Dr. Cecil L. "Chip" Murray and Rev. Dr. John J. Hunter.
"We are indebted to Barbara Allen for her many
years of faithful leadership and musical genius. She brings a unique, creative
energy to the worship experience that both inspires the choirs she directs and
invigorates the congregations she serves. I am grateful to have had the
privilege of serving with her," said Rev. Dr. John J. Hunter, senior
pastor of First A.M.E. Los Angeles.
"God has given us a unique partnership that links
the pulpit, the podium and the pew in harmony to the glory of God. Her service
is being retired, her baton is being passed, but her spot, slot and shoes can
never be filled," commented Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, senior pastor-teacher
of Faithful Central Bible Church.
General admission seating for the tribute concert starts
at $25. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster, the Nokia Theatre Box
Office or on the campuses of Faithful Central Bible Church or First A.M.E. Los
Angeles. For more information, visitwww.ballenfoundation.com.
Barbara A. Allen - "A Legacy In Song"
tribute concert, October 6, 2011, celebrating 50 years of music. It's time to
celebrate!
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