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If you are a true "SPEAKER" that follows When We Speak TV, you will know that Julie Dexter was the first live music concert I attended when I moved to Atlanta in 2008. Back then, I wasn't really familiar with the Atlanta music scene, nor any of the indie artists in the city but I was invited by my business partner, Chet, so I went......and to make a long story short, I have been a Julie Dexter fan ever since.  I always make the reference that Julie Dexter is my Beyonce. What I mean by that is, although I would love to meet Beyonce, I get just as anxious when I see Julie Dexter, as I would if I saw Beyonce! I really admire Julie because not only is she a great vocalist but she is also a supporter of When We Speak TV! You may remember that a few years back, I sat down and spoke with her at the release of her album, New Again.  Since then, she and I have definitely seen one another on several occasions at musical events like the Atlanta Jazz Festival....and of course this year, she performed at the Jazz In The Alley Concert Series, which When We Speak TV is an official partner! I think it goes without saying that Julie Dexter is one of our favorite people, that's why I am so excited to have the opportunity to speak with Julie Dexter for a segment of What Do YOU Speak? Definitely take a moment to watch it ...BELOW IS A SNIPPET FROM THE INTERVIEW ......and find who told Julie that, "The Best Thing A Woman Can Be Is A Singer" , which changed her life. I hope you enjoy it! WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH JULIE DEXTERREADERS OF THE ARTICLE ALSO ENJOYED
Atlanta, GA --- Join Hammonds House Digital for An Evening with jessica Care moore. She will read poetry from her new book, We Want Our Bodies Back, and engage in conversation with Hammonds House Executive Director Leatrice Ellzy Wright on Friday, May 29 at 7 pm. Tickets to this virtual event are free, but an RSVP is required. Register HERE.  jessica Care moore is the founder and CEO of Moore Black Press, executive producer of Black WOMEN Rock! and founder of the literacy-driven Jess CARE Moore Foundation. An internationally renowned poet, playwright, performance artist, and producer, she is the 2019 and 2017 Knight Arts Award Winner, 2016 Kresge Arts Fellow, NAACP Great Expectations Awardee, and an Alain Locke Award recipient from the Detroit Institute of Arts. moore is the author of The Words Don’t Fit in My Mouth, The Alphabet Verses the Ghetto, Sunlight Through Bullet Holes, and the critically acclaimed Techno Choreopoem, Salt City. Her work has been published in numerous literary collections and she has performed on stages all over the world including The Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the London Institute for Contemporary Arts. moore lives and writes in an historic Detroit neighborhood with her son, King Thomas.  Reflecting her transcendent electric voice, We Want Our Bodies Back is a searing poetry collection filled with moving, original stanzas that speak to both Black women’s creative and intellectual power, and express the pain, sadness, and anger of those who suffer constant scrutiny because of their gender and race. Fierce and passionate, moore argues that Black women spend their lives building a physical and emotional shelter to protect themselves from misogyny, criminalization, hatred, stereotypes, sexual assault, objectification, patriarchy, and death threats. We Want Our Bodies Back is an exploration—and defiant stance against—these many attacks. You can purchase copies of the book HERE from Charis Books & More. Hammonds House Museum is generously supported by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Fulton County Arts and Culture, and the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. READERS OF THIS ARTICLE ALSO ENJOYED
NEWS SOURCE: Atlanta Jazz Festival
Tonight, at 9 PM on the Atlanta Jazz Festival’s Facebook page, will premiere a new session featuring the tranquil notes of “To What Extent” with pianist Gary Motley and bassist Billy Thornton. A Professor of Performance and Director of Jazz Studies at Emory University, Gary Motley is best known for his captivating performances and classic yet modern sound. He has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, and the American Composers Forum. Motley has also performed with the likes of Dave Brubeck, Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, and others. 
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Join the Atlanta Jazz Festival tonight at 9 PM on the Atlanta Jazz Festival’s Facebook page as they continue celebrating 31 Days of Jazz!
To listen to Motley’s music on Spotify, use the link below. For full details about the AJF Sessions series, visit atlantafestivals.com frequently for performance updates and other events.
Did you miss a recent AJF Sessions concert?
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NEWS SOURCE: Atlanta Jazz Festival  The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs is exploring alternative 2020 dates, and developing a virtual jazz program to celebrate the 31 Days of Jazz
“This was a very challenging decision as the Atlanta Jazz Festival is a time honored and treasured tradition,” said OCA Executive Director Camille Love. “ And while Memorial Day weekend falls beyond the shelter-in-place timeframe, large gatherings are still being discouraged. With 150,000 attendees typically attending our event in Piedmont Park, we thought it best to find other dates later this year,” she added.  Other festival programming has also been affected by the postponement, including canceling the May 22 India.Arie concert and the May 23 Late Night Jazz Jam, featuring the Irreversible Entanglements. On a brighter note, the OCA is creating a new program called “Atlanta Jazz Festival Sessions,” which will not only celebrate the 31 Days of Jazz in May, but also give a specially-curated list of Atlanta jazz artists the opportunity to perform virtually for thousands of viewers via the Atlanta Jazz Festival social media platforms. More details will be provided soon. READERS OF THIS ARTICLE ALSO ENJOYED
NEWS SOURCE: Atlanta Jazz Festival  While the annual Atlanta Jazz Festival postponed its Memorial Day Weekend event due to COVID-19, the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) is excited to announce the launch of Atlanta Jazz Festival Sessions to celebrate 31 Days of Jazz this year. Traditionally, the Atlanta Jazz Festival has hosted 31 Days of Jazz as live events that take place around metro Atlanta during May leading up to Festival weekend. This year, select Atlanta jazz artists have recorded their sessions that will be available at 9 p.m. each night beginning Friday, May 1 through Friday, May 29. The OCA has selected a specially curated list of exceptionally talented local singers, musicians and bands to record 30-minute sessions resulting in unique virtual music experiences showcasing a mastery of jazz. The video recordings will be posted at 9 p.m. each night on the Atlanta Jazz Festival’s Facebook page, and then will be available on the official Atlanta Jazz Festival website the next day.
The Phil Davis Quartet will kick off the Atlanta Jazz Festival Sessions series on Friday, May 1, at 9 p.m., followed by Mike Burton and Joe Gransden with Kenny Banks Sr. on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, respectively. OCA will release the first full week of artists filled with venerable performers on Monday, May 4, including Gritz and Jelly Butter, Kathleen Bertrand, Myrna Clayton and Julie Dexter. Check the AJF website frequently for performance updates, the new festival date, and other events. READERS OF THIS ARTICLE ALSO ENJOYED
It's almost that for the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans.... Have you ever attended? Last year (2019) was our first time attending and we totally loved it.
The French Quarter Festival is the largest showcase of Louisiana music in the world. More than 20 stages throughout the French Quarter celebrate local music and represents various genres from traditional and contemporary jazz to R&B, New Orleans funk, folk, gospel, Latin, Zydeco, Cajun, cabaret, and more. Best of all the French Quarter Festival is free, so make plans to attend the French Quarter Festival. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL GO TO FRENCHQUARTERFEST.ORG READERS OF THIS ARTICLE ALSO ENJOYED
 Our friend Chandra Currelley will be performing at the City Winery Atlanta on April 19, 2020. You probably recognize Chandra as Ms. V. in Tyler Perry’s “FOR BETTER OR WORSE” and in the #1 box office movie, "DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN " playing herself in the nightclub Chandra’s. Also starring as "Shirley" in "Madea’s Big Happy Family" the stage play. Who can forget her show stopping performance as Loretta in KANDI BURRESS’s (The Real Housewives of Atlanta) "A Mother's Love” and the movie Madea’s Big Happy Family as the choir soloist, Sister Laura. CHANDRA is the former lead singer of The legendary recording group The S.O.S. Band, replacing the original lead singer. FOR MORE ABOUT CHANDRA CURRELLEYREADERS OF THIS ARTICLE ALSO ENJOYED:
News Source: Atlanta Jazz Festival
Whether collaborating with the rapper Common, touring with artists like Elvin Jones, or paying tribute to Louis Armstrong, Payton strives to pay homage to the past while pushing music forward. In his latest release, “Relaxin’ With Nick”, recorded live at SMOKE in Harlem in collaboration with Kenny Washington and Peter Washington, the trio curates a set from previously recorded works that intentionally showcase facets of legendary rhythm sections. To learn more about Nicholas Payton and listen to his music, visit his website at www.nicholaspayton.com. All sales are final. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. READERS OF THIS ARTICLE ALSO ENJOYED
Grammy nominated guitarist, Rod Harris Jr shares with When We Speak TV the joy of being a musician.
FROM: www.rodharrisjr.com
Over his time as a guitarist, Rod has performed and recorded with countless artists spanning multiple genres and the list continues to grow. Artists such as J. Holiday, Miki Howard, jazz trumpeter Russell Gunn, Eightball and MJG, Musiq Soulchild, Jagged Edge, Donell Jones, Lloyd, saxophonist Warren Hill and Paul Taylor, bassist Brian Bromberg, the legendary Fred Wesley, jazz organist Doug Carn, Red Holloway (deceased), Ernie Andrews, Howard Hewitt of Shalamar , pianist Keiko Matsui, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Maysa from Incognito, jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, Joi, R&B Diva Syleena Johnson, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Grammy Award Winning singers Monica, Regina Belle, Jennifer Holliday, Dionne Farris, and many others.
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 Pictured Above: Singer/Actress Chandra Currelley Performing At The Atlanta Jazz Festival The Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs is seeking an artist to design the official 2020 Atlanta Jazz Festival poster!!! The selected artist will receive $1,000 for their work and a complimentary vendor's booth. LEARN MORE HERE: |
| The Atlanta Jazz Festival is regarded as one of the largest FREE jazz festivals in the country. An annual celebration of the music, culture and art of jazz begins in April and culminates each Memorial Day weekend in May, with an outdoor festival featuring jazz artists from all over the world. The Atlanta Jazz Festival is produced by the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and is free and open to the public. The mission of the Atlanta Jazz Festival is to expose and entertain a diverse audience of Jazz aficionados, young Jazz enthusiasts and aspiring musicians to the rich heritage and variety of Jazz as an authentic form of American music | |
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 | Rhonda Ross (Daughter of Diana Ross speaks with When We Speak TVAfter I left Dallas and was now back in Atlanta, it continued to bother me that I didn't get an opportunity to check out Rhonda Ross' performance so I went on her website to see if she would be on tour any time soon and if so, would I be in any of the cities during that time. READ MORE |
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