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CeeLo Green with Norman Brown, Stokley, and more

Aug 30, 2024  ·  The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Dallas, TX The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Dallas, TX

CeeLo Green
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CeeLo Green
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Shreveport, Louisiana-born guitarist Norman Brown blends contemporary jazz and R&B. He broke out with Just Between Us (1992) and scored a Grammy for Just Chillin’ (2002). A BWB member, he topped Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Albums chart with Let It Go and Highest Act of Love.
St. Paul, Minnesota-born R&B singer, drummer, and instrumentalist, Stokley rose to fame with Mint Condition, whose 1991 debut Meant to Be Mint spawned hits "(Breaking My Heart) Pretty Brown Eyes" and "Forever in Your Eyes." Grammy-nominated for 2011 duet "Not My Daddy."
Washington, D.C.-born R&B singer Ginuwine (Elgin Baylor Lumpkin) rose in the ’90s with Timbaland, scoring a No. 1 R&B hit with “Pony” and a double-platinum debut, Ginuwine...The Bachelor. Later hits include “So Anxious” and “Differences.”
Patrice Rushen is a classically trained pianist known for a jazz-pop-R&B fusion. A four-time Grammy nominee, she wrote the hit “Forget Me Nots,” and has scored film/TV. She’s collaborated with Stevie Wonder, Prince and Herbie Hancock.
Born in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, R&B and gospel singer Ruben Studdard won American Idol season 2. His triple-platinum “Flying Without Wings” hit #2 in 2003; Soulful went platinum and earned a Grammy nod for “Superstar.”
Castillo, from Detroit and based in Oakland’s East Bay, helped define an instantly recognizable “Oakland soul” sound. The band has toured worldwide for 50 years, scoring hit singles and backing legendary artists. Their first album was East Bay Grease.
Take 6 are an a cappella group rooted in gospel, doo wop, and jazz-influenced singing groups. Their debut Take 6 (1988) went platinum, won jazz and gospel Grammys and three Dove Awards, and led to work with Spike Lee and Quincy Jones.
Born Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, Fantastic Negrito is a 3x GRAMMY-winning contemporary blues artist. He won NPR’s first Tiny Desk Contest (2015), survived a near-fatal crash that damaged his guitar hand, and has collaborated with Sting and E-40.
Born in Buffalo, NY, Brian McKnight is a singer, songwriter, producer, and nine-instrument multi-instrumentalist. He has sold 25M+ albums, released Back at One, and earned major awards including a Grammy and Billboard Songwriter of the Year.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, jazz-soul singer/songwriter Maysa Leak sang with Stevie Wonder’s Wonderlove and joined Incognito for Scribes, Tribes & Vibes and Positivity. Her solo debut Maysa spawned “What About Our Love” (No. 52 Hot 100).
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL), established in Dallas, Texas, in 1977 by Curtis King, is a cultural organization dedicated to supporting African Americans in the visual and performing arts. It fosters understanding of African, African-American, and Caribbean arts and letters. TBAAL preserves and promotes Black art and culture, offering a platform for diverse artistic expression. The organization was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2015.
Atlanta-born soul and hip-hop singer known for Goodie Mob and the Dirty South movement. Produced the Pussycat Dolls’ “Don’t Cha,” and with Gnarls Barkley won a Grammy for “Crazy.” Solo hit “Fuck You” led to the multi-platinum LP The Lady Killer.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1900, is the largest performing arts organization in the Southwest. Led by Music Director Fabio Luisi, it presents 150+ concerts yearly at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, plus 200+ chamber concerts across Dallas.
The String Queens (TSQ) are a Washington, D.C.-based trio known for an authentic, soulful, orchestral sound. They performed for Vice President Kamala Harris at the 2021 “We Are One” Inauguration Concert and at Wimbledon. Their third album, RISE (2022), was backed by a Sphinx Organization MPower Artist Grant.
Guitarist Stanley Jordan is a leading exponent of touch/two-hand tapping, creating multilayered parts like 2–3 guitarists. First signed to Blue Note’s reactivated label (1985), his album Magic Touch became a classic. Played on Kenny Rogers’ No. 1 “Morning Desire.”
A premier three-day music festival held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, featuring renowned international and local artists performing jazz, blues, R&B, soul, and neo-soul music across multiple stages.
Oakland-born percussionist/singer Sheila E.: Prince protégé behind “The Glamorous Life” & “A Love Bizarre”; toured w/ Marvin Gaye; worked w/ Ringo Starr & Gloria Estefan.
Jackson, Mississippi-born jazz singer with a genre-bending voice; M-Base alum (Steve Coleman). Reinvented Joni Mitchell/Beatles; 2 Grammys, Django d'Or; worked with Marsalis, Holland.

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