Malcolm Jamal Warner and Church Street Jazz

The Church Street Jazz Series

The Church Street Jazz Series has been in existence in Downtown Norfolk for over Ten Years. Combining both a Captivating Visual as well as Musical Experience, this Annual Concert Series takes place from October though July at the Elegant Harrison Opera House & Historic Attucks Theatre featuring Internationally Acclaimed Smooth Jazz Performers of the Highest Caliber from Around The World. Six Concerts! Two Venues! Our Official Ticket Outlets are Sevenvenues.com, The Norfolk Scope Box Office or Ticketmaster.com.

Warner as a Musician

Warner is also a musician, especially known as a spoken-word artist. With his jazz band Miles Long, he recorded the albums The Miles Long Mixtape (2004), Love & Other Social Issues (2007), and Selfless (2015). Warner's Hiding in Plain View (2022) earned a Grammy Award nomination for best spoken-word poetry album. He also collaborated with other musicians, and in 2015 he shared the Grammy for best traditional R&B performance with the band the Robert Glasper Experiment and singer Lalah Hathaway for their rendition of the 1973 Stevie Wonder song Jesus Children of America. The single featured Warner's spoken-word performance and Hathaway's vocals.