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City Hall
Veteran guitarist Steve Brown is scheduled to perform at the Jazz on Tap Series in Skaneateles on Sunday.
After nearly 24 hours of steady rain, we start to look up even when we are indoors.
Melissa Gardiner, bandleader
Second Line Syracuse’s appearance at the Community Folk Art Center last night was like a hearty bowl of well-seasoned gumbo to warm the autumn chill. The song list for the evening included a dash of Mongo Santamaria, a sprinkle of Ellington, a side of Fela Kuti and Vulfpeck, and even a pinch of Trombone Shorty.
Trumpeter Dan Fields and Melissa Gardiner played leading roles, and even marched through the crowd during one number. Their rendition of “Night Time Is the Right Time” also featured some robust vocal sparring. The quintet was rounded out by Byron Cage (drums), Deyquan Bowens (keys) and Matt Rossi (sousaphone).
The show was held at the Community Folk Art Center.
Dan Fields: cooler than Chet Baker in a snowstorm
Selina Albright and Jackiem Joyner
One of our correspondents, LEM J, captured this photo during Saturday’s Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival (Delaware). The festival also included some of the artists who made sweet music in Syracuse this summer, such as Nick Colionne and Gerald Veasley.
We look forward to experiencing the musical synergy of Joyner and Albright at the CNY Jazz Black History Month Cabaret.
Special thanks to Denny Santangini.
Cathy Hughes was given an honorary degree at Syracuse University in 2001. She appeared on Old School Sunday to talk about her career later that day (WPHR-FM).
Howard University (Washington, DC) will announce the naming of the “Cathy Hughes School of Communications” at an official ceremony on Sunday.
Radio and TV personality Charlamagne Tha God visited Syracuse University yesterday.
Charlamagne made his way up from South Carolina, and is now a star in the number one U.S. radio market. The Breakfast Club Morning Show co-host visited Syracuse University last night and encouraged students at the Newhouse School to empower themselves by creating their own platforms, being resourceful, and blending their certification (degree) with real-world education. He said he was motivated early by radio personalities such as Wendy Williams, Howard Stern, Tom Joyner and the late Doug Banks.
Learn to recognize good opportunities even if they don’t come with a paycheck, he said.
Known for juggling many appearances and media gigs, he also shared that he is currently reading The One Thing by Gary Zeller.
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