Eternal Hope Worship Church celebrates 20 years
Syracuse’s Eternal Hope Worship Church (1507 James Street) celebrated a 20th anniversary this week. One of the speakers was Bishop S.Y. Younger from Lynchburg, VA.
His message was about moving forward, which was the theme of the anniversary.
Joe Driscoll on stage at the Westcott Theater tonight.
For a warm-up before a trip to Canada and Europe, hip-hop/folk/world beat artist Joe Driscoll played a solo show at the Westcott Theater tonight. Also on the bill were the Fabulous Ripcords.
This will be Driscoll’s only summer show in the States.
On Ramp
Joe Driscoll and Travie McCoy performed in Armory Square a decade ago
Hard to believe by Joe Driscoll and Travie McCoy (and Gym Class Heroes) were opening acts for a show back in the day at an Armory Square club. I can’t remember who the headliner was,but Driscoll has gone on to become an international sensation; and McCoy now performs on television award shows.
Driscoll is in town this weekend for his only US show this summer.
Former NY Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer (speaking at Syracuse University in 2010). He is looking to get elected once again, this time in New York City.
Ronnie Laws (sax) and Perry Hughes
Day Three of the 2013 Syracuse Jazz Festival kept it hot. Ronnie Laws (with a voice every bit as rich as Lou Rawls) and Taylor Dane gave the fans all they could handle. Laws provided a great East Coast vs. West Coast love fest by blowing a tribute to the late Grover Washington, Jr. And from the looks of it, you’d never know Dane had her breakout hit, “Tell it To My Heart” over two decades ago. She announced that she’ll be returning to Central New York later to play a role in the Musical Cats.
Brubeck Brothers Quartet (pictured Mike DeMicco, Dan Brubeck and Chris Brubeck) playing Jamesville Beach.
Vintage: Taylor Dane first hit the pop music scene 25 years ago.
Neva Pilgrim on stage with Frank Malfitano before the Brubeck Brothers set.
Chuck Lamb plays during a hot sunset, then visits with fans.
Born to Sing: Taylor Dane
Ronnie Laws goes double barrel during a short rendition of Grover’s “Mr. Magic.”
Old School Sunday producer/host Dr. Rick Wright (from North Carolina) meets up with saxophonist Ronnie Laws (from Texas) backstage at the 2013 Syracuse Jazz Festival.
Napoleon Murphy Brock of the Grandmothers of Invention and Festival Producer Frank Malfitano hug it out during a lengthy rain delay.
At Day Two of the Syracuse Jazz Festival the weather almost trumped the music. After lightning flashes, a near monsoon, and baseball-length rain delay, however the music continued and the GrandMothers of Invention (formed in 2002 from Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention) gave those remaining a high-impact show.
Earlier in the day, Sophistafunk and the Yellowjackets, as well as Giacomo Gates, were on stage.
William Kennedy, Drummer, Yellowjackets
Adam Gold, Keyboardist, Sophistafunk
Don Preston, who started with Frank Zappa in 1967, is showing no signs of slowing down on this “One Size Fits All” US Tour. He came to the Syracuse show from Chapel Hill, NC. Tomorrow the GrandMothers of Invention play Annapolis, then NYC, before heading back Upstate to Rochester on July 10.
WAEF FM 88’s GM Joe Lee brings on the Yellowjackets.
Sophista-Fan
Piano tuner Kenny Williams has been working festivals and concerts in Syracuse for more than a half century.
Napoleon Murphy Brock (left),who started with Zappa in 1974 and now is the lead vocalist for the GrandMothers of Invention, shows off his Suavenicity during an opening number.
Ben Jaffe, Creative Director, Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Taking it all in
Mark Braud (PHJB)
Joe Lastie, Jr. (PHJB)
Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band
Pat Simmons (Doobie Brothers)
Charlie Gabriel (PHJB)
Doobie Brothers from some other mothers
Free Zumba Class, Wednesdays during the lunch hour (Clinton Square)
How’s this for a lunch date.
Metro Fitness, under the direction of Randy Sabourin, has partnered with the City to offer free Zumba classes every Wednesday this summer (from 12:15 to 12:45) in Clinton Square. Sabourin has been a personal fitness instructor downtown for about 20 years. He hopes the Zumba class and partnership will help get Central New York residents, especially those living and working downtown, in better shape.
The Metro Fitness club is located in Salina Place a few blocks from Clinton Square.
Zumba Instructor Lynn Underwood sets the pace.
Despite serious humidity and hazy sun, men, women and children decided to sweat and dance their way thru lunch.
According to Sabourin, the class yesterday was one of the smaller classes so far (more than a dozen participants). The classes began last month and will run thru Labor Day.
Randy Sabourin takes a video of the Wednesday class in Clinton Square.