Held in historic Norcross, Georgia, (Betty Mauldin Park), Jazz In the Alley has an upward attendance of 1,000. did we mention that it's FREE? That's RIGHT! Thanks to generous sponsors like the City of Norcross and Peachtree Awnings, so bring your entire family.
Yes you heard me right.....its' free to the public. See more about Jazz In The Alley in the video below.
When We Speak TV/ SAINJ Productions is honored to become part of such a great musical tradition and experience.
We would love that speak with YOU there!!! So take a moment to check out this short video of the event director, Ziggy!
Once again, we would love to speak with you at at this years's Jazz In Alley summer concert series sponsored by the City of Norcross, GA. We will be announcing the line up really soon but SAVE THE DATES!
ABOUT JERMAINE SAIN
Jermaine Sainis the host/ creator of a talk show called When We Speak. After exiting the U.S. Army in 2003, as a Medical Sergeant, Jermaine began pursuing a career in music after he auditioned for American Idol in 2005, in Austin, Texas.
Chandra Currelley is a smooth, cool & sultry, chocolate powerhouse, at the same time syncopated and improvisational! That's what you get when you see and hear Chandra Currelley! Chandra is an artist that not only sounds great, but you can feel every note she sings. That's one of the reasons she is the 2014 recipient of the Black Women In Jazz, (Lady Soul Of Jazz Award). She has toured with jazz legendRoy Ayers, where she recorded the duet, “Let Me Love You”.
Because of her ability to legitimately cross musical and theatrical styles, Chandra has had the opportunity to work with some of the greats including music mogulClarence Avant and the legendary recording group, the S.O.S. Band, where Chandra replaced the original lead singer. She continued the band’s string of Top Twenty Billboard hits with the CD’s “Diamonds In The Raw”, and “One Of Many Nights”, where she wrote several songs, including the single “Broken Promises”. The Helen Hayes and NAACP Phoenix Award Nominee has released three solo CD’s, “Relationships”,“The Real Me” and “Love Songs”, which contains the hit song “Love Again” from the Lionsgate movie, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”. Ms. Currelley has performed at the Long Beach Jazz Festival, the Berklee Jazz Festival, the JFly Music Festival, The Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage, Praise 102.5, Gospel Jazz Live, the Holland Juneteenth Music Festival and The Atlanta Jazz Festival. Chandra Currelley's live shows are unforgettable and always leaves the audiences shouting for more! Chandra is a double threat as a singer and actress. She is the 2015 Black Women In Jazz & Arts (Best Black Female Performer in Theater & Film).
Mabu’s ArkBand is an eclectic musical group that performs soul, jazz, Reggae, fusion jazz, Caribbean and African music. Mabu Brad Young, Jr. is the drummer,
vocalist and production manager for the band.
Mabu started
he band while attending high school during the 1960’s. The original band name
was “Mabu’s Madness” because of the music they were performing by artists such
as Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, The Delfonics, Sun Ra, JohnColtrane, as well as British rock and roll.
Mabu planned
to go to law school. And he intended to play football in college and go on to
the NFL. His back-up plan was to become a school teacher and football coach. He
did become a teacher and then Principal for the Mount Vernon City SchoolDistrict in New York.
He also has
kept his band together for 40 years, and performed in Senegal, Africa, Jamaica,
Canada and around the United States. In New York he has played at venues such
as the Apollo, Sweetwater, Windows on the World, and The Bitter End. Mabu has
worked and recorded with artists including Jeff Young, Vincent Henry, T.M.
Stevens, Teddy Stilles, Hassan Melvin Sparks, Onajie Allan Gumbs, Julio
Virella, Mike Phillips, Flip Lewis Barnes, Fred Hunter, Kay Boyd, Phillip
Hamilton and Boo Boo Monk (Thelonius Monk’s daughter).
He thanks
God for his parents and his wife, Tricia.
“We are excited about
the lineup for this year’s Atlanta Jazz Festival,” says Camille Russell Love,
Executive Director of the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. “As
our city becomes more international and our population younger, we are booking
the festival to welcome these new audiences.From the soulful groove of Gregory Porter, the hip-hop inspired brass of
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, and the sensuous stylings of Brazilian songstress
Eliane Elias, we’ve got a wide variety of jazz flavors on three stages. And
admission is free! Make plans now to join us for the 39th Annual
Atlanta Jazz Festival in Piedmont Park over Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29.”
Jermaine Sainis the host/ creator of a talk show called When We Speak. After exiting the U.S. Army in 2003, as a Medical Sergeant, Jermaine began pursuing a career in music after he auditioned for American Idol in 2005, in Austin, Texas.
