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NEJA, Bryant College Celebrate Black History Month
SMITHFIELD, R.I.-- The New England Jazz Alliance helped celebrate Black History Month on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Bryant College with its New England Jazz Hall of Fame exhibit.
The highlight of the evening was a concert by Kendrick Oliver and his New Life Jazz Orchestra and vocalists Monica Lynk and Kevin Mahogany.
NEJA's day program included a showing of "A Boston Jazz Memoir" hosted by WGBH's Ron Gill and appearances by people very |
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closely connected to New England's African-American musical history, including
renowned tenor sax man Andy McGhee, Boston's Lady of Song Mae Arnette,
former Musicians Local 535 members Burt Walker and Bunky Emerson, New England's most knowledgeable jazz fan Arthur Howard, international jazz artist Shawnn Monteiro of Rhode Island, and Myra McAdoo, whose Boston childhood home was frequented by jazz greats such as Duke Ellington and
Nat Cole. |
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Kendrick Oliver's New Life Jazz Orchestra added live big band jazz to Bryant College's Black History Month celebration.
(left) Kendrick Oliver lays down the beat for his New Life Jazz Orchestra. PHOTOS BY RICHARD DUNNE |
Vocalist Kevin Mahogany was recruited by Kendrick Oliver for his Kansas City background. |
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New Life Jazz Orchestra Vocalist Monica Lynk sings her heart out at Bryant College.
PHOTOS BY RICHARD DUNNE
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NEJA's contingent at the Feb. 27 New England Jazz Hall of Fame program
at Bryant College included (from left) Andy McGhee, Ted Belastock, Burt
Walker, Mae Arnette, Bob Eshback, Brent Banulis, Bunky Emerson, Ron Gill, Arthur Howard and Ed Bride.
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International jazz artist Shawn Monteiro, who lives nearby, stopped by to visit with Ron Gill and her NEJA friends while they, and the NEJA Hall of Fame exhibit, were in Smithfield, R.I. PHOTOS BY RICHARD DUNNE |
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Concert goers take a look at NEJA Hall of Fame panels before heading into the auditorium for the Feb. 27 Bryant College performance by Kendrick Oliver and his New Life Jazz Orchestra. PHOTO BY RICHARD DUNNE
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Originally published March 23,2003
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