Maurice Johnson | Tonight

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African American, Guitar, Jazz, Maurice Johnson

Maurice Johnson | Tonight – [Jazz Drop, 2010]

Maurice Johnson - Tonight

In the time it takes to listen to this body of work, you will have witnessed a mere glimpse into the mind and spirit of an artist whose time has come in the midst of a troubled economy and the political storm inherited by America’s first African American President.

There have been plenty of talented musical artists, but for veteran guitarist, Maurice Johnson, talented would be an understatement for this self-confessed overachiever. The Maurice Johnson / Mister Johnson experience may be new for many listeners, but one quickly realizes the sound is uniquely his own.

It’s fresh and exciting; smooth, hip, romantic, moving and raw guitar.

Tonight captures the unique and suggestive feeling conveyed in the majority of each title with a picturesque tale entwined in mystique, melody and rhythm.

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“THE MOVEMENT” Revisited

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African American, Bass, Christian McBride, Jazz, The Civil Right Movement

“THE MOVEMENT” Revisited A Jazz Opus by Christian McBride In Celebration of Black History Month

The Movement Revisited

In celebration of Black History Month, the Detroit International Jazz Festival will present THE MOVEMENT Revisited, a jazz opus by Mack Avenue recording artist and Grammy® Award-winning bassist/bandleader Christian McBride, on Sunday, February 14 at 7:30pm at Second Ebenezer Church in Detroit. Dedicated to four icons of the Civil Rights Movement, McBride will perform and conduct the piece featuring the Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra, the Second Ebenezer Majestic Voices, and his quintet–Ron Blake, saxophone, Geoffrey Keezer, piano, Terreon Gully, drums, and Warren Wolfe, vibes.

THE MOVEMENT Revisited pays tribute to Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. Confirmed narrators include internationally renowned poet, author and playwright Sonia Sanchez as Rosa Parks; actor Dion Graham, whose credits include The Wire, Law & Order and Homicide: Life on the Street, as Muhammad Ali; Dr. Willis Patterson, Professor Emeritus of the University of Michigan School of Music as Malcolm X; and Bishop Edgar L. Vann of Second Ebenezer Church as The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.