Huntertones is a very high energy band that combines jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop, and R&B with a world perspective. Fans love their skillful shifting from a dynamic six-piece ensemble to an unconventional trio featuring saxophone, sousaphone, and beat-boxing. Huntertones features members of the tonight show band Jon Batiste & Stay HUMAN, Allen Stone, OAR, Andy Grammar & Snarky Puppy. They... read full bio
Singer and composer Meghan Linsey performs modern country music. Prior to beginning a solo career, she was a part of the successful duet Steel Magnolia. She also participated in the eighth season of The Voice, an American reality television program. Linsey was reared in Tangipahoa Parish's Ponchatoula despite being a New Orleans native at birth. She started a band and... read full bio
The spectacular Motown celebration Motor City Fever is a nationally touring musical extravaganza. In this incredible event, an exceptionally talented ensemble that has performed on stage with some of the superstars themselves performs dozens of famous Motown anthems and other songs. A fantastic live band supports the cast, and the play has spectacular wardrobe changes. Great Motown tunes made popular... read full bio
The Word is a blues/jam rock ensemble made up of Robert Randolph, the gospel/pedal steel sensation John Medeski, the Dickinson brothers, Chris Chew and one-third of the jazz-funk trio Medeski, Martin & Wood, who together made up North Mississippi Allstars (of the famed Sacred Steel series on Arhoolie and his Family Band). The gospel album, which the Dickinsons and Medeski had... read full bio
Julius Rodriguez, a talented pianist and multi-instrumentalist, fuses his love of R&B, gospel and hip-hop with his jazz training. He initially caught people's attention when he went on tour with A$AP Rocky and collaborated with artists like Kassa Overall, Meshell Ndegeocello, Brasstracks and others on projects. Let Sound Tell All served as his solo debut for Verve Records. Rodriguez was raised in a... read full bio
Ethel Cain, who grew up attending small-town churches in the deep south, blends gritty lyrics, ethereal vocals and elements of rock, country and cinematic nostalgia to produce her own sound. Ethel Cain, alias Hayden Anhedonia, the project's creative power and musical genius, has already received early endorsements from singers Charli XCX and Lil Aaron. She is like a tall drink of lemonade... read full bio
Kabeaushé once defined his music as the polar antithesis of his labelmates on Nyege Nyege Tapes' hardcore leftfield electronic sounds. And at the time, the Kenyan polymath's debut album The Coming of Gaze was passionately and single-mindedly focused on exuberant pop rush, old school party hip hop upfulness, clean sounds, tenderness, bounciness, optimism and joy. However, the lines are no longer as distinct.... read full bio
In addition to receiving widespread national and international acclaim, J.J. Hairston and Youthful Praise are still making waves in the gospel music industry. The thirty-five-member Bridgeport, Connecticut church choir, which was founded in 1991, has grown into a national gospel singer that tops the Billboard charts. The nationwide hit praise song "You Deserve It," which was just released by J.J. Hairston... read full bio
Steve Gatlin recalls how he and his brothers sang together in church and anywhere and anytime somebody would listen to us." Tammy Wynette made an appearance with younger brother Rudy and sister LaDonna in Lubbock and asked Steve to sing with them. Not long after that, Steve was packing and moving to Nashville to work for Tammy. Once he was... read full bio
Legendary vocalist Freddie Jackson has cemented his position as one of the most successful figures in urban music with his soulful voice and number-one records. Jackson made a lasting impression on the music industry with an amazing 30 charting singles, including 11 number-one successes. His position as a renowned performer has been cemented by Grammy nominations and an American Music... read full bio
Multi-Grammy-nominated artist, PATRICE RUSHEN has definitely earned the respect awarded her by her peers in the music industry. Admired by many for her ground-breaking achievements, Rushen has amassed an impressive list of ""firsts"". She was the first woman in 43 years to serve as head composer/musical director for television's highest honor, the EMMY AWARDS, the first woman to serve as... read full bio
The Blind Boys of Alabama have been performing gospel together for decades. They have five Grammy Awards and several albums meant to spiritually uplift their audience. The Blind Boys have been an inspiration to the millions of people with disabilities around the country. They have stayed true to their roots of traditional gospel music, even with the gained popularity of... read full bio
Chante Moore’s music is at once sensuous, romantic and loving. Her own heartfelt compositions, jazzy grooves, and soulful ballads are her stock in trade. When she performs, her music comes alive with vibrancy and energy. Through six best-selling, critically-acclaimed solo albums and two duet sets with Kenny Lattimore – “Things That Lovers Do” and “Uncovered/Covered”, Chante Moore has emerged... read full bio
Darlene Love's thunderbolt voice is as embedded in the history of Rock-and-Roll as Eric Clapton's guitar or Bob Dylan's lyrics." *New York Times. The press has also said "Darlene Love and Tina Turner are two of the hardest-working women in show business. From her first number one recording, Hes A Rebel", through her string of label hits including "Da Doo... read full bio
With their roots in gospel, doo wop, and the sophisticated jazz-influenced singing groups of mid-century America like the Hi-Los, the a cappella vocal group Take 6 is both a throwback to an earlier, more genteel era of American music and a precursor for a number of black male pop groups of the '90s (most notably Boyz II Men). Its members... read full bio
The Grammy Award-winning producer, composer and recording artist Donald Lawrence has set the standard for excellence in the gospel music field over the last two decades. Donald Lawrence produced the live Grammy-nominated debuts. Lawrence signed a contract with the Island Records imprint Island Inspirational. Though a live recording did take place for release the album never materialized. The momentum continued... read full bio
"The Mighty Clouds of Joy is the best selling gospel quartet in the world. With a career that spans over four decades this group solidified it's staying power with numerous Grammy Awards and nominations, as well as several hit albums along the way. Based in Los Angeles, California, the group is comprised of Joe Ligon, Richard Wallace, Michael McCowin, Wilbert... read full bio
Javier Colon, endowed with an incredibly soulful voice, remarkable songwriting skills, an engaging demeanor, and a commanding stage presence, has already garnered the interest of a global fan base who have come to love his intimately personal, acoustic-textured pop, rock, and R&B fusion—a style he's come to refer to as "acoustic soul." Singer-songwriter-guitarist Colon is poised to advance his recording career... read full bio
Robert Randolph & The Family Band is an American soul and funk band who have strong blues and gospel influences. The five member band is comprised of Robert Randolph on the pedal steel guitar, Marcus Randolph on drums, Danyel Morgan on bass, Lenesha Randolph on vocals, and Brett Haas playing the keyboard/ guitar. Robert & The Family Band's first album... read full bio
BJ the Chicago Kid is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He was born to church choir director and was inspired to pursue music after seeing Janet Jackson perform. He later moved to Los Angeles and was a backup singer for Mary Mary. BJ then started to pursue a solo career and released his first mixtape, “A Taste of Chicago”.... read full bio
