In The Name of Love: 17th Annual Musical Tribute

In The Name of Love: 17th Annual Musical Tribute Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Start Date: Sunday 1/20/2019 — End Date: Sunday 1/20/2019 Admission:$25.00 – $60.00 This year’s MLK Musical Tribute will be on Sunday, Jan. 20th, 7pm at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center. The tribute will be entitled “Rhythm and Blues and the Civil Rights Movement” and will feature outstanding vocalists Jeanie Tracy, Kev Choice, Ms. Faye Carol, Terrie Odabi and Alvon Johnson along with a stellar band including Kev Choice on piano, Scott Thompson on bass, Daria Shanai Johnson on drums, and Alvon Johnson on guitar. Also on the program will be the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir with Konda Mason, Co-founder and CEO of Impact Hub Oakland, serving as Mistress of Ceremonies. The City of Oakland Humanitarian Award will be presented to an outstanding Oakland citizen working tirelessly to make a difference. Over the past 14 years, Living Jazz has provided FREE music education to Oakland public elementary schools serving high percentages of low-income families (Title One) through the Living Jazz Children’s Project (LJCP). Over 4,500 2-3rd graders have now benefited from LJCP and as a result, have had the life changing opportunity to perform as the opening act at “In the Name of Love”, Oakland’s only non-denominational Musical Tribute honoring Dr. King, one of the many programs Living Jazz has produced since 1984. This year’s goal will be to raise $20,000 to support LJCP. Schools that have benefited from LJCP include Glenview, Carl B. Munk, Cleveland, Fruitvale, Manzanita SEED, Howard, and Garfield elementary. Location: 1547 Lakeside Dr. Oakland Contact: Page Hodel info@livingjazz.org URL: https://www.livingjazz.org/mlktribute/

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In The Name of Love: 17th Annual Musical Tribute

In The Name of Love: 17th Annual Musical Tribute Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Start Date: Sunday 1/20/2019 — End Date: Sunday 1/20/2019 Admission:$25.00 – $60.00 This year’s MLK Musical Tribute will be on Sunday, Jan. 20th, 7pm at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center. The tribute will be entitled “Rhythm and Blues and the Civil Rights Movement” and will feature outstanding vocalists Jeanie Tracy, Kev Choice, Ms. Faye Carol, Terrie Odabi and Alvon Johnson along with a stellar band including Kev Choice on piano, Scott Thompson on bass, Daria Shanai Johnson on drums, and Alvon Johnson on guitar. Also on the program will be the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir with Konda Mason, Co-founder and CEO of Impact Hub Oakland, serving as Mistress of Ceremonies. The City of Oakland Humanitarian Award will be presented to an outstanding Oakland citizen working tirelessly to make a difference. Over the past 14 years, Living Jazz has provided FREE music education to Oakland public elementary schools serving high percentages of low-income families (Title One) through the Living Jazz Children’s Project (LJCP). Over 4,500 2-3rd graders have now benefited from LJCP and as a result, have had the life changing opportunity to perform as the opening act at “In the Name of Love”, Oakland’s only non-denominational Musical Tribute honoring Dr. King, one of the many programs Living Jazz has produced since 1984. This year’s goal will be to raise $20,000 to support LJCP. Schools that have benefited from LJCP include Glenview, Carl B. Munk, Cleveland, Fruitvale, Manzanita SEED, Howard, and Garfield elementary. Location: 1547 Lakeside Dr. Oakland Contact: Page Hodel info@livingjazz.org URL: https://www.livingjazz.org/mlktribute/

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