Martin Luther King Musical Tribute

Sun, Jan 15
7:30 pm
$15 - $22

"IN THE NAME OF LOVE"
THE 5TH ANNUAL MUSICAL TRIBUTE HONORING
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Featuring LINDA TILLERY AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE CHOIR
OAKLAND INTERFAITH GOSPEL CHOIR
OAKLAND CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CHOIR
and special guests
MADELINE EASTMAN and THE DYNAMIC MISS FAYE CAROL

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE HONORABLE RONALD V. DELLUMS

Oakland Scottish Rite Center
Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 7:30 pm

Oakland - San Francisco - Rhythmic Concepts present hellip IN THE
NAME OF LOVE The 5th Annual Musical Tribute honoring Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. at The Oakland Scottish Rite Center - 1547 Lakeside
Dr. on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 pm. Presented each January, this
cultural, civic and soulful celebration is Oakland's only non-
denominational musical tribute to Dr. King - one of the greatest
humanitarians of our time. This year's featured performers include :
jazz and blues singer The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol and internationally
acclaimed jazz vocalist and recording artist Madeline Eastman in an
unprecedented vocal duet, Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage
Choir, The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, and The Oakland
Children's Community Choir. The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums will be
giving the evening's keynote address and the emcee for the evening is
Clifford Brown, Jr. (KDYA, KCSM). Archival footage of Dr. King's
moving oratories projected on a larger-than-life screen throughout
the evening, the presentation of the 3rd Oakland Citizen Humanitarian
Award, and an opening prayer by religious leaders all help make this
one of Oakland's most significant events.

Advance Tickets: $20, $15 seniors (65+) and students, $6 children
(12 and under). Tix sold at the door on day of show (based on
availability): $22, $17 seniors and students, $6 children
Tickets available at www.mlktribute.com by phone: 800/ 838-3006 Tix
also available at Bookstores: Oakland -Pendragon, Laurel, Marcus;
Berkeley- Reid's Records, Pegasus.
For additional information call 510/ 287- 8880 or visit
www.mlktribute.com

2006 Featured Performers

Miss Faye Carol is recognized as one of the Bay Area's most versatile
and creative female vocal stylist for over three decades, often
compared Billie Holiday, Betty Carter and Bessie Smith. Faye has
performed with such jazz greats as Ray Charles, Bobby Hutcherson, Ben
Vereen, and Pharaoh Sanders. She has performed at major music
festivals including the Monterey Blues Festival, the Monterey Jazz
Festival, the SF Blues Festival, the SF Jazz Festival, and toured
throughout Europe and Canada. Faye is a vocal teacher and director of
the Music in the Community program at the Black Repertory Group in
Berkeley. She has received numerous awards throughout her career,
including the Top Star Awards as Entertainer of the Year (1994) and
as Best Vocalist (1968). Fay has recorded 7 CD's.

Madeline Eastman is an internationally known jazz vocalist &
recording artist. In 2004, Ms. Eastman won 3rd place in the Downbeat
Reader's Poll "Best Female Jazz Vocalist ". From Japan to Finland,
from SF and NYC nightclubs to the Monterey and Glasgow Jazz
Festivals, an Eastman performance is never less than exhilarating.
She has recorded 5 CD;s.

The Cultural Heritage Choir, lead by Linda Tillery (whose career has
spanned 34 years), also features Rhonda Benin, Elouise Burrell,
Melanie DeMore, Simon Monserra, was formed in 1992 and performs
traditional African-American music including spirituals, work songs,
field hollers, & slave songs. Tillery explains, "this music,
particularly the spirituals, has kept Black people alive through
slavery, night rider's raids, and segregation. In addition to songs
and chants, delivered through such stylistic forms as call-and-
response, multi-layered harmonies, and repetitive verse, the CHC
repertoire includes intoned sermons, folk tales, polyrhythmic
percussion, & dance. They have recorded 5 CD's http://
www.culturalheritagechoir.com

The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, with its exquisite vocal
harmonies and stirring gospel repertoire, is a multiracial interfaith
group of 55 vocalists united in their love of gospel music with its
message of hope, joy, unity and justice - under the direction of
Terrance Kelly. From 1999-2003, the OIGC earned the Gospel Academy
Award for "Best Community Choir of the Year." Terrance Kelly received
the 2003 Gospel Academy Award for Best Director. The choir's has
preformed with recording stars Tramaine Hawkins, Take 6,
Linda Rondstadt, Peter Gabriel and Jeffrey Osborne.

The Oakland Children's Community Choir is a project created
specifically for this event. We have commissioned composer Greg Murai
to write two arrangements in the spirit of Dr. King, and engaged
accomplished Music Director and vocalist Michelle Jordan to go into
several Oakland public elementary schools to teach these
compositions. These schools were selected because of the diversity of
the population and the lack of funding for cultural programming. We
will bring these children together to perform as the opening act at
the MLK event. This project provides a number of important services
for underserved children: access to music education, exposure to the
teachings of Dr. King, and an unusual and exciting opportunity to
gain experience performing alongside professional artists and civic
leaders.



WHAT: IN THE NAME OF LOVE
THE 5TH ANNUAL MUSICAL TRIBUTE HONORING
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

WHEN: January 15, 2005 - Sunday 7:30 pm

WHERE: Oakland Scottish Rite Center- 1547 Lakeside Dr.

TICKETS: Advance Tickets: $20, $15 seniors (65+) and students, $6
children (12 and under)
Tix sold at the door on day of show (based on availability): $22, $17
seniors and students
$6 children Tickets available at www.mlktribute.com by phone:
800/ 838-3006 Tix also available at Bookstores: Oakland -Pendragon,
Laurel, Marcus; Berkeley- Reid's Records, Pegasus.

For info: 510/ 287- 8880 or visit www.mlktribute.com

Venue:

Oakland Scottish Rite Center
1547 Lakeside Dr.
Oakland
510/ 287- 8880
www.mlktribute.com

Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, (510)
451-1903

Parking is available in our free lot which is located behind our
building, on Madison Street. Madison is a one way street, running in
the opposite direction as Lakeside. Other lots are also available on
Madison Street which are not free. Some on-street parking is also
available.

From Highway 880 North (coming from San Jose)



Exit right on Oak Street. Remain on Oak Street which becomes Lakeside
Drive at 14th Street. Our Center is on the left, a long block after
14th Street. If you are going to our parking lot, proceed past our
building while staying in the left lane. As you pass the Essex
Appartments, staying in the left lane will put you on Madison. Our
parking lot is the second address in the next block. There is a large
sign in the back of the building. Make a left turn into the first gate.


From Highway 580 East (from Richmond or San Francisco -- going
toward Hayward)


Exit on Harrison Street, at end of off-ramp turn right on Harrison
Street. Stay in the left lane! At 20th Harrison becomes Lakeside
(continue staying in the left lane). At the Lake Merrit Hotel,
Lakeside becomes Madison Street (continue staying in the left lane).
After you pass the Lake Merrit Hotel, our parking lot is the second
address of the next block and there is a big sign on the back of our
building. Turn left into the parking lot.


From Highway 580 West (from Hayward, Stockton)


Exit right on Harrison and at the end of the off-ramp, turn left onto
Madison. Stay in the left lane! At 20th Harrison becomes Lakeside
(continue staying in the left lane). At the Lake Merrit Hotel,
Lakeside becomes Madison Street (continue staying in the left lane).
After you pass the Lake Merrit Hotel, our parking lot is the second
address of the next block and there is a big sign on the back of our
building. Turn left into the parking lot. If you desire to drive to
the front of the building, continue on Madison and turn left on 14th,
and left again on Lakeside.


From Highway 24 (from Walnut Creek, Concord, Pleasant Hill)


As you come out of the tunnel, get in the right lane. Take the 580
East fly-over staying in the right lane. Take Harrison Street off,
turning right on Harrison. Stay in the left lane! At 20th Harrison
becomes Lakeside (continue staying in the left lane). At the Lake
Merrit Hotel, Lakeside becomes Madison Street (continue staying in
the left lane). After you pass the Lake Merrit Hotel, our parking lot
is the second address of the next block and there is a big sign on
the back of our building. Turn left into the parking lot. If you
desire to drive to the front of the building, continue on Madison and
turn left on 14th, and left again on Lakeside.


If our parking lot is full you may have to resort to parking on the
street or in another lot which is NOT free. There are two lots on
Madison within a couple of blocks of our parking lot. If you desire
to look for on-street parking, continue on Madison, turning left at
14th, and left again on Lakeside.

Additional Info:

510/ 287- 8880
www.mlktribute.com