Martin Luther Kinh Jr. Musical Tribute

Sun, Jan 15
7:30 pm
$20 and up. senior dicscount

"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 Renin, Elouise Burrell,
Melanie DeMore and Nicolas Bearde, 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
800/ 838-3006
www.mlktribute.com

http://www.scottish-rite.org/

Additional Info:

510/ 287- 8880
www.mlktribute.com