was a pioneering executive and professional chemist at Proctor & Gamble who led the way for other African-Americans at the prestigious company in the 1960s. He was the first black person with a doctorate hired at Proctor & Gamble. With a Ph.D in physical organic chemistry, Dr.Smitherman developed a number of incredibly popular patents, including Crest toothpaste, Safeguard soap, Bounce fabric softeners, Biz, Folgers Coffee and Crush soda, to name a few. Not only are they still on the shelves, but many of them are on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center in the featured exhibit, "America I AM: The African-American Imprint."...Read More

Anessa Strings - Letter of Recommendation

ANEESA STRINGS

Riding the success of her debut album A Shift in Paradigm, Aneesa Strings drops off very retro visuals for her 3rd single, "Letter Of Recommendation". The video was directed by Psycho Films. Watch More...

MAUPIN & ROGERS Launch Indiegogo Campaign

Maupin and Rogers, producers of Jazz In The Rainforest

Paul Sabu Rogers and jazz icon, Bennie Maupin launches a fundraising campaign for their feature documentary film, Jazz In The Rainforest. This documentary was filmed in Manaus, Brazil in 2013 and completed in May of this year. It has screened at the Capital City Black Film Festival in Austin, Texas, where it received 2nd place honors for the best documentary. The Rogers-Maupin collaboration was funded out of pocket, but they're now seeking finishing and promotion funds thru a 40 day crowd-funding campaign utilizing the popular platform, Indiegogo. The filmmakers hope that this campaign will provide the financial kick-start needed to move their project toward wider distribution and exposure.

For more information on the Jazz In The Rainforest Indiegogo campaign and to watch their pitch video

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BENNIE MAUPIN

The Bennie Maupin Quartet European Winter Tour 2014

Bennie Maupin (bs clar, ten sax), Vidal Montgomery (bs), Carl Orr (gtr), Rod Youngs (drs).

Top reedsman brings a superb quartet to Ronnie's for 1 night only ...Bennie Maupin is best-known for his association with Herbie Hancock and his atmospheric bass clarinet playing on Miles Davis' classic Bitches Brew album. His highly personal bass clarinet sound helped define such classic jazz recordings as Miles Davis'Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, Big Fun and On the Corner, as well as recordings by Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band, and the Headhunters.

Street Corner Renaissance

Street Corner Renaissance has been invited to perform in Dubai, the richest city in the world. This promises to be a 30 day adventurous engagement and life changing experience. And guess what. We're going. YAY!

In addition to the stated bu

siness at hand we'll be pursuing every opportunity available to us to advance the cause of Street Corner Style a'cappella singing along with our particular spin and performance style. This trip will kick off what we anticipate as being an awesome year of continued growth and accomplishments. (Details to come as they develop)...

Have a very happy and blessed holiday to all are friends and clients. hopefully in the next year, you'll have much Success! and that you continue to Breath, without any
impairments !

Charles Woods Gray & Paul Sabu Rogers

Stephanie Spruill

Internationally Acclaimed Vocalist Extraordinaire Stephanie Spruill

Releases Breathtaking First-Ever Jazz CD. Across the course of a peerless career, Stephanie Spruill represents excellence in music recording, performance, composition and education in a profound plethora of ways...in every genre...and on all of Earth's 7 continents.

No one else can righteously claim to have sung before the Emperor of Japan and the Queen of England...to have been one of Country superstar Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowgirls on stage as well as one of Disco diva Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" on record... For More Info

http://www.plazanoir.com/stephanie-spruill-releases-its-a-jazzy-day/

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