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Plaza Noir Newsletter

        Thirty Ninth Edition July 2015 

               

In This Issue

Hero's & Shero's

Major news in the ballet world today as 32-year-old superstar dancer Misty Copeland was named the first black principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. She is the first female to earn the title in the prestigious dance company's 75-year history. It is position Copeland has openly aspired to since she joined the company in 2001. Surprisingly, Copeland has become one of only a handful of African-American principal dancers in the United States. Read More...


 
Returning from summer tour in the South of France as featured soloist with the illustrious, Kool and Gang Band, Louis Van Taylor will perform with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra at Los Angeles, Central Avenue Jazz Festival, on July 25, 2015, 4 p.m.
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This book is in development for a feature film production to be directed by 2 time Academy Award winning Production Sound Mixer, Willie D. Burton,  

 

The project actually started from a book. which came out in 1998 about this 10 year old boy Cheekie growing up in a rough New Orleans Project called Desire. Only 5000 copies were printed but it got a lot of good reviews and was endorsed by the late,Dr. Maya Angelou who became a mentor to the writer, Clarence Nero.  See More...

 
Mark de Clive-Lowe's Herbie Hancock Tribute 

Live Mixtape Performance Recorded live on June 17, 2015 at Lock & Key Bar, Los Angeles this very special live performance recording features MdCL sharing some of his favorite Herbie Hancock moments over a 90 minute live mixtape performance - looping, sampling and flipping classic moments from the master from his early Blue Note releases through over 4 decades of music. [LISTEN ONLINE HERE] https://www.mixcloud.com/.../devils-pie-presents-the-herbie-.../... See More Mark 



Paris Nicole
Paris Nicole, a native of Los Angeles, lights up any room with her bubbly personality and bright smile.  She is currently a Theatre Arts major at California State University of Northridge.  A triple threat, Paris sings, dances and acts with gusto and passion.


Paul Benjamin
 Born and raised for a time in Pelion, South Carolina, African-American actor Paul Benjamin is the youngest of twelve children born to a Baptist preacher, the Reverend Fair Benjamin, and his wife Rosa. Paul lost his mother while still a baby and his father as a child. He moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where he was taken in by one of his older brothers, David, and his wife and family. Suppressing his teenage desires of becoming an actor due to social pressures, he attended C.A. Johnson High and, upon graduation,

 

is coming to Plaza Noir, 
Tommy Franklin has created the News Minute with Memphis Jones, check it out,  For more information on Tommy Franklin Click here 


Producer - Director - Writer - Actor Charles Woods Gray for many years has written poetry and at long last has  decided to share some of his original pieces on the Plaza Noir Network. Enjoy See More...


 

 

Natalia Johnson was destined to have a life in music, as her mother plays piano, her father sings, and all of her relatives are members of musical ministries. This Texas beauty began piano lessons at 8 years old, sang with her church choir, and listened to blues, gospel, country and R&B growing up. Natalia had her first acting role before she was in kindergarten, but her family didn't take her seriously as a singer. One day she surprised her father by singing at home. He was so impressed; he spent all night helping her with pitch, harmonies, and proper breathing technique.
Alpha Air Conditioning and Heating was established in 2005 with one major goal in mind, and that is to provide outstanding level of service for our customers. We are looking to create that one on one relationship with our clients based on competitive pricing combined with exceptional workmanship and customer service, making sure the job is done the right way without cutting any corners for the benefit and satisfaction of our customers.                                                        See More...
In January 2013, William's album " Heaven's Got The Blues" , a blues an d rock CD; which contains 11 new songs will be available on BlueBoy Records. The recording features Dale Williams' stylistic guitar, accompanied by musicians Glen Fisher, Yuko Tamura, Richard Sellers, and Terry Scott.  Williams' first Indie label release will boast firey guitar solos, hypnotizing grooves, and a 
blend of Chicago Blues, Rock and Soul. 
 


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