Kelvyn Bell News

The legendary Harlem Jazz Series returns with an electrifying lineup that will transport you straight to the heart of America's jazz capital. See here for more details!

Erykah Badu and Gary Clark Jr. will headline Music at the Intersection, taking place in St. Louis September 10-11. The R&B and blues icons are joined on the festival's second-year lineup by international indie soul group Hiatus Kaiyote, blues guitarist Buddy Guy, and more.

Ronnie's latest recording 'Heal' with 'Band Burrage' blends fusion, hard bop, rock and pop elements in a diverse, contemporary fashion. There are sections featuring unison playing and Afro-Latin rhythms, then periods with free, skittering passages as drummer/keyboardist Ronnie Burrage, EWI/saxophonist Rick Tate, guitarist Eric Slaughter, bassist Nimrod Speaks and vocalist Shenel Johns take turns offering frenetic, exuberant solos. Influenced by groups like Wayne Shorter, U.K., Milton Nascimento, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Radio Head, Kendrick Lamar, Yes, Tribe Called Quest, Funkadelics, Sly & The Family Stone, Alan Holdsworth, Stevie Wonder to name a few.

Christine Melton will be singing sweetly from The Great American Songbook with Pianist, Richard Clements, Malik Mclaurine - Bass, Camille Gainer-Jones - Drums at New Harlem Besame

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with a collection of stellar artists gathers for the spirited premiere of Adegoke Steve Colson's jazz-flavored tribute, commissioned by NJPAC in honor of Newark's 350th anniversary. 

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with a collection of stellar artists gathers for the spirited premiere ofAdegoke Steve Colson's jazz-flavored tribute, commissioned by NJPAC in honor of Newark's 350th anniversary. 

Cobi Narita/ Jazz Center of New York is proud to present Christine Melton with Jazz Trio; Charles Lovell (piano) Essiett Essiett (bass) and Sylvia Cuenca (drums) at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street on Saturday, July 30th at 4:00pm (Doors open at 3:30). Tickets are $25 with a 2 drink minimum, $20 for Students/Singers/Seniors.

Bold New Voices: Past, Present and Future, a collaboration between My Image Studios Harlem (MIST Harlem) and Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group, launches an exciting multicultural arts series with an all female concert and staged reading  of  William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar on June 8 at 7:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West 116th Street. 

Celebrating the day of his birth at the place of his tragic death, Riffs on Race and War, a one-woman show with live music, honors the legacy of Malcolm X on his 87th birthday. Riffs… examines universally resounding realities such as social inequality and the need for unity across humanity.

Celebrating the day of his birth at the place of his tragic death, Riffs on Race and War, a one-woman show with live music, honors the legacy of Malcolm X on his 87th birthday. Riffs… examines universally resounding realities such as social inequality and the need for unity across humanity.

Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW Performances Benefit BC/EFA and Salvation Army Zimbabwe Orphanage Project

The Harlem Japanese Gospel Choir, winner of the 2010 Best Choir Award at the McDonald's Gospel Fest, will make special guest appearances in Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW on Saturday December 4th, 11th and 18th at 7pm!

The Harlem Japanese Gospel Choir, winner of the 2010 Best Choir Award at the McDonald's Gospel Fest, will make special guest appearances in Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW on Saturday December 4th, 11th and 18th at 7pm!

The Inspirational Ensemble of Convent Avenue Baptist Church will make a special guest appearance in Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW on Friday December 10th at 7pm!

The Inspirational Ensemble of Convent Avenue Baptist Church will make a special guest appearance in Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW on Friday December 10th at 7pm!

Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW, a holiday gospel pageant which begins preview performances Off-Broadway at the Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street in New York City on December 3, will donate $3.00 of each ticket sold during the first two weeks of its four-week run to help support The Jireh Meal Ministry at the Salvation Army Temple Corps.

The Harlem Japanese Gospel Choir, winner of the 2010 Best Choir Award at the McDonald's Gospel Fest, will make special guest appearances in Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW on Saturday December 4th, 11th and 18th at 7pm!

Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW, a holiday gospel pageant which begins preview performances Off-Broadway at the Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street in New York City on December 3, will donate $3.00 of each ticket sold during the first two weeks of its four-week run to help support The Jireh Meal Ministry at the Salvation Army Temple Corps.

Two-time Emmy Award winning actor and ordained Bishop, Nikkieli DeMone, has joined the cast of Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW.

Jeff Bolding, who currently serves as Director of "The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian" of The Abyssinian Baptist Church, Rev. Dr Calvin Otis Butts, III, Pastor, has joined the cast of Alfred Preisser and Tracy Jack's BLACK NATIVITY NOW.