Jones Family Singers Coming to Center for the Arts, 2/5

The rollicking gospel and R&B band The Jones Family Singers come to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on February 5 at 8 p.m.

Tickets, priced starting at $20 for the public and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522 or online at http://arts.pepperdine.edu/. More information about The Jones Family Singers available at http://www.thejonesfamilysingers.com/

The Jones Family Singers, consisting in part of five sisters, two brothers and their father, have been tearing up churches and festivals alike for over two decades. Yep, it's gospel music - but fans of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Vintage Trouble will also find a hip shaking and spiritually uplifting workout at the core.

"The three-generation gospel collective's high-energy performances are the living embodiment of the indelible connection between the black church and its rock and soul offspring" notes the Austin Chronicle. "It was all joyful praise, brilliantly timed with one crescendo after another" boasts the New York Times, and both Rolling Stone and NPR called them "a must see act" at SXSW 2014.

The Jones Family Singers received a standing ovation at Lincoln Center and showcased at New York City's globalFEST and The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in January 2015. This year and next will see them criss-crossing the globe with domestic and international appearances including Newport Folk Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, and a two week tour of Russia.

Impressed by the band's fervor onstage and humility off, Austin filmmaker Alan Berg (Outside Industry: The Story of SXSW) decided in 2012 to make a documentary that explored the triumphs and tribulations of this working gospel band. The artistry he witnessed onstage along with the compelling family dynamic that came to fruition at film festivals in Spring 2015. Besides churches, nightclubs, concert series and music festivals, they've also brought their powerful musical ministry to prisons, interfaith events and community celebrations. They also have two albums - The Spirit Speaks and their latest, Live from Mt. Zion.

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University provides high-quality activities for over 50,000 people from 664 zip codes annually through performances, rehearsals, museum exhibitions, and master classes. Located on Pepperdine's breathtaking Malibu campus overlooking the Pacific, the center serves as a hub for the arts, uniquely linking professional guest artists with Pepperdine students as well as patrons from surrounding Southern California communities. Facilities include the 450-seat Smothers Theatre, the 118-seat Raitt Recital Hall, the "black box" Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre, and the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.

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