ARTIST
Tulani Kinard's musical career began with the Grammy award winning group Sweet Honey in The Rock. Tulani is a recipient of the Fannie Lou Hammer Award. The New York Times calls her vocal performance “Astonishing”.
Tulani's spoken word and music collaboration with bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant, led to a performance of one of her compositions on the Oprah show.
Tulani's gift of composing in the musical genres of jazz, rhythm and blues, hip hop, African chants and traditional gospel music has produced inspirational messages .
Tulani's music, “Good News” is the voice of love, truth and the power of the spirit of peace....
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ARTIST
Tulani Kinard's musical career began with the Grammy award winning group Sweet Honey in The Rock. Tulani is a recipient of the Fannie Lou Hammer Award. The New York Times calls her vocal performance “Astonishing”.
Tulani's spoken word and music collaboration with bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant, led to a performance of one of her compositions on the Oprah show.
Tulani's gift of composing in the musical genres of jazz, rhythm and blues, hip hop, African chants and traditional gospel music has produced inspirational messages .
Tulani's music, “Good News” is the voice of love, truth and the power of the spirit of peace.
VENUE
Discover the local weekly Jazz Festival and Fish Fry located in a restored 1800's Victorian Brownstone building, in the proposed designated Landmarked Bedford Historic District of Brooklyn, presents a walk in salon style acoustic sound room concert series. ffer a fish fry buffet. The feel of being in your own home with your shoes off, with an authentic jazz vibe. Imagine retreating back to a different time and spend the evening in an intimate setting. Experience the enjoyment of live Jazz Concert, a Southern Fish Fry Buffet and Open Mic that will delight your palette. Included in the experience is an Upright Grand Piano, such as the ones once used to create some of today's classic Jazz tunes on Pan Alley Row Grouped alongside other acoustic style instruments in what we call THE ROOM. During the 1930 perhaps even earlier, one didn't have to go to Manhattan for the Jazz scene Brooklyn had one of it's own. Bedford Stuyvesant had the largest Jazz neighborhood in Brooklyn which held many venues that housed jazz greats like Thelonius Monk, Randy Weston, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Hank Mobley and others. All eventually changed, and jazz club fizzled out in favor of a different generation of music.
Debbie McClain, owner of Sankofa Aban Bed and Breakfast is seeks to revive the local jazz scene of the past along with partner Eric Lemons.
DebbieMc and Eric Lemons an accomplished string musician and Co-Foundering partner for BrownstoneJAZZ values authenticity and selectiveness, when deciding who to feature and when.
No bells, whistles or amps. This is Salon Jazz: intimate, classic, acoustic concerts plain and simple every Friday and Saturday night
You're invited to a magical evening of music as Debbie and Eric takes you behind the scene of this undercover jazz venue. You can get there early to meet the performers, and as you take a seat for a jazz fest experience of a lifetime,
these two host will present you with today's best Jazz Artist.
Included in your evening will be a traditional Southern fish fry buffet. Cooked on site in a traditional way.
FYI
DebbieMc never set out to own a BnB, but once she did magic happened. A hairstylist by trade when her grandparents 1939 home fell into her lap to save and maintain. Much bad energy once filled the property, but she knew that music would cleanse this 19th century home.
Debbie McClain once a long time piano student is just one of now the 6 generational family of music lovers. Also at the same time she would be able to show and share the beauty of the homes from Brooklyn begone.
Continuing the history of the neighborhood, a group of jazz locals and broadway greats like Blue Note recording artist James Spaulding, Trombonist/ Euphonist Kiane Zawadi and vocalist Keisha St. James aside actress/singer Boncella Lewis gather each week and connect over music in a tradition that's diminished, but clearly not lost, along with a style of living from another time.
BrownstoneJAZZ now offers other tours along with other delicious beverage and bites, on special days and times.
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