CONTENTS
1. This Saturday -- THE HAPPY FAMILY
COBALT BLUES BAND2. Calvary Cafe Menu for this week's concert
3. Upcoming events, including ANDY IRVINE & MOZAIK, the DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS, SHARON KATZ & THE PEACE TRAIN
4. About Crossroads
5. Shameless panhandling
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1. THIS SATURDAY
Crossroads Music presents:
THE HAPPY FAMILY Blending jazz, funk, hiphop, R&B, and pop
COBALT BLUES BAND Pumped up Chicago and Delta blues
A Philadelphia Crossroads Concert
Saturday, March 13 at 7:30 pm Calvary United Methodist Church 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue in Philadelphia
HAPPY FAMILY freely blends improvisation and arrangement, incorporating elements of jazz, funk, hiphop/R&B, and pop music. The band was formed in New York City in 2001, and spent the winter 2001-2 performing in Hong Kong and surrounding areas of China before returning to New York and other musical projects. Following part of the band’s recent move to West Philadelphia and a highly acclaimed reunion show at Dahlak, they have been performing regularly with artists like Ursula Rucker, Tim Motzer, Jim Hamilton, and Global Illage.
Since 1984, harmonica player/bandleader Joe Becton and his COBALT BLUES BAND have mixed blues, rock, jazz and funk to make a pumped up Chicago and Delta blues popular with music lovers everywhere and of every age. The group started out playing the South Street clubs like Zachary’s, J.C. Dobbs, and Bachannal, and now play shows all over the Philadelphia area They have opened for Sonny Rhodes, the Nighthawks, Johnny Copeland, Charles Honeyboy Otis and Joan Osborne.
Cobalt Joe Becton plays harmonica, guitar and keyboards. In the 1960s he fronted a Philadelphia group "Sandhouse and later played up and down the Gulf Coast with Ernest Standberry's "Pensacola Rhythm Section" and the "Star Of Destiny" as guitarist and vocalist. As a solo performer he has worked clubs in the San Francisco area, New York City, Mexico, Florida, Alabama, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and has opened shows for artists including Willie Tyler and Lester, Josh White Jr., Kevin So and the Holmes Brothers.
Since beginning his career as a professional drummer at the age of fifteen, singer Dereck Vinson has worked with groups including The Intrigues, Barbara Mason, The Drifters, The Platters, The State of Mind Band, Patti Labelle, Instant Funk, King Moses and the Jack Raven Band, "Chronicles and Moses Magnum. Dereck has toured the United States and Canada and been recorded on a number of hit records.
Since 1983, Don Paul Butler has played guitar for a number of Philadelphia acts: T-life, D.V.P., Royal Mystique, Strawberry Affair, Gutbucket, and Toy Department. As a session player he has recorded with the Pointer Sisters, Eugene Wilde, Robert Hazzard, and many others, playing styles ranging from R&B, funk, and gospel to metal, rock, and top 40.
Lance Walker, bass player extraordinaire, has laid down the low end for a varied repertoire of artist from The Intruders, Harold Melvin`s legendary Blue Notes and the Del Phonics Garfield Fleming to the blues Texas rocker Sonny Rhoades &,the smooth and slick Frankie Lee. Lance has also played for the Dukes of Destiny and was the cat that laid down the grooves for the Stickmen.
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2. CALVARY CAFE MENU for March 13
Combination Platter-- $5.00
(includes entree and two sides (vegetarian, three sides), beverage and dessert)
A la carte: Entrée -- $3.50 Sides -- $1.00 each Desserts -- $1.00 each Beverages -- $1.00 each Snacks -- $ .50 each
Entrees:
Turkey Burger, Veggie Burger, Chicken Patty, Grilled Chicken (all served as a sandwich or alone and with or without cheese)
Sides:
Macaroni and Cheese, Herbed Potatoes, Corn Pudding, Smothered Cabbage, or Tossed Salad
Desserts: Assortment of Cakes and Pies, Bread Pudding, Cookies
Beverages:
Coffee, (regular and decaf), various Teas (regular and herbal), Hot Chocolate (several kinds), Fruit Punch, Sodas (regular or diet, bottled Spring Water
SNACKS: Assorted Chips……………………..50 cents a bag --
3. UPCOMING EVENTS (several more to be confirmed)
Friday, March 26 -- ANDY IRVINE AND MOZAIK
Irish music legend and multicultural pioneer ANDY IRVINE (of Sweeney’s Men and Planxty fame) has a new project. Following a wildly successful Australian tour last year, the international acoustic supergroup Mozaik makes its US debut this March and April. With Tony McManus (Scotland), Bruce Molsky (US), Rens Van Der Zalm (Netherlands), and Nicola Parov (Hungary) Mozaik moves effortlessly from Celtic to Old Timey to Eastern European music, with lavish instrumental arrangements complementing Andy and Bruce’s plaintive vocals. Melodies set to odd-metered East European rhythms are buoyed by the irrepressible lift of the best Irish music. American field hollers sit alongside protest songs and slow airs. “A universal expression of vitality and life.”–Melbourne Age
Saturday, April 3, 2004 -- THE DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS
A pioneering force behind the evolution of the modern gospel quartet sound, THE DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS are among the longest-lived and most successful groups of their era; renowned for their imaginative arrangements, progressive harmonies and all-around versatility, they earned almost universal recognition as the greatest Southern quartet of their generation.
While they have always remained deeply rooted in the gospel tradition, their influence has made itself known far and wide in American popular music. Perhaps Isaac Hayes has put it most eloquently: "In the beginning, after the word, and before there was rap, hip-hop, disco, punk, funk, metal, soul, Motown, rock-a-billy, before bebop, doo-wop, and the big band swing there was the Dixie Hummingbirds." In the 1940s, for example, they were singing the kind of a cappella harmonies that caught on as doo-wop in the 1950s, and in the 1950s, they added electric guitar to their sound, prefiguring the soul music of the 1960s.
Lead singer Ira Tucker, Sr., who has been with the group since 1938, when he was 13, was especially inspired and inspiring. Musicologist Horace Boyer writes that "not only did he put his voice and vocal technique to use, he also became the model for the 'activity' singer. He ran up and down aisles, jumped from the stage, and spun around without sacrificing one iota of the pure musical sound that he first brought to the quartet. Indeed, he served as the model for many of the rhythm and blues and soul singers from Jackie Wilson and Clyde McPhatter to Bobby Blue Bland and the Temptations."
Friday, April 30, 2004 -- SHARON KATZ AND THE PEACE TRAIN
Sharon Katz made history in South Africa in 1993 when she formed the country’s first-ever multi-cultural, multi-racial, and multi-lingual performing group. 150 musicians toured the country by train, giving concerts at every stop along their route. As the performers played, sang and danced to promote a peaceful transition to democracy in South Africa, TV and radio crews broadcast all the events to the nation. The first time worldwide audiences saw Katz perform was on CNN in April 1994. By then, a date had been set for South Africa’s first democratic election and she had been commissioned by the Independent Electoral Commission to write songs in many of South Africa’s languages to teach people how to vote for the first time in their lives. In1995, they began to spread their message of peace and reconcilliation around the world as South Africa’s “Cultural Ambassadors.”
Between tours, Katz, a trained music therapist, works to help heal the nation from the wounds of apartheid. She also works in other trouble spots around the world, earning her a reputation for converting “gang members in to band members.” With violence, intolerance and problems in schools becoming a daily concern in America too, Katz has established a second base in Philadelphia, from which she runs workshops and concerts in schools, universities and community centers across the country.
More events to be announced. For updates, see www.crossroads.calvary-center.org
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4. ABOUT CROSSROADS MUSIC
Crossroads events fall into three main groups. Philadelphia Crossroads continues the original Crossroads Music Series, which presented contrasting but related music from two different Philadelphia communities on the second Saturday of each month. Beginning in October, Root and Branch concerts continue the former Cherry Tree Music Co-op's series of concerts by nationally-known touring artists. Finally, the Folklife Center's Nada Brahma (Sanskrit for "The World is Sound") events will present locally-based and national and international touring artists from culturally-specific traditions around the world. In addition, we collaborate with other organizations in producing several free community events at other West Philadelphia locations each year.
All concerts take place at 7:30 pm in the historic Calvary United Methodist Church. Oak paneling, red carpets, and a horseshoe balcony make the room feel more like an intimate theater than a church. Calvary Center is located at 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The 34 subway-surface trolley stops at the door, and a free, well-lit, and city-maintained parking lot is located on the block. Dinner and refreshments are available at the concerts and at excellent restaurants nearby.
For advance tickets, directions, or other information:
http://www.crossroads.calvary-center.org 215-729-1028
(We have limited office hours but check voicemail several times a day -- if there is no answer, please leave a message and we’ll call you back).
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5. HOW DO WE PAY FOR THESE EVENTS?
Occasionally, we get asked how we pay for Crossroads concerts. Our largest source of income is ticket sales, but we also receive some funds from program book advertisers, Calvary Center, and individual donations. We inherited what funds the Cherry Tree Music Co-op had left when it closed, and we are actively pursuing grant funding to keep things going once this runs out.
We also gratefully accept individual donations, and even a small amount of money can make a big difference. If each subscriber to our email list contributed only $10 a year, for example, we’d be able to book the entire season in advance, to expand the number of events presented, and to substantially expand our publicity.
Crossroads Music is a program of the Calvary Center for Culture and Community, a non-sectarian nonprofit organization that seeks to restore and increase community use of the historic Calvary Church building. All donations are fully tax-deductible, and 100% of contributions designated for Crossroads Music go directly to that program. Checks should be made payable to Calvary Center and mailed to Crossroads Music, c/o Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 South 48th Street, Philadelphia PA 19143.
We thank you for your support.
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