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September 1-7, 2010
The Detroit Jazz Fest is here (and summer’s almost gone)
preacher woman In 1968, when I was two years old (okay,
Reflections Son of a
By Steve Holsey
stop laughing!), Dusty Springfield (a great singer with a soulful, sexy voice) recorded a fantastic song titled “Son of a Preacher Man” that was destined to become a classic.
It was made even better by the perfect back-
ground vocals provided by the Sweet Inspira- tions, of which Cissy Houston — Whitney’s mom — was a member.
Well, people are surprised to learn that
the mother of gangsta rapper Snoop Dogg (real name: Cordozar Broadus) is a Bap- tist minister. What’s even more surprising (and rather funny) is that Beverly Broadus Green wants her son to become “a rapper for God” and believes that “he’s going to get a call from God soon.”
It’s hard to imag- Snoop Dogg
ine that the man who has made albums like
“Malice N Wonderland” and does songs such as “Pimpin’ Ain’t EZ” and “I Miss That Bitch” could ever rap on the Creator’s behalf.
But you never know. Stranger things have
happened. If God’s has something else for you to do, that’s that. And the fact that Snoop recently recorded a duet with Anita Baker sug- gests a milder and more mature Snoop.
DESPITE having had two strokes, cur-
rently walking with a cane, having her speech impeded and going through therapy every day (physical, occupational and speech), Angela Bofill says she is “feeling great.”
“I have learned that life is a precious thing,”
she said recently. “Every second counts and nobody has a right to take it for granted.”
What a great attitude! Bofill’s fans will never tire of hearing her
most popular songs, including “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter,” “Something About You” and “Too Tough.”
The Black community
embraced Angela Bofill as thoroughly as it did Teena Marie and Robin Thicke.
On a lighter note, in her
early days Bofill and two of her girlfriends had a group called “the Puerto Rican Supremes.” (Her mother is Puerto Rican and her father is Cuban.)
It is admirable that
rapper/actor Bow Wow as- pires to reach the level of success and power of his hero, Will Smith. But it might be more difficult to achieve that with a name like “Bow Wow.” However, his real name, Shad Moss, is not a whole lot better.
Angela Bofill Anita Baker is not into text messaging,
tweeting, Facebook, etc. “I don’t even have voice mail,” she said. Baker believes in actu- ally conversing with people.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who always
seems to be in some sort of trouble, had a $63,487 lien put on a skyscraper she owns in New York City for non-payment of taxes.
JUST THOUGHT you’d like to see pictures
of two of the most popular songstresses of today in concert in this area recently. Erykah
Mulgrew Miller Branford Marsalis
Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet By Steve Holsey
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wo major events that were symbolic of what Metro De- troit is about during the summer months — the Com- erica TasteFest and the Michigan State Fair — came to a rather abrupt end.
But the third event, the Detroit International Jazz Festival
(DJF), on the riverfront, prevails and the 2010 edition promises to be one of the best, both artistically and aesthetically. The festival, running Friday through Monday (Labor Day), Sept. 3-6, is now in its 31st year.
Many people are under the impression that the Detroit Jazz
Fest is only about music presented during a four-day period when, actually, DJF maintains a presence all year long. This year hundreds of students were reached and opportunities were provided for developing musicians to perform during the festival.
The programs include Jazz Week @Wayne, a one-week work-
shop; Kid Bop, which takes music and fun to “wee-boppers” and their families; Jazz Tent Talk, featuring artists, writers and musicians in discussions about the music; Jazz Infusion Proj- ect at Detroit School of Arts, which employs members of the Detroit Festival Jazz Orchestra (DFJO) who work with students; Student-led Workshops, whereby visiting college groups con- duct workshops for middle school and high school students.
Lalah Hathaway The Detroit International Jazz Festival is grateful for the regional and national philanthropic
support from The National Endowment for the Arts, The Gretchen C. Valada Endowment for the Arts, The Erb Family Foundation, The Joyce Foundation and The Kresge Foundation.
Due to space limitation, we are printing just some of the major highlights of the festival. For
a complete DJF schedule, including show times for many fine Metro Detroit area high school bands and an array of outstanding local artists, visit
www.detroitjazzfest.com.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3: Take 6 with the Mulgrew Miller Trio, Chase Main Stage, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tower of Power, Chase Main Stage, 9:15-10:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4: Terence Blanchard Quintet, Carhartt Amphitheatre, 7:30-9 p.m. Yellowjackets, Carhartt Amphitheatre, 9:30-11 p.m. Detroit Tribute to Betty Carter, Absopure Waterfront, 1-2 p.m. The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Chase Main Stage, 7-8:30 p.m.
Kirk Whalum and Lalah Hathaway, tribute to Donny Hathaway, Chase Main Stage, 9-10:30 p.m.
See Jazz Fest Page D-3 Erykah Badu Rihanna
Badu (photo by Andre Smith) enthralled her fans at Chene Park Amphitheater. Rihanna (Monica Morgan photo) drew a huge crowd to the DTE Energy Music Theatre.
Beyoncé Knowles
touched the hearts of Mary Wilson and Diana Ross — and in spirit, Flor- ence Ballard — when she publicly acknowledged that had it not been for the Supremes, Destiny’s Child would not have been as successful as they were. Kelly Rowland agrees.
By now you’ve prob-
ably heard that Wyclef Jean cannot run for president of his native Haiti because that country’s Provisional Elec-
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