17th Annual Multi MusicFest featuring Jeff Lorber Fusion, Kirk Whalum, Kenny Lattimore and more

Name: 17th Annual Multi MusicFest featuring Jeff Lorber Fusion, Kirk Whalum, Kenny Lattimore and more
Start: 2024-08-31T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Cain Park

Schedule

Sat Aug 31 2024 at 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Cain Park | Cleveland Heights, OH

The 17th Annual Multi MusicFest is coming up on Saturday August 31st at Cain Park.
Produced by MC Chatman Center for Humanitarian Services,
This year's festival will be simply amazing with four major headliners in one evening!!
Jeff Lorber Fusion
Kirk Whalum
Kenny Lattimore
Stacey (Sarah's Girl) Richardson

The Multi MusicFest is an annual benefit for the MC Chatman Center for Humanitarian Services, which is a highly effective non-profit organization that provides inner-city programs including child care, helping hands programs (food pantry & clothing giveaways), scholarships & school supplies, an annual heath workshop, and an annual march against violence.
Please join us for a festival of great contemporary jazz for a great cause!!.
Stacey (Sarah's Girl) Richardson
Stacey Richardson, also known as "Sarah's Girl”, started her career at the tender age of 3 when she began singing with her family's gospel choir, the Weeden Family Singers.
After years of honing her craft, Stacey stepped onto the big stage and began singing background for such artists as Ollie Woodson, formerly of the Temptations, Phil Perry, and the late Gerald Levert and Anthony Hamilton for more than 10 years.
Stacey has performed throughout the United States and in major overseas markets such as London, UK, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Seoul, Korea, Martinique and more than 15 Caribbean islands.
While performing on The Late Show with David Letterman, Stacey was asked by the music director, Paul Shaffer, to sing along with his band at the 2009, 2012, and 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies.
Stacey launched her solo career in June 2011. She released her debut CD, “All About Me” which featured her single “Tonight”.

Kenny Lattimore
Hailed by the New York Times as a “modern soul man,” Grammy Award nominated singer songwriter Kenny Lattimore;s latest project "Here To Stay" is receiving rave reviews. The 10 song set is led by the single "Pressure" and the Billboard UAC #1 charting "Take A Dose".
Growing up in Washington, D.C., Lattimore was raised on gospel music and R&B/pop icons such as Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. Lattimore became the lead singer for R&B group Maniquin. Signed to Epic, the group released the single “I Wanna Ride.”
Lattimore as a solo artist was signed to Columbia in 1995. Ushering in an R&B resurgence that counted D’Angelo and Maxwell in its ranks, Lattimore released his debut solo album a year later. The self-titled, gold-certified set spun off two Top 20 hits: “Never Too Busy” and the wedding staple “For You,” which peaked at #6 on the R&B charts, reigned at #1 on the UAC charts for 10 weeks and earned a Grammy nomination.
In 2001, legendary music industry executive Clive Davis signed Lattimore to join Arista, resulting in Lattimore’s third solo album Weekend. Lattimore followed up with two Top 10 charting duet albums with singer Chanté Moore: Things That Lovers Do and the gospel/R&B double-CD "Uncovered/Covered". Lattimore returned to his solo career in 2008, releasing his covers album "Timeless" on Verve Records.

Kirk Whalum
Soulful, passionate, stirring...these are the words most often used to describe Kirk Whalum's music. Forged from his Memphis, (TN) gospel roots and his 1980‘s initiation into the thriving Houston, TX nightclub scene, Kirk’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his.
The 80’s were highlighted by Kirk’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Kirk ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene––especially at a rooftop club called Cody’s. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour, which led to five successful albums with Columbia Records, including Cache, Kirk’s first #1 album. As well, Kirk and Bob received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album, Joined at the Hip.
After moving to Los Angeles, Kirk became an in demand session player for top artists like Barbara Streisand, Al Jarreau, Luther Vandross, Larry Carlton, Quincy Jones and most notably, Whitney Houston, amongst many others. It’s his sax heard on the mega-hit, “I Will Always Love You.”
Kirk soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album released on Warner Bros. Records, For You, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date; others include his eclectic, and much lauded, Gospel According to Jazz series, (Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4). In addition to his many solo projects, Kirk was also a member of the popular soul/jazz group, BWB, which features Kirk as the “W” of the group with Rick Braun (trumpet) and Norman Brown (guitar).

Jeff Lorber Fusion
Grammy-Winning keyboardist, composer & producer Jeff Lorber, just released his 30th album as a leader, “The Drop”, featuring originals & an all-star lineup with Jimmy Haslip, Paul Jackson, Jr, Snarky Puppy’s Mark Lettieri, David Mann & more.
A groundbreaking Fender Rhodes pioneer along with Herbie Hancock, Joe Sample and Bob James, Jeff Lorber is also one of the most in-demand producers in Contemporary Jazz.
Jeff Lorber Fusion came to life in the 70s while Lorber was at Berklee. A true clinician, Lorber has made it a point to study the long line of modern jazz pianists since 1945. “Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea have been major influences, but I had to go back and try to figure out who they listened to and were inspired by,” says Lorber. “Some of these icons that come to mind are Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner and Bud Powell.”
With the release of The Drop, Jeff Lorber hopes to impart something positive to his fans. He concludes, “The main thing is to have that spirit of fun, that lifts your spirits and takes you away to another place.”