"Reminiscing" An Evening of Blues and Jazz with Zakiya & Ollan!

Zakiya Hooker is John Lee Hooker's living legacy. She’s the daughter of this American Icon. Her music carried her all over the world where she’s performed at the world-famous Fillmore Auditorium, the San Francisco Blues Festival, the Monterey Jazz & Blues Festival and more. She has been on the cover of publications including Billboard Magazine. Her voice can be heard on advertisements for LEXUS and AIWA, and on the soundtrack of the movie Chalk, which won the Camera d'Or at Cannes and Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in San Francisco. In 1993 Zakiya released her first CD "Another Generation of The Blues.” In 1997 she released "Flavors of The Blues.” She married Ollan Christopher Bell, who has worked with Curtis Mayfield.

Ollan Christopher Bell is a founder member of the R&B group The Natural Four. The group, formed in 1967, in Oakland received notoriety after signing with the Curtis Mayfield label. The Natural Four toured the United States, appeared at the Apollo Theater and on TV programs including Soul Train, American Bandstand and shared the stage with Earth, Wind & Fire, The Temptations, The Isley Brothers and Curtis Mayfield. His song, “Can This be Real” was a billboard hit in 1973. Ollan is the president and co-owner of the John Lee Hooker Boom Boom Recording Studio in Douglasville, Georgia. In his book, “Music Saved My Life,” he takes you back to his early days growing up in Oakland.