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Black and White has done very well in his native Canada. Thus far, over 200,000 Canadians have seen the show and it has been highly acclaimed. I am now hoping to bring my show to America and that is why I came to New York, although I have performed in America before. I toured in the south. However, through my performance at the Beacon Theatre, I hoped to open a window here and see how many doors we can open now that we have opened a window. 505

His career also includes vocal performances with the Boston Pops, Virginia Beach Pops, North Jersey Philharmonic, and performing the National Anthem for the New York Mets. Scott has recently been the vocal instructor at the Sarah Lawrence College, Brookline Music School and the Arts Council of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Other career highlights are his concert tributes to Billy Eckstine, at the Massachusetts Jazz Festival, Roland Hayes at the Shirley Eustis House in Boston, Mass, and other productions.

Acclaimed entertainer Bill Bellamy left an audience of more than 1,000 guests in hysterics, entertaining some well known people on the New York scene including recording artists Amerie and Marc Dorsey, hip hop star Mr. Cheeks, America’s Top Model contestant Camille McDonald, and actor Keith David, to name a few, at the Apollo Theater on September 16.

The first of two sold-out nights at Chicago’s Allstate Arena, September 29th will mark the opening night of the most anticipated tour of 2004 “The Best of Both Worlds Tour—when the multi-platinum duo of Jay-Z and R. Kelly join forces on stage for a 40-plus-city nationwide trek. The tour comes to New York’s Madison Square Garden on October 29 and 30 and in New Jersey’s Continental Airlines arena on October 31.

Currently Marsalis serves as Artistic Director for the Jazz at Lincoln Center program in New York. He co-founded the program and it has distinguished itself under his leadership. The vastness of the Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) project is astounding. It’s vision spectacular. It encompasses the spectrum of jazz art and education like no other in the world. While it is nearing completion, and once concluded in the fall, it will be a jazz aficionados dream. It will be the climax of every jazzman, every student, and every seasoned and aspiring jazz artist’s dream. It is a colossal monument to architectural grandeur. The Jazz at Lincoln Center vision is to dish up an ambrosia for the senses; taste, smell, sound, sight and touch.

“We are very excited about this year’s nominations, and expect this year’s awards will be a very special night for the Hip-Hop generation, and the city of Miami,â€? said David Mays, Founder and CEO of The Source. “The Source is proud to continue its longstanding tradition of honoring, and celebrating the incredible talents and accomplishments of the artists and producers of the Hip-Hop world. We expect many surprise winners, and look forward to having the leaders of Hip-Hop join us at our show," said David Mays. "We are also excited about welcoming our 100,000 fans from across the country who will join us to celebrate many of the weekend’s festivities."

The West African country of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, is home to thousands of rap groups, most of whom have no hope of ever getting onto CD.

Gospel Night enlightened the hearts of many attendees at Wingate Field in Brooklyn recently as Fred Hammond and The Radical for Christ, Israel and the New Breed, and special guest Keith “Wonderboy� Johnson performed their uplifting songs.

Funk legend Rick James, best known for the 1981 hit "Super Freak", died last Friday. James died in his sleep at his residence near Universal City, said publicist Sujata Murthy. James lived alone and was found dead by his personal assistant, who notified police, she said.

Superband – featuring four of the biggest stars in jazz – Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland and Brian Blade – promises a dynamite show on Saturday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. as part of the Catskill Mountain Jazz Series the Belleayre Music Festival in Highmount, NY.