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Jazz Vespers featuring The Whitney Project
Jan
19

Jazz Vespers featuring The Whitney Project

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A Jazz Vespers celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King featuring The Whitney Project

Jea Street, Jr, vocals | Traci Currie, spoken word | Greg Riley, sax & bass clarinet | Tom Palmer, keys | Rob Swanson, bass | Jonathan Whitney, drums

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Jeff Knoetner Trio
Oct
17

Jeff Knoetner Trio

Performing with the Jeff Knoettner Trio as a part of the True Blue Jazz Festival

Jeff Knoettner, keys | Tony Ventura, Guitar | Jonathan W. Whitney, drums

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The Whitney Project presents Cooch's Bridge | The African American Presence
Oct
11

The Whitney Project presents Cooch's Bridge | The African American Presence

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Experience the critically acclaimed jazz suite by Jonathan W. Whitney based on research conducted about the African American presence at Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware’s only Revolutionary War site, but also the homestead of the Cooch family and the family’s mill businesses from 1742 to 2010.

6:30pm Pre-Concert Talk | 7pm Performance

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Performance presented by the University of Delaware Center for Material Culture Studies with additional support from the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Music, the Center for Black Culture, the History Department, and the Anthropology Department.

Originally commissioned by the Friends of the Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site.

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A Celebration of Black Joy
Sep
18

A Celebration of Black Joy

Featuring Jea Street, Jr, vocals | Nadjah Nicole, vocals | Kim Graham, storyteller | Aubrey Everett, keys | Mike Boone, bass | Jonathan Whitney, drums. A Celebration of Black Joy celebrates the joy that can be found in the lives of people of color throughout their history in America through storytelling and music. The joy found at churches, BBQs, weddings, births, chance meetings on the street, within children at play, and yes, even going home services, has served as Black America’s greatest protest.

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Aug
9

Kevin Smith Kirkwood: Classic Whitney the Birthday Addition

Classic Whitney: Alive! the critically acclaimed hit solo show from Broadway's Kevin Smith Kirkwood, returns home to Joe's Pub on Whitney Houston’s 61st birthday, with CLASSIC WHITNEY: THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDITION! Kirkwood and Musical Director, Drew Wutke are thrilled to bring CLASSIC WHITNEY back home to NYC with a show celebrating the heavenly birthday of the Diva known to the world as THE VOICE. Classic Whitney: The Happy Birthday Edition, will serve up a delicious one night only celebration of the Diva’s greatest hits and a SLEW of her favorite duet partners and special guests. Backed by the five-piece Classic Whitney Alive Band and BGV’s! Come celebrate the birth and legacy of our Queen of the Night, Whitney Houston!on.

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A Celebration of Black Joy
Jun
15

A Celebration of Black Joy

The Wilmington Ballet, in collaboration with “A Celebration of Black Joy,” musical director Jonathan Whitney, will host a celebration commemorating Juneteenth Freedom Day. Storytellers, musicians, dancers, and vendors will fill the Enchanted Woods and Copeland Lecture Hall with performances enriched by and deeply rooted in African American arts and culture. Visit the website for more information. Most activities included with general admission; Members free.

Featuring Jea Street, Jr, vocals | Nadjah Nicole, vocals | Kim Graham, storyteller | Micah Graves, keys | Mike Boone, bass | Jonathan Whitney, drums. It celebrates the joy that can be found in the lives of people of color throughout their history in America through storytelling and music. The joy found at churches, BBQs, weddings, births, chance meetings on the street, within children at play, and yes, even going home services, has served as Black America’s greatest protest.

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