PJ Morton, Will Downing, Paul Jackson Jr, Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, Tito Puente Jr, Maysa & More At The 6th Annual Dymally Jazz Festival

Source: Daryl Sweeney
April 6, 2025

The 6th Annual Dymally International Jazz & Arts Festival is being held at Dignity Health Sports Park on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills on April 26th, 2025 with two stages, a visual arts pavillion and specialty retail and food vendors. The event is set to please jazz lovers from around the globe. The festival is co-produced by Rainbow Promotions, producers of the Long Beach and San Diego Jazz Festivals. This year's festival lineup will include Grammy Winner ...
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Soulful Sounds Of Christmas Featuring Will Downing & Najee at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT

Source: Helen Taylor
December 3, 2016

Usher in the spirit of the holiday season with Soulful Sounds Of Christmas featuring Will Downing & Najee presented by ACT Jams Productions on December 16 at the Palace Theater, 100 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office at 203-346-2000 or online here. Following the concert, guests are invited to take to the dance floor in the orchestra lobby for an Old School Holiday Dance Party featuring everyone's favorite R&B, ...
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Pianist 'Big' Al Downing dead at 65

Source: All About Jazz
July 6, 2005

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - ��Big�� Al Downing, a singer-songwriter and pianist who had success in country, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, rock ��n�� roll and even disco, died Monday after suffering from leukemia. He was 65.

Downing, of Leicester, Mass., was hospitalized last week and died in Massachusetts, his publicist Martha Moore said Tuesday.

He was one of the few successful black country artists.

Downing began his career as a keyboard player in rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson��s band, performing on Jackson��s biggest ...
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Richard Smallwood/Will Downing Bassist Serves Up Impressive Debut

Source: All About Jazz
October 12, 2003

Patrons at Washington DC's trendy Zanzibar On The Waterfront had the pleasure of celebrating with Mark Walker back in July at what many called an incredible evening of music. It was a night for “bass as the principal instrument". Walker, whose gift has been heard on the Grammy, Stellar, and Dove award-winning recordings of Richard Smallwood, Shirley Caesar, Vickie Winans, and Yolanda Adams, stepped out of the background with the release of his debut CD, “Forever Yours". Los Angeles-based keyboardist/writer/producer ...
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Will Downing and Gerald Albright Announce "Rhythm of Love" Tour

Source: All About Jazz

GRP recording artists Will Downing and Gerald Albright are proud to announce their Rhythm of Love tour for the summer of 2002. During these dates, Downing and Albright will perform music from their new GRP releases, as well as the music from their chart-topping 1998 release Pleasures of the Night. Vocalist Patti Austin is also a featured artist on this tour.

With eight albums, sales of more than one million units, bragging rights to chart status in the R&B, adult, ...
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