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  Exclusive   Curated Collection of 16 New Originals and Covers Available In Spatial Audio on Apple Music   Including Alex Isley, Brittney Spencer, 6LACK, Bun B, Cautious Clay, Damien Sneed, Denzel Curry, Eladio Carrión, Elena Pinderhughes, Jlin, Koryn Hawthorne, Kranium, Lupe Fiasco, Moliy, SEB and WSTRN   Apple Music today launched  'Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs , a specially-curated collection of music to celebrate and honor Juneteenth. Available to stream exclusively on Apple Music, the second annual compilation features an eclectic mix of originals and covers to celebrate the holiday from the likes of Alex Isley, Brittney Spencer, 6LACK, Bun B, Cautious Clay, Damien Sneed, Denzel Curry, Eladio Carrión, Elena Pinderhughes, Jlin, Koryn Hawthorne, Kranium, Lupe Fiasco, Moliy, SEB, and WSTRN. 'Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs’ is available now in Spatial Audio only on Apple Music  HERE .   “As the awareness and mainstreaming of Juneteenth continu...

(New York, NY  – Multi-genre recording artist Damien Sneed embarks on a 36-city North American tour, “ We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ” The Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient will bring his brand of classical, jazz, and gospel music to concert halls and universities in the U.S. and Canada. The tour kicks off at the Empire Center on Friday, January 11, 2019, at The Egg in Albany, NY, and will conclude on March 3 at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, CA. This year marks the 35 th Anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which was signed into law and made a federal holiday in 1983. The “We Shall Overcome” tour will continue through Black History Month and the early part of Women’s History Month.   Sneed adds, “I look forward to honoring the life and legacy of the great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in my upcoming tour as well as many other great ar...

buzzz worthy. . . Multi-genre recording artist and Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient Damien Sneed makes his Carnegie Hall conducting debut for Wynton Marsalis’ “Abyssinian 200: A Celebration” on the legendary Ronald O. Perelman Stage on Sunday, April 26. The new offering features WorldStrides’ Heritage Performance National Jazz Choir accompanied by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra. Participants were selected through a formal application process and invited to experience an opportunity of a lifetime. Over the years, Marsalis has been a mentor and champion for Sneed’s varied music endeavors. He has worked with Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra since his conducting debut at Jazz at Lincoln Center in April 2008. Sneed and Marsalis also star in the new PBS documentary, Everyone Has a Place by Dennis Scholl of the Knight Foundation and Marlon Johnson, a six-time Emmy award-winning producer and director. The film captures their music...

buzzz worthy. . . Damien Sneed’s New Double Disc Project, ‘Broken to Minister: The Deluxe Edition’ on March 3 The Broken To Minister 15-City Promotional Tour Kicks Off on Thursday, February 26 in New York City (New York, NY –February 24, 2015) -- LeChateau Earl Records releases multi-genre recording artist and Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient new double disc project, Broken To Minister: The Deluxe Edition on March 3. This release marks the first of a series of releases by Sneed and label co-founder, Bishop Iona Locke under their new deal with Central South Distribution.   Broken To Minister: The Deluxe Edition is an extension of Sneed’s 2013 inaugural gospel EP, Broken To Minister , which also featured the debut of Sneed’s gospel ensemble, The Levites. The project also features 15 new songs (20 tracks on the project) including the hit singles, “Broken to Minister” and “Call Him By His Name.”  The new single, “Forever,” is an ...

buzzz worthy. . . During Holy Week, award-winning gospel recording artist Damien Sneed is co-presenting, in conjunction with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center organization, a series of YouTube videos featuring the historic Abyssinian Mass: A Gospel Celebration.    The videos feature Rev. Calvin Butts, Damien Sneed, Wynton Marsalis and others.  Damien Sneed reflects on the concert experience in his own words:  The Power of Prayer (Part One) - "This first video shows candid footage of me, Wynton Marsalis, Rev. Calvin Butts , the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and my choral group, Chorale Le Chateau during the Abyssinian Mass 2013: Gospel Celebration Tour. The footage was recorded during one of our performances in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall. The video's musical underscore is based on the movement PRAYER where the choir declares “Come Together through the Power of Prayer.” At 3:44 - 3:46, you can even se...

buzzz worthy. . . Led by master jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and choral director Damien Sneed, the national Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration tour begins in Charlotte, NC on October 8.  The show features Marsalis, the Lincoln Center Orchestra and 70-piece Chorale Le Chateau.  On this unique tour, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Damien Sneed, and Chorale Le Chateau will perform Marsalis' composition  Abyssinian Mass , a landmark collaboration of jazz, gospel, instrumentation, and vocals. The Abyssinian Gospel Tour kicks off in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on October 3 and ends in Boston, Massachusetts on October 27 (see tour dates below).    Since Marsalis composed and recorded  In This House, On This Morning  two decades ago, he has remained committed to projecting a theme of universal humanism--and raising a joyful noise--while reflecting the form of the African American church service. Never has Marsalis coalesced...