Groove to the jazzy sounds of local musicians, including Reggie Hines, Alan & Lita Blake and Rio Negro.

Live Performance by Reggie Hines

Reggie Hines has played nationally and internationally before crowds of thousands.  His solo performance of Curtis Mayfield’s, “The Making of You” was featured during superstar Angie Stone’s concerts and received overwhelming responses earning him a mark in the music industry.  Hines began commanding the attention of national and international audiences and capitalized on it by performing on the David Letterman Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Tom Joyner’s Sky Show and Cruise, Montreaux Jazz Festival, Bermuda Jazz Festival, Bou Bou’s Jazz Festival in St. Barths, Merengue Soul Festival, Sinbad’s Bermuda Cruise Festival, St. Lucia Jazz Festival, Stockholm Jazz Festival, Essence Music Festival, Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, Lou Rawl’s United Negro College Fund Telethon, Miami Soul Beach Festival and more.  

Reggie Hines is highly sought by many artists and has performed with Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Brian McKnight, Jill Scott, Freddie Jackson, The O’Jay’s, Luther Vandross (on his last tour), Gerald Levert, Regina Belle, Cheryl “Pepsi” Riley, Carl Thomas, Iyanla Vanzant, Zhane, Wu-Tang Clan, Sybil, Christopher Williams, Chico & El DeBarge, Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Choir and many others. 

Since the launch of his CD, “Do You See What I See” released independently last year, he has distinguished himself as a front man, a phenomenal saxophonist and a true entertainer.  Reggie Hines is well known in the local Atlanta music arena and has performed for the Atlanta Jazz Festival, Centennial Park Concert Series and many venues around town.

For additional information about Reggie Hines and upcoming performance dates visit his website at www.reggiehinesny.com. 

Opening Performance by Rio Negro

This eight-piece jazz band triply fronted by Broderick Santiago on congas, Kevin Johnson on piano and Melvin Jones on trumpet, has played alongside some of the biggest names in the industry. An Atlanta favorite, that has toured the globe, Río Negro brings its contagious rhythms and melodies to Harvest Midtown.For more information, please visit: www.rionegromusic.com

"Río Negro reminds me of the early Jazz Messengers. Back in the 1950's, when the Messengers first got started, they too were the young Jazz Lions of their day, talented, gifted and brought a fresh sound to the Jazz scene. When I first heard Río Negro, I knew right away that I wanted them to showcase their music at our WRFG Paul Mitchell Community Jazz Awards and POW!, our audience was floored by their presentation!"

- Phil "Captain Mellow" Clore - Jazz Music Department Manager, WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta

Live Performance by Alan & Lita Blake

Smooth Jazz Keyboardist Alan Blake and jazz vocalist Lita Blake have toured and recorded with artists such as the late Grover Washington Jr., the late George Howard, Jean Carne, Kevin Eubanks, and Rachelle Ferrell. Lita studied under Dr. Donald Byrd at Howard University and performed with jazz pianist Billy Taylor and bassist Ron Carter during a Settlement Music School event in Philadelphia. They have performed at the Saratoga Springs Jazz Festival, Baltimore Harbor Jazz series, and several national venues with the late George Howard, Fairmount Park Philadelphia with jazz saxophonist the late Grover Washington Jr., the Hampton University Jazz Festival, Trinity College Workshop, Penn’s Landing jazz series, as well as the famous Blue Note jazz club in New York with jazz violinist John Blake, University of Pennsylvania Medical School Jazz events,  "Music@Noon" Concert series (Centennial Park-Atlanta), “Chastain at the Cascades” Jazz concert series, Third World Festival at Centennial Park (2003), Swarthmore College Student Union Jazz concert series, “Jazz by the Lake” concert series in Stone Mountain, GA., St. Kitts Prime Ministers’ New Years Ball (2006).

For more information on Alan and Lita Blake, please visit www.alanandlitablake.com.

Live Flamenco Performance by Calo Gitano Flamenco Dance Company

Flamenco is style of dance commonly associated with the gypsies (or "Gitanos") of southern Spain, from the region called Andalusia. Our shows are very interactive and energetic, and are designed to transport our audiences straight into the cultural heart of Spain. We even make sure that the audience members get a chance to learn a few steps and have fun with us dancing to some great Rumba Flamenca beats. We offer shows with live music and signing, and several dancers. For more information, please visit: www.calogitano.com.