Presented by Dwight Trible, Executive Director of The 'new' World STAGE "Summer" Jazz Concert Series ~ 

Share a unique evening of Jazz-Funk Fusion & Spoken Word w/ Prophecy - BC                                                        

Personnel:

Billy Childs - Fender Rhodes, keys
Paul Calderon - poet
Ben Shepherd - electric bass
Donald Barrett - drum set
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About the band:

 With the collaboration of pianist-composer and four-time Grammy Award-winner Billy Childs, poet Paul Calderon, bassist Ben Shepherd, and drummer Donald Barrett, PROPHECY transcends the words and music tradition of the Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron, the Watts Prophets and others. With Billy Childs on electric piano and synthesizer, PROPHECY frames Calderon's insightful, socially conscious verse and is an innovative mixture of theater, (J)azz-funk, and fusion. - BC

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 Billy Childs and I are bringing it home. The World Stage is where I cut my poetry chops. There are word giants there who were willing to call out the clichés and other bullshit lines and ideas in my early work. Kamou, Datcher Datcher, V Kali, Ruth Forman, Peter J. Harris, Inyesha, Ojenke, Priestly were just some of the major influences in my growth. I'm gratefully for them all. "High on the vine." - PC

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The 'new' World STAGE

4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008 [map] | (323) 293-2451 | lightsound@theworldstage.org

Located in Leimert Park Village, entrance & public parking in rear of building 

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foot ♪ - Ella & Dizzy: 100 Years, 1,000 Memories w/ Billy Childs, special guest - Wed., Jul. 19th  8pm @ Hollywood Bowl