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Music Event August 31, 2010
- John Forte & Valerie June with Sean O'Connell & McKenzie Eddy.
- 8:00pm
$15 advance/$20 at the door
Hot off their spellbinding duet at the SummerStage 25th Gala - The Music of Simon and Garfunkel, where the duo performed an arresting version of Cecilia to a rapt crowd, John Forte and Valerie June come together once more to perform at City Winery
ABOUT JOHN FORTE
John Forté began his professional music career when he was introduced to the groundbreaking hip-hop group, The Fugees by member Lauryn Hill in the early 1990s. He co-wrote and produced two songs on their multi-platinum and Grammy-winning album, The Score. Afterwards, Forté released his debut solo album, Poly Sci and followed up with I, John. This year, he has plans to release a new album building on his hip-hop foundation with water, light, sound.
ABOUT VALERIE JUNE
With an angelic voice and a Medusan tangle of dreadlocks as thick and strong as her family ties and her musical roots in the flatlands of West Tennessee, Valerie June is a true original and an emerging star in the legendary Memphis music scene. A self-taught guitar player, composer and troubadour of heartbreak ballads, folk songs, spirituals, soul-stirring blues she has become a mainstay at such events as the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival and the International Folk Alliance Conference. Currently, Valerie is emerging as one of the stars of the ballyhooed new MTV web series “$5 Cover”.
ABOUT MCKENZIE EDDY
Singer/Songwriter McKenzie Eddy grew up on Hilton Head Island, SC. She fronted and helped form the her first rock band at age 15 with friend and guitarist Cooper Bradley...at age 17 she taught herself how to play piano and began, with, Bradley, writing and recording her original music. After high school, McKenzie attended the University of South Carolina where she met fellow future band mate, Liam Dirlam. She collaborated with Dirlam on various projects throughout college, and with Dirlam, guitarist Sean O'connell, drummer Geoffery Robertson, and Bassist Robert Corrigan, formed the funk/rock/hip hop powerhouse known as Stealing From Bandits... It was on-stage with Stealing From Bandits, traveling throughout the Southeast, that McKenzie honed her on stage skills and developed her vocal talents. After college, McKenzie moved to Brooklyn, NY where she now resides and is currently working on her first solo album.
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