"There is a rich legacy of music that originates from both the trials and triumphs of the African-American experience, a legacy that flows like a river through generations and waters the world with songs of hope for the present times and for the future". This is how Victory Boyd, a 30-year-old soul and folk artist who hails originally from Detroit, Michigan, describes not only the sound that she carries but also the responsibility of what she carries as an artist, entrepreneur, and advocate. Victory started her career at the age of 4 yrs old when her parents gave her the opportunity to sing in the community choir that they founded in Detroit, MI. She saw singing as a privilege and took the opportunity seriously like a career even at 4 yrs old. Being the 4th child out of 9 children born to John and Thalia Boyd, Victory would eventually grow as a vocalist in the family choir that came to be. "We were constantly singing in a 4 and 5 part harmony, arranging hymns and creating new songs altogether. Our dinner table always involved making music together." The family that migrated to New York City and infamously presented free concerts for the public at the Betheda Fountain and Arcade in Central Park for 10 years. Victory began writing music and playing the guitar within this 10 year period, and would oftentimes perform as a soloist in Central Park. "New Yorkers really supported my journey all those years as I was still growing into my voice and identity." In 2016 a gentleman by the name of Jeymes Samuel discovered Victory and sent a video of her singing in Central Park to Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z who was impressed by Victory's talent. Jay-Z personally signed Victory and her family in 2016. The following year Victory released her debut EP entitled "It's a New Dawn" featuring her soul stirring rendition of Nina Simone's classic "Feeling Good," among other songs including original songs "Believe In Love," "Lessons From My Father," and "Cheap Love." The entire project was released globally in over 8,000 Starbucks locations worldwide for over a year and positioned Victory to be highly anticipated in 2018 when her debut album "The Broken Instrument" was released. Victory's talent as a singer-songwriter and performer quickly became popular in the music industry as she continued to demonstrate rare capabilities of captivating audiences with her classic sultry voice, thought-provoking lyrics, and unconventional guitar skills. Victory established a reputation in elite circles of influence having performed private concerts for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Mellody Hobson from Ariel Investments and her husband George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, Robert Smith venture capitalist, Mike Novogratz, Tyler Perry, Kanye West, and many, many others. In 2019 Victory was recognized by Kanye West fro her prolific writings on her album The Broken Instrument. Kanye asked Victory to help him create his first gospel album entitled Jesus Is King. Victory agreed and successfully penned the majority of the lyrics on 2 songs that made the final album taking Victory onto becoming a Grammy Award winning songwriter. Victory opened her dream studio in 2020 and called in The Secret Place, named after Psalm 91:1. It was in The Secret Place in the middle of the pandemic that Victory wrote and recorded her sophomore album entitled "Glory Hour". "After spending several months writing gospel songs for Kanye, and then ending up in a world wide pandemic and seeing how much I needed the comfort of a Savior, I knew I had to keep writing the message of the gospel in song. For myself first and then for the world." Victory's album "Glory Hour" was released world-wide and she is slated to tour America and Europe.  

Award-winning trumpeter, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Keyon Harrold is touring in support of the GRAMMY nominated recording 'Foreverland'  on the Concord label. This is an outstanding crossover album with features a bevy of collaborators. British R&B vocalist Laura Mvula sings on the title track 'Foreverland'. Emerging young singer Malaya is featured on 'Don't Lie'. Common and Robert Glasper contribute to the song 'Find Your Peace', and GRAMMY winning musician, producer, and singer-songwriter PJ Morton lends a wistful vocal to the nostalgic single 'Beautiful Day'.  The single 'Beautiful Day'  has been receiving world wide radio play. Keyon Harrold first came into the International spotlight for his work as the trumpet voice behind the GRAMMY winning Don Cheadle film 'Miles Ahead', and his critically acclaimed album, 'The Mugician', (Sony Legacy / Mass Appeal). As a bandleader, he has created a compelling new statement with a riveting mix of jazz, Afrobeat, soul, spoken word, hip-hop, blues, rock, and even American folk. As a soloist, his distinctly warm trumpet sound simmers in the middle register; creating drama without aggrandizing, and mesmerizing live audiences with an emotionally charged concert presentation. Wynton Marsalis has stated "Keyon Harrold is the future of the trumpet".   In addition to being one of the leading voices in Jazz Music, Keyon Harrold has collaborated with many of the top hip hop and pop artists including: Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Eminem, Maxwell, and Anthony Hamilton, and rock legends Keith Richards and Jeff Beck. These experiences broadened his musical horizons beyond jazz to include funk, Afrobeat, R&B, rock and roll, and hip hop.   He is currently touring an ensemble that is making one of the strongest artistic statements of any musical group today, rooted in jazz music, the band freestyles and solos with authority and weaves the spectrum of African American music into a sonic expression that can best be described as Bop Pop Hip-Hop Jazz!!!  Audience members often reference his concerts as among the best they have ever attended.

The power of vulnerability and expressiveness is what makes certain kinds of music special. When an artist combines these characteristics with intimate storytelling and tranquil compositions, it is a perfect recipe for fans who seek a personal connection. Since 2016, Kenneth Whalum, a seasoned singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer, traded his saxophone for a microphone to utilize his voice, building off his contemporary jazz success to create soft ballads and pensive alternative soul. It was after touring across the world with Maxwell and working on his jazz album, 2010’s To Those Who Believe, that Whalum realized he needed words in his music. No longer playing support in the background, Whalum decided it was his time in the limelight as a solo vocalist. “The vulnerability of singing and not having been a singer before is what I became addicted to,” Whalum says. Whalum, a Memphis native, has a career that spans almost two decades. You might’ve heard him on Jay-Z's “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...),” Mac Miller’s “Ladders,” or was particularly moved by Whalum’s “Might Not Be OK” featuring Big K.R.I.T., a song in response to an unsettling racial and political climate that still exists today. He released Broken Land and Beautiful Ending in the latter 2010s. The projects contained gems like “Last” and “Ghost Town,” illuminating his gift of fusing soul, R&B, jazz, and blues. When thinking about music discovery, Whalum is part of a versatile community that includes Robert Glasper, Bilal, PJ Morton, and James Blake. “I’ve just always been different,” he says. “Everything I am doing, I know that I’m being completely myself. It’s not like I’m apologizing for being here. It’s not about notoriety because that’s all I’ve ever been around. None of that really pushes the needle in anything that I’m doing.” In 2021, Whalum returned with “One More Kiss” and Broken Land 2. A highlight from Broken Land 2, “Prayer,” is a moment of reckoning, calling out to others to pray for him. In any of his new releases, pay attention to Whalum’s approach to his lyrics, which he calls a “dual perspective.” “It’s from my perspective. Sometimes it’s what the mirror is saying to me. Sometimes it’s what someone else is thinking about me” he says, further explaining, “You have to really look in the mirror and say ‘What is the truth of it?’ if you can’t see yourself.” Outside his solo work, Kenneth keeps busy across many genres, recently contributing to Beyoncé’s Grammy winning, platinum selling album ‘Renaissance’ on the track entitled “Pure/Honey.” Whalum’s vision for his career is simple: “I want to be regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time. I’m leaving a long-lasting legacy.” It goes hand in hand with an ideology that doesn’t follow trends, but rather sets them. “I love that what I’m doing is unpopular.” Whalum says. “It may never be understood, but later it will be seen as something that was brave and it will be given life.”