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Picnic in the Plaza June 1, 2006
Black Heritage Plaza
Vocalist Maria Howell and trumpet player and
band leader Ken Trimmins are teaming up for an evening of jazz music
on Thursday, June 1 at 7:00 pm. Allied Arts and Milledgeville
Mainstreet invite the public to the free outdoor concert at the
Black Heritage Plaza on McIntosh Street in downtown Milledgeville.
The public is invited to come “picnic in the plaza” and hear
contemporary and traditional jazz music at its best. Audience
members may bring chairs, tables and a picnic supper or snacks. Food
will be available from downtown resturants.
Both Howell and Trimmins have performed
individually at the Allen’s Market Building during the past year.
Allied Arts director Randy Cannon said, “We were so impressed with
these two artists and their music and thought they would really
compliment each other on stage. We arranged for them to meet and
they began playing and singing together throughout the state.” The
June 1 concert will be the first time they will share the stage
together in Milledgeville.
Singer and actress Maria Howell has three CD’s
to her credit and an impressive list of movie credits. Howell’s
performance as the choir soloist in the movie “The Color Purple” was
hailed by one critic as being “one of the film’s most stirring
moments”. Howell played alongside Dr. Maya Angelou as her daughter,
Marietta, in Langston Hughes’ “Tambourines to Glory”. Creative
Loafing Magazine said Howell “covers the ground between jazz and pop
and does it with a gorgeous voice, impeccable delivery and a
dazzling sense of style.”
Ken Trimmins has been playing jazz music for
over twenty years and has been a featured performer at many renowned
jazz festivals including the Atlanta Montreaux Jazz Festival and at
the Jacksonville, Clearwater, and Savannah Jazz Festivals. The band
for the Milledgeville concert will be composed of piano, bass, and
drums with Trimmins on flugelhorn, valve trombone, and trumpet.
Howell and Trimmins will both provide vocals.
For more information about the concert call
Allied Arts at 478.452.3950.
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