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U Ready? This weekend is finna be #Litty! *TOMORROW #BlindVibe 7:30pm to 9pm* @jamaicaartscenter with d'homie @Isawyermusic 161-4 Jamaica Ave, Queens, NY 11432 NO COVER . *Saturday 5/4* - @empirestatemusicfest x @allboro_promotions  222 Bowery (solo set - sharing my heart) (DM empire for deetz) . . And next! *Saturday 5/18* - #FullFlowermoon 7pm to 11pm (We hit EARLY)  brought to you by @holomovementband  @theboweryelectric hitting the stage with d'homies of #BlackLicorice  (@daynjamuzik11 , @moogy_mike , @boogie_man_productions ) . . #Love4TheMusic #LiveVibe #SoulVibe #BlindVibe #KitaPMusic  #BlackLicorice #IsaacSawyer #IsawyerMusic #JamaicaCenterforArtsandLearning #QueensNY #TheBoweryElectric #222Bowery #AllBoroPromotions #Holomovementband #ESMAF19 #ESMAF #DeathToGenre https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw97JaTFVEH/?igshid=nkc5xmbbu1v4

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The Milford Graves.."Volumes" exhibition.. #milfordgraves #volumes #artexhibit #jamaicaartcenter #jamaicacenterforartsandlearning #africanamerican #art #urbanarts #jamaicaqueens #queens #sopiphotography #video #jamaicaave #etrain (at Jamaica, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yUjBpnBDn/?igshid=1alizk2ww64k1

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JCAL’S First Friday Series

#JoinJCAL for our First Friday Series of Nov., featuring award-winning choreographer Joe Monteleone & multidisciplinary theatre artist and founder of The Rally Cat, Marella Martin Koch @ 7:30PM! Free admission.

Join us for an interactive night with a post-show Q&A session with Marella!

[kitapmusic]

#LateGram #AboutLastWeekend #Gratitude #Grateful #ThankYou Just wanted to give a BIG BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came out this past weekend. From family to friends. So much love to my family for showing up in numbers and just surrounding me with genuine love. I am in a space where I am extremely grateful for the support and the bodies in the spaces I perform. Big thank you to @jamaicaartscenter for the opportunity and making me the face of the billboard for the 2018-2019 #FirstFridays season. I can't forget to thank @isawyermusic for being such a great musical/creative partner.  . Big UPS to @empirestatemusicfest x @allboro_promotions for the opportunity to share at the #popup I was able to share with a crowd of folks who I am sure never heard my music prior to. Thank you @kerry for allowing me to be a part of the team doing big thangs! AND Big shout out to the team @_suedeontheinside x @sickphattight Really looking forward to #ESMAF19 #Lit . #IsaacSawyer#IsawyerMusic#JamaicaCenterforArtsandLearning #QueensNY #KitaPMusic #Love4TheMusic #LiveVibe#SoulVibe #BlindVibe #KitaPMusic #ESMAF19 #ESMAF #DeathToGenre https://www.instagram.com/p/BxNzKzJFwYs/?igshid=1r0k0ha0xgh3m

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Friday May 3rd at 730pm @jamaicaartscenter it's a #BlindVibe with @isawyermusic ☻ He is one of the best musical & creative partners a person can have. 🎶🎵🎶 . . Link in bio . . . #beatmaker #IsawyerMusic #IsaacSawyer #BeatChallenge #Magnet #Love4TheMusic #LiveVibe #feestyle #KitaPMusic #Jcal #JamaicaCenterforArtsandLearning (at Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4uwrolHM_/?igshid=1vhgkos88bpn8

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So THIS is finally happening May 3rd! I'm rockin' with my homie @IsaacSawyer Kita P x Isaac Sawyer = kANDi . Brought to you by @jamaicaartscenter #FirstFridays series . LINK IN BIO  . . . .  . #LiveVibe #Magnet #kANDi #IsaacSawyer #KitaPMusic #Love4TheMusic #Jcal #JamaicaCenterforArtsandLearning #Queens #BlindVibe #BlackGodPantheon #Brooklyn #IsawyerMusic (at Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwkDdmyFL1e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1phlckqbxwcn8

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The Milford Graves "Volumes" exhibition. #milfordgraves #volumes #jamaicacenter #jamaicacenterforartsandlearning #jamaicaqueens #artexhibit #urbanarts #art #africanamerican #installationart #sopiphotography #video (at Jamaica, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yRKqYnbB0/?igshid=te7rc8keip7f

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Tonight! #BlindVibe 7:30pm to 9pm* @jamaicaartscenter with d'homie @Isawyermusic 161-4 Jamaica Ave, Queens, NY 11432 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵 . #Love4TheMusic #LiveVibe #SoulVibe #BlindVibe #KitaPMusic  #BlackLicorice #IsaacSawyer #IsawyerMusic #JamaicaCenterforArtsandLearning #QueensNY (at Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxAkYillMLz/?igshid=n7q9my0v07bm

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Make Jamaica, NY your Music Destination

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning - JCAL Int’l Music Festival, June 3rd, 2017 @jamaicapac

Queens, New York (May 27, 2017) - JCAL is proud to present its JCAL International Music Festival on Saturday, June 3rd, 2017, 1pm to 11pm, Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC) 153-10 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica NY, featuring local emerging and established musicians from diverse genres and their friends. Jazz greats Wadada Leo Smith, Nat Adderlery, Jr., Jerome Harris, Pheeroan akLaff, and Vernon Reid will be featured throughout this outdoor and indoor day-long Festival, along with a Q&A with/the Masters, and a culminating Topology Summit Concert. There will be a special presentation by author John Szwed of "The Art of Billie Holiday's Life." A full lineup can be found on the JCAL website http://www.jcal.org.

JCAL International Music Festival Schedule

1:00-6:00pm - Outdoor Performances featuring/ York College Alumni Big Band/Kita P/Eric Lemon Trio/ Slum Suit - FREE

6:00-9:00pm - Q & A with/ the Masters & Special Presentation by John Szwed  - Tickets: $10

9:00-11:00pm - Topology Summit Concert - w/Jerome Harris, Pheeroan akLaff, & Vernon Reid - Tickets: $20  

The Festival starts on Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 with Outdoor Performances from 1pm to 6pm. The Outdoor Lineup begins with Afrikumba Utibe Drummers at 1pm; York College Alumni Big Band at 2pm; Kita P at 4pm; and Carlos Casado of Slum Suit at 5pm. Performances will be followed by a Q&A with the Masters, from 6pm to 9pm, with Wadada Leo Smith and Pheeroan akLaff at 6pm; Nat Adderley Jr. at 7pm; and author John Szwed of The Art of Billie Holiday's Life at 8pm. This will be followed by a headliner culminating with "Topology Summit Concert" from 9pm to 11pm. Nat Adderley Jr. will feature piano trio material and Pheeroan akLaff will lead a quintet to play some of the music of Jerome Harris with whom he shared many recordings and tours with. It will feature firebrand Vernon Reid of Living Colour, Stomu Takeishi, Graham Haynes, Emedin Rivera, and Jerome Harris.

JCAL Executive Director Cathy Hung and Music Curator Pheeroan akLaff wanted to create a cultural experience for Downtown Jamaica residents by bringing well-known musicians to Queens. The Festival is an extension of what JCAL has been developing over the last year and a half with its Jazz Music Series.

EVENT LINKS: Purchase tickets HERE on Eventbrite.                 

Outdoor performances are FREE 

Q&A with the Masters - Ticket Price: $10

Topology Summit Concert - Ticket Price: $20    

(Tickets are required for entry)                                                                   MORE INFO: For any question or if any press are interested in covering the event, contact Roseann Evans at (718)521-5015 or at revans@jcal.org.

About JCAL _Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL), founded in 1972, is a multidisciplinary arts organization based in the diverse community of Southeast Queens. JCAL has historically supported the creation and presentation of art by local, emerging, and established artists.  JCAL devotes its mission to offering quality visual, performing and literary arts, arts education, and artist programs to encourage participation in the arts and to contribute to the cultural enrichment of Queens and the Greater Metropolitan area.  Under JCAL's management is the performance venue (the former First Reformed Dutch Church) Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC), which showcases local and national artists and performers.

JCAL and JPAC are housed in landmark buildings owned by the City of New York and are partially supported with public funds and ongoing general operating support provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Mayor Bill de Blasio, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the Queens Delegation of the New York City Council, and New York City Council, Councilmember I. Daneek Miller. JCAL receives programmatic support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and corporate support from the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation and Resort World Casino New York City.