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Macy Gray plays AJF's Contemporary Stage

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Macy Gray performing on the Contemporary Stage at AJF

Check out images of Grammy winning singer-songwriter, actress and record producer MACY GRAY from Saturday night’s Atlanta Jazz Festival. The raspy-voiced vocalist, whose rose to fame in the early 2000s, performed about a 90-minute set of her hits before a packed crowd of hundreds on the western lawn of historic Piedmont Park. The show was emceed by WCLK 91.9’s  “Morning Jazz” radio personality and author—Morris Baxter.

 

 

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Morris Baxter, Faye Green, Jay Edwards, Mark Angel and Dr. Judith Crocker-Billingsley

Gray was just one of four acts who graced yesterday’s Contemporary Jazz Stage. Other featured performers included Moonchild, Nik West (who apparently got engaged on during her show), and Nicholas Payton Afro-Caribbean Mixtape. The Contemporary Stage features singers—emerging and established—who have successfully mix jazz with R&B, soul and blues.

Atlanta notables spotted in the crowd included drummer extraordinaire Lil’ John Roberts and Funk Jazz Kafe creator and filmmaker Jason Orr.

 

 

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Macy Gray performing "I Try"

Can’t wait to get back out there today to capture performances from Kathleen Bertrand (Legends Stage), Cleveland P. Jones(Contemporary Stage) and Brenda Nicole Moorer (Next Generation Stage).

 

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Ray Cornelius is one of Atlanta’s newest entertainment writers and media personalities. His arts and entertainment website, www.raycornelius.com spotlights the latest in “positive” African-American celebrity news and was established in 2012. Since that time Cornelius has covered a myriad of red carpet premieres, award shows and Atlanta-based films including Tyler Perry’s Temptation, The BronzeLens Film Festival, The Trumpet Awards, and The Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards just to name a few. He has also interviewed a who’s who list of today’s top singers, actors and reality stars. With nearly 20 years of media experience, Cornelius has also worked as an associate producer for the Emmy-winning public affairs program, ATL Insider and with such award shows as The Soul Train Awards, The Trumpet Awards and BET Hip-Hop Awards.