We've received a lot of positive feedback about this month's CD of the Month and Malik Alston, so we thought we'd clue in SoulTrackers on Malik's upcoming show in the D. Should be a great show:
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 9:00 p.m.
Malik Alston & The Linwood Ensemble
Jazz Café, Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
Come share an evening of music and magic with Malik at the Jazz Café in the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Malik Alston & The Linwood Ensemble will energize your mood with timeless classics from his new solo collection, This Music Is Life - a journey into the best of a dynamic, soul-stirring experience. The life force pulses throughout his solo project, infusing and uplifting with deep melodies and infectious rhythms - perfect, timeless and complete.
Soulful, jazzy treats designed to entrance the music lover go deep into the heart of it all, with performances from Malik and Howard Wazeerud-Din II, Damon Williams, :brownstudy, Badriyyah Wazeerud-Din, Yolanda Day, Veronique, Craig Huckaby and Allan Barnes. Relax and unwind with one of Detroit's finest, and in the beautiful, intimate setting of the Jazz Café.
This intoxicating blend of music for the future lets you move, explore and expand your horizons. This music is joy, this music is love, this music is reality - This Music Is Life.
"one of the finest albums of 2007. Highly recommended" - Chris Rizik, SoulTracks.com
"This Music is Life mines both soul grooves and soul searches" - Khary Kimani Turner, Metro Times
"I'm really feeling it" - Dwele
"real music: innertainment" - Glenn Underground
"Man, I've been listening to the CD in my car ever since you gave it to me - I love it" Kenny Dixon, Jr.
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
Malik Alston & The Linwood Ensemble
9:00 p.m.
$5
Jazz Café
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
350 Madison Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226
(313) 887-8500