New York, NY, January 09, 2023 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, the longest operating performance venue in lower Manhattan, proudly presents Lost Jazz Shrines: Celebrating Boomers / Remembering Cedar Walton – Featuring The Helen Sung Quartet on February 18 at 8:30PM. This special event will also include a free panel discussion at 7PM. Artistic Director of Jazz Programming, Willard Jenkins, to interview Helen Sung.
The Lost Jazz Shrines series is dedicated to bringing legendary NYC jazz clubs back into the consciousness of the world with a thorough remembrance and celebration. Boomer’s was a jazz club in Greenwich Village, New York City, during the 1970s. The club was a venue for bebop musicians, and artists Barry Harris and Kenny Barron played there. At the club, Cedar Walton recorded the albums, A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. Cedar Walton was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey’s band before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer. Several of his compositions have become jazz standards, including “Mosaic,” “Bolivia,” “Holy Land,” “Mode for Joe” and “Fantasy in D.”
Their Musical Director is the award-winning pianist-composer Helen Sung. Helen Sung is a graduate of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance and won the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition. Her newest album Quartet+ garnered a 4.5 star DownBeat review and inclusion in its “Best of 2021 Albums” list, and a JazzTimes cover story (January 2022 issue). Previous releases Sung With Words (2018) and Anthem For A New Day (2014) topped the jazz charts. In addition to her own band, Helen has performed with such luminaries as the late Clark Terry, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Regina Carter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and more. Helen’s 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship is being applied toward a multi-movement composition for big band; one of the movements, “Wayne’s World,” won the 2022 BMI Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize. Tickets for Lost Jazz Shrines are $30 general admission and $20 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling Ticketing Services at (212) 220-1460.
BMCC Tribeca PAC is Downtown Manhattan’s premier presenter of the arts, reaching audiences from the college community, downtown residential and business communities, local schools, families, and audiences of all ages. BMCC Tribeca PAC strives to present a broad global perspective through the presentation of high-quality artistic work in music, theater, dance, film and visual arts. BMCC Tribeca PAC is located on the Borough of Manhattan Community College campus, 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich Avenue & West Street) and is convenient to the 2/3, A/C/E and R subway lines and the New Jersey Path Train. For more information please visit our website, www.tribecapac.org.
Santa Clarita, CA, October 29, 2025 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– On Friday, October 31 Loveforce International will release a song about the greatest fear of many single men. The song is by Billy Ray Charles. The topic of the song will either strike fear in or trigger traumatic memories for many men.
Billy Ray Charles scary new Digital Music Single is entitled “I Don’t Wanna Be Like A Brother”. It is a powerful R&B song with intricate rhythms, a steady beat, and hook filled vocal riffs. Lyrically its about a guy who is not stuck in the “friend” zone, which is talked about a lot, but in the “brother from another mother” zone which is not often talked about but can be even more devastating. It is a situation many men dread, and those who have survived it, never forget. The song attempts to make the listener feel the torment but be too catchy to feel sad.
“This is the third of our Strange Halloween Trilogy of songs released in October,” said Loveforce International CEO Mark Thomas. “The first was Scary, by Anna Hamilton and second was Trump’s Biggest Fear by The Loveforce Collective.
Thomas clarified, “We call the releases “Strange” because they address fears that aren’t always obvious in public media. Anna Hamilton’s “Scary” is about the scary feelings some have about falling in love, The Loveforce Collective’s “Trump’s Biggest Fear” illustrates how even The President can have fears and Billy Ray Charles’ release, about a subtle fear that comes with any romantic relationship.”
Billy Ray Charle’s new single “I Don’t Wanna Be Like A Brother” will be released to Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Instagram, Facebook, Claro Musica, iHeart Radio, iTunes, Deezer, KK Box, Boomplay, Media Net, Touchtones, Soundtrack by Twitch, Snapchat, NetEase, Anghami, TikTok, Resso, Flo, Audio Mack, Kuack, Pretzel, Gio Saavan, Yandex and Pretzel.
For further information, contact Evan Lovefire at (661) 523-4954.
New York, NY, October 28, 2025 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– J. John Bral, Esq. of Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC announced today that he has filed a lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court on behalf of Emaza Dilan Gibson, alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, and breach of contract violations under New York State Human Rights and Common Law.
Emaza Dilan is best known for her R&B singles on YouTube such as “Crush On You” and “Still Your Best x Come Through.” Her music combines soulful vocals with contemporary R&B and hip-hop influences, reflecting current trends in today’s popular music.
According to the complaint, Emaza is an emerging R&B and pop artist who developed visibility through social media and previous music endeavors. She maintains an active presence online, including a TikTok following of approximately 1.2 million.
Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC is a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals facing workplace discrimination, harassment and retaliation. With over 30 years of experience, the firm serves clients across multiple states and offers free case evaluations. For more information visit discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com or call 800-807-2209.
