Q-Tip Added to List of Heavy Hitters at the Jazz in the Hip Hop Generation© Symposium
Summary
" As an additive to this years symposium WFLJS will give away the organizations first Lifetime Achievement Award to a music pioneer that has influenced the both hip hop and jazz alike.Aspiring and/or working musicians, producers and all music fans are encouraged to attend this exciting and educational event, free for students and $10.00 for the general public.The World Famous Lessons in Jazz Series (WFLJS) presents the 2nd Annual “Jazz in the Hip Hop Generation” Symposium in celebration of Black Music Month and in conjunction with the Hampton Jazz Festival weekend events, held June 23rd, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. on the historic campus of Hampton University in Ogden Hall.This years panelists include hip hop artist and producer Q-Tip, producer Easy Mo Bee (producer of Miles Davis’s famous album, Doo Bop) and jazz musicians Lenny White and Jeff Lorber; Todd Pilot also joins the panel as a legal expert, an entertainment lawyer at The Trademark Institute Law Firm."As an additive to this years symposium WFLJS will give away the organizations first Lifetime Achievement Award to a music pioneer that has influenced the both hip hop and jazz alike.Aspiring and/or working musicians, producers and all music fans are encouraged to attend this exciting and educational event, free for students and $10.00 for the general public.