DEC 28-29 | TAKE 6
Dec 28 - Dec 29, 2024
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
Recommended by Terence Blanchard
"Take 6 has always been a harmonic marvel. Their harmonization is daring, complicated, inspiring, and beautiful."
ABOUT THIS SHOW
The most acclaimed vocal group in the world, 10-time GRAMMY winning sextet Take 6 make their inaugural appearance at SFJAZZ, celebrating 45 years of sweet harmonies and inspiring messages of hope.
Formed in 1980 on the campus of Huntsville, Alabama’s Oakwood College by tenor singer Claude McKnight, the group performed at churches for several years with a revolving cast of singers before signing a recording contract with Atlantic and releasing their eponymous 1988 debut that won three GRAMMYs and earned the group a Best New Artist nomination.
Performing for multiple presidents, touring the globe, recording 15 albums, collaborating with a who’s who of the music world including Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Jacob Collier, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder, and contributing to the soundtracks of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood, the gospel group has adeptly crossed most musical genres, from straight-ahead jazz to pop to R&B, doo-wop to blues, while remaining true to their founding approach.
Their most recent release, 2018’s Iconic on their own Sono label, hit #1 on the Billlboard Jazz chart.
Featuring founding members McKnight and tenor Mark Kibble, the group performs a range of material for these dates, celebrating the power of faith through the power of song.
The most acclaimed vocal group in the world, 10-time GRAMMY-winning sextet Take 6 make their inaugural appearance at SFJAZZ, celebrating 45 years of sweet harmonies and inspiring messages of hope.
The baddest vocal cats on the planet!
Quincy Jones on Take 6
The baddest vocal cats on the planet!
Quincy Jones on Take 6
Personnel
Alvin Chea vocals
Khristian Dentley vocals
Joey Kibble vocals
Mark Kibble vocals
Claude V. McKnight III vocals
David Thomas vocals
Luminous extended harmonies that light up a song with a combination of jazz stratosphere and gospel earth
PopMatters
Personnel
Alvin Chea vocals
Khristian Dentley vocals
Joey Kibble vocals
Mark Kibble vocals
Claude V. McKnight III vocals
David Thomas vocals
Luminous extended harmonies that light up a song with a combination of jazz stratosphere and gospel earth
PopMatters
Watch & Listen
Take 6
Change the World
Take 6
Nothing But The Blood
Take 6
Change the World
Take 6
Nothing But The Blood