Healing Through Music with Voices of Creation's Jazz at L.A.'s Lincoln Avenue Methodist Church
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Take a moment to bask in the joy of Voices of Creation's sound in this special Grand Performances presentation filmed at Los Angeles' historic Heritage Square Museum, inside the rustic Lincoln Avenue Methodist Church, originally built in 1897.
This performance of "Operation Feed Yourself" is a clip from the third and last installment in Grand Performances' Heritage Square Series of "Feature Presentations." See Voices of Creation's full performance and more from this series here.
About Voices of Creation
Led by Jimetta Rose Smith, Voices of Creation is a soul and jazz choir whose mission is to heal with music.
About Grand Performances
Hailed as the “Best Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series” by Los Angeles Magazine and called “a grand gift to the public” by L.A. Times, Grand Performances celebrates its 34th season of presenting high-quality music, dance, theater and more in 2020. Its mission is to inspire community, celebrate diversity, and unite Los Angeles through free access to global performing arts.
Title: Grand Performances presents Low Leaf "Ancestral Soulscape"
Featuring: Voices of Creation (VOC)Members
Jimetta Rose Smith, director, @jimettarose
Jack Maeby, organ, @jmaeby
Quran Shaheed, piano, @quranshaheed
Allakoi Peete, percussion, @micholdenfresh
Roz Kumari, @rozkumari_
Ranika Adachi, @ranikaadachi
Gaby Hernandez, @gabysings
Andrée Belle, @andreebelle
Novena Carmel, @novenacarmel
Tamara Blue, @sotamblue
Khalila Gardner, @khalila1g
Steven Kellye, @stevenkellye
Samir Moulay, @moulaymusic
Ashanti, choreographer
Presented By: Grand Performances
Executive Producer and Creative Director: Azul Amaral
Director and Editor: Eric Coleman
Camera Operators: César Alvares and Pablo Aguilar
Jib Arm Operator: Babek Mansouri
First Assitant Camera: Lorenzo Porras
Drone Operator: Greg Malone
Audio Recording: Victor Prudeaux
Audio Assistant: Vsev Krawczeniuk
Mixed By: Alberto López
Art Department: Jermaine Brown
Artist Relations: Isabel Reyes
Production: Sean Osborn
Publicity: Canyon Cody
Graphic Design: Alfred Hawkins
Originally Presented: Sept. 27, 2020.
Top Image: Voices of Creation members pose in white clothes. | Azul Amaral, Courtesy of Grand Performances