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Sparks & Wiry Cries’ songSLAM Festival concludes on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 7pm EST at the Blue Building with the NYC songSLAM, a unique community event for composer/performer teams to premiere new art songs and compete for cash prizes, determined by audience voting. songSLAM prizes include First Place ($1,000), Second Place ($600), and Third Place ($400). Additionally, one team will be selected by Sparks & Wiry Cries for a paid commission in a future season. Building on the incredible response and broad audience reach of the virtual songSLAM in January 2021, Sparks & Wiry Cries will incorporate both recorded and live elements into the 2022 NYC songSLAM competition. For this hybrid format, all participating teams recorded their entry professionally in November 2021; recordings will be shared virtually on Sparks & Wiry Cries’ website and YouTube channel between January 7 to 15, 2022. This final live performance concludes the voting period. Teams will compete via a text-to-vote function through Give Lively and audiences can vote for as little as $1 starting January 7, 2022 through the Sparks & Wiry Cries website. Teams that raise the most funds will win songSLAM awards. Funds raised during the event are reinvested into larger commissions, future competitions, and new art song initiatives.

The Mala Waldron Quartet, a group of internationally acclaimed jazz virtuosos headed by jazz vocalist/pianist/composer Waldron accompanied by her top-flight backup group, will make a rare local
appearance in Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT)’s Music in the Box Series.

A cappella sensation Voctave has had over 150 million online views of their videos, and their latest album, The Corner of Broadway & Main Street Vol. 2, debuted at number 3 on the iTunes charts. Formed in 2015 by producer and arranger Jamey Ray, the voices that bring their arrangements to life represent a wealth of diverse backgrounds and musical experiences. Hailing from Central Florida, the eleven members of Voctave have performed across the globe and appear on countless recordings. The group has performed with GRAMMY, Dove and American Music Award recipients including Sandi Patty, Pentatonix’s Kirstin Maldonado, Mark Lowry, David Phelps, and Jody McBrayer. With multiple #1 songs and albums on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify, Voctave has also ranked in the top 25 on Billboard Magazine’s charts. Voctave’s seven albums are digitally available on all platforms.

Singing, dancing, and a roaring good-time: The Memphis Motown Soul Experience is sure to lift you right out of your seats and transport you back to a time filled with big bands, big personalities, and big music. This is a fantastic Motown Tribute Show that offers classic performances of music by The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, Supremes, Martha and Vandellas, and other legends of Motown. The Motowners were founded by producer Derrick Hadley in 2005 to bring legendary and love music to fans everywhere. Their unique and family-friendly show is still a favorite and their classic group sound and approach never loses its universal appeal. Prices: Tier 1: USD 49.00, Tier 2: USD 39.00, Tier 3: USD 29.00

On Saturday, June 25, Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT)
continues its Music in the Box series with internationally known, Grammy-
nominated musician Enrique Haneine whose album, The Mind’s Mural, reached #1
on the NACC Top 30 Jazz Charts. Haneine and his band will be appearing for two
sets at 7:30 and 9 pm.

New to the Roadhouse Café, Mark Adamy is a multitalented keyboardist and vocalist who works with artists around the globe as a live performer and recording artist. This includes his own band: The Mark Adamy Band, which is a group of accomplished musicians that thrill listeners with original stylings fusing pop, rock, jazz, R&B, world, and spiritual music. Mark has won honors including Entertainer of the Year and Boston Music award nominations. He has shared the stage with greats like Chaka Khan, James Brown, The Four Tops, John-Lee Hooker, Pieces of a Dream, Howard Hewitt, Phil Driscoll, Phil Keaggy, Roger Humphries, and many others. Mark has played in many Broadway productions as well as music directing off-Broadway productions in NYC.

What do you get when you mix one part cabaret, one part comedy, and one heaping helping of Christmas kitsch? A Swingin’ Little Christmas! It’s a fun fresh twist on the Christmas specials of the ‘50s and ‘60s when harmonies were tight and swing was the thing. Starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jane Lynch (Glee, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), along with Kate Flannery (The Office, Dancing with the Stars), Tim Davis (Glee’s vocal arranger), and The Tony Guerrero Quintet. These top-notch talents will jingle your bells and get you in the holiday spirit faster than a glass of eggnog.

Award-winning, Powerhouse jazz vocalist Michelle Walker joins us to celebrate the release of her new album, "Take A Chance on Love" on the Encore Merci/Warner Music label. Walker will perform a eclectic mix of jazz standards, reimagined pop songs and original selections from her new release. The album was named one top new release on the UK Soul Chart.

It’s one thing to win a talent competition—but it’s what you do after that defines you as an artist. For Fantasia, winning American Idol in 2004 was just the beginning of a skyrocketing career. A GRAMMY® winner for her song “Bittersweet,” Fantasia acts, tours, records and continues to top the Billboard R&B charts. Jazzmeia Horn found her spotlight as winner of NJPAC’s Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2013. Named “among the most exciting young vocalists in jazz” by The New York Times, Jazzmeia has received GRAMMY® noms for her albums Dear Love, A Social Call and Love and Liberation. Experience the unparalleled vocal stylings of these two award-winning singers.

The inspirational story of Davyeon Ross is just one of the many reasons why ShotTracker, the company he co-founded in 2013, has reached amazing heights in…