Jamaica Funk: Legends of Queens (A Benefit Concert)
Celebrate Queens' jazz, funk, and hip-hop legacy with live sets by Najee and Lenny White at this documentary benefit concert.
- Oct 22 · 20:00 EDT
- Start from $35.00
- Kupferberg Center for the Arts · Colden Auditorium
Who's Involve
Queens Crew ProductionsProducer
Fred BuggsOther
Lenny WhitePerformer
NajeePerformer
Barry JohnsonPerformer
Steve KroonPerformer
Davy DMXPerformer
Audrey WheelerPerformer
Hubert Eaves IIIPerformer
Alyson WilliamsPerformer
Mic MurphyPerformer
Bernard FowlerPerformer
Description
The performance spotlights the area's R&B history alongside its jazz, funk, and hip-hop roots, tracing how local players shaped the global music scene. Barry Johnson joins the lineup, though the roster remains subject to change. Proceeds support the production of *Jamaica Funk*, a feature-length documentary that chronicles the history of three generations of musicians from Jamaica, Queens.