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WEEKLY LIVE BROADCAST :: Arizona's at Stonecrest Lithonia, GA.

Every Tuesday, Jazzbeat Promotions brings live jazz from Arizona's at Stonecrest in Lithonia, Georgia. BasementSoul kicks off 2012 with live broadcasts every week. We will interview artists and fans alike while enjoying the laid back environment and food from Arizona's fine menu. We will be interviewing interns on the spot, so make your presence known. Past performers included Julie Dexter, The PR Experience and many others. Stop by and say hello!

SOUL :: Julie Dexter

Born and raised in Birmingham,England, Julie Dexter is a world renowned singer/songwriter who has won numerous international awards. A classically trained musician who writes, arranges, composes and produces, Julie is considered one of the most important female vocalists of our generation. Deeply influenced by legends such as Abbey Lincoln, Nancy Wilson and Bob Marley, as well as popular icons such as Omar and Sade, Julie takes classic soul to the heart of artistry.

ARTISTRY :: Dee Dee Bridgewater

FEW ENTERTAINERS have ever commanded such depth of artistry in every medium. Fewer still have been rewarded with Broadway's coveted Tony Award (Best Featured Actress in a Musical - The Wiz), nominated for the London theater's West End equivalent, the Laurence Oliver Award (Best Actress in a Musical - Lady Day), won two Grammy Awards (1998's Best Jazz Vocal Performance and Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocal for "Cottontail" - Slide Hampton, arranger - "Dear Ella "), and France's 1998 top honor Victoire de la Musique (Best Jazz Vocal Album)."

OLD SCHOOL :: Ron Hardy

Deejay Ron Hardy died in 1991, and that's the only reason why he's not a star today. With the clubs he's been spinning for (especially the Music Box from 1983 to 1988), he was drawing the way of the new sounds of the night. Something was definitely changing, and he was part of the change. You know that one day 'Jack Has a Groove'... but did you really know when late Disco turned into early House music? Ron Hardy was it.

January 2012
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