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2007 Calendar of Events

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• 2007 Festival Schedule of Events

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• 2007 Festival Press Kit

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• 2007 Festival Headliner Information
With a staggering eighteen Grammy-Award nominations, Take 6 is the most nominated Gospel, Jazz, Pop or R&B artists in Grammy history. Their solid 10 Grammy wins, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations make Take 6 universally recognized as simply being “the best”, they have virtually owned

Downbeatmagazine‘s readers’ poll having won “Favorite Jazz Vocal Group” 9 consecutive years. In spite of this, Mark Kibble states, “It is important for us to continually challenge ourselves musically in order to keep our music and creative spirit fresh.”

Take 6 has received some of its highest praise from the music industry’s icons. Mega producer and longtime collaborator Quincy Jones, has described Take 6 as” The baddest vocal cats on the planet.” In their stellar career, they have been honored to perform with numerous music legends including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, David Foster, Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder, Denyce Graves, The Yellowjackets and Wynton Marsalis among a host of others. The Take 6 style has also reached today’s pop culture. Their musical style and tight harmonies have influenced pop groups from Boyz II Men and Backstreet Boys to *NSYNC. Click here to download a full bio...

Cedric Dent,David Thomas,Claude McKnight,Alvin Chea,Joel Kibble,Mark Kibble

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