Leyla McCalla
Leyla McCalla, accomplished solo roots cellist/vocalist and member of the acclaimed Our Native Daughters project
, performs at Carnegie Lecture Hall on 2/6/20 (https://www.warhol.org/event/sound-series-leyla-mccalla/). Here’s her recent interview with me. Segments 1, 2 & 4 aired on The Soul Show on WYEP. Segment 5 is the entire interview, including a discussion on her important Radio Haiti multimedia project at Duke (https://www.breakingthethermometer.com/). Enjoy.Shows of Note for this week
- Latin Jazz at Con Alma, 2/2
- Mondays at Con Alma (Vinyl Happy Hour, then Howie Alexander Trio), 2/3
- Michael Eric Dyson at August Wilson Center, 2/3
- JazzLive Series at Backstage Bar, 2/4
- Tune It! Tuesday – jam session w/ Phat Man Dee at Black Forge Coffee House, 2/4
- “A Taste Of Soul” Jam Session at The Genuine Pub, 2/4
- GH3 at Con Alma on 2/4/20 (new weekly gig)
- Leyla McCalla at Warhol Museum, 2/6
- Roger Humphries at Con Alma, 2/6
- Chantal w/Roby Edwards at PA Market, 2/7
- En Vogue at August Wilson Center, 2/8
- Vanishing Black Bars and Lounges at August Wilson Center
- I Came by Boat so Meet me at the Beach …. at August Wilson Center
- Tony Campbell at Wallace’s Whiskey Room 2/8
- Smooth Groove Sunday Session at Rocks Landing, McKees Rocks (weekly), 2/9
and beyond
- Soulive at Roxian Theatre, 2/13
- Pittsburgh Living Wax Museum Wings & Wine Affair at Hosanna House, 2/14 (7 pm – 11 pm)
- The Soul Rebels at Thunderbird, 2/28
- Starship Mantis’ final concert, at Spirit, 2/29
- Ghost-Note at Thunderbird, 3/29
The Funk Center interview
To celebrate Weekend 2 of Black History Month, join me on The Soul Show for an interview with David Webb, CEO of https://www.thefunkcenter.org/ in Dayton. We’ll cover the bands that grew from that epicenter, like the Ohio Players, Zapp, Lakeside, Slave, … wyep.org, Saturday 2/8/20, 2-5pm Eastern
