Last night I had the opportunity to teach blues in an interactive art exhibit. Transcendent Femme, the latest installation from Colorado Springs visual artist Kai Gaynor, follows the story of a creative named “Transcendent Femme” on her quest towards self discovery through the enchanted forest of “Transcendence”, a spirit of change and evolution that has…
November 1st, 2025 | 2:30-7:30pm | $70-$85 sliding scale | Venue: Denver Turnverein Ratskeller The Savoy Ballroom—Langston Hughes called it “the Heartbeat of Harlem”—was located on Lenox Avenue, between 140th and 141st streets in Harlem, NYC. If the Savoy was the Heartbeat of Harlem, and Harlem was looked at as “Black Mecca,” that places it…
I recently went down a rabbit hole chasing the Rocksteady. I am not the first to go down that rabbit hole. Flouer Evelyn went down that path doing research for this performance at bluesSHOUT! 2018. Growing up I have fond memories of watching Soul Train. Every Saturday morning it was cartoons, bowling lessons, and Soul…
