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His Purpleness Has Arrived

Hey JayeScribers....

SOO!!!!  I just saw prince in CONCERT after SEVEN years!!!!!!!!!  First words out of my mouth are AWESOME, EXCITING, INVIGORATING....Prince is so much more than a persona, he truly is a musician and musical genius.

With his bohemian-esque attire, flashy jewelry, signature high heeled pumps, Prince brought down the Forum with smash hits like "Little Red Corvette", "Musicology", "Kiss", and of course he couldn't leave the stage without pouring the storm down with his "Purple Rain". 

With opener and special guest Mary J. Blige at his side this show was definitely a concert that you didn't want to miss.  Vivica A. Fox even came to show the star his props.

I bow gracefully in the presence of musical greatness and Prince has DEFINITELY earned his name of "The  Purple Majesty".

For tour dates please visit Ticket Master. 

~Till next blog I'm Danyol Jaye with The Jaye Spot~

Art Share In the White House!!!!

Hey Jaye Scribers!!!!!!!!!!  It has been a very busy year and we're already in MARCH!!!  Can you believe it?!?!  Well my lovely Scribers, for those of you that know, I often talk about a wonderful Non-Profit that I work with called Art Share Los Angeles.  They are an Arts non-profit that offers free classes in Dance, Theatre, Music, Fine Art & Tutoring.  Just last week it was my pleasure to chaperon 5 Art Share students to Washington, DC for a music initiative to teach America's youth about the importance and history of music.  Presidant & First Lady Obama and The Grammy Museum teamed up to create a program that has been in existance for the last year to bring students all over the U.S. to the White House to experience history in the making.  These students were chosen to not only attend this wonderful trip but to document it and share some of their personal stories and experience in an effort to show what music and opportunities like these do for their lives.  

On February 25th over 40 students from LA, Detroit, Chicago and DC sat in the White House listening to Michelle Obama talk about the importance of music in our schools and most importantly in our lives.  Explaining that her and her husband long to find opporunities to open the White House to the people, she could find no better way to do that than through music.  As we sat in front of a panel that included Berry Gordy (creator of Motown Records), Smokey Robinson (Motown Recording Artist) and John Legend (Recording Artist) students learned about the history of the soulful and social movement of music that was and is Motown Records.  Learning about how legends such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes and the Temptations got started and what their music did for America in bridging gaps between races, cultures and countries.  After an insightful Q&A with the panel we enjoyed soul filled performances from John Legend and Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers.    

Later that evening the students were invited to the Executive Building in DC to watch a live concert hosted by President and First Lady Obama giving tribute to Motown greats.  Performers included: John Legend, Jamie Foxx, Ledisi, Amber Riley, Sheryl Crow, Natasha Bedingfield, Jordin Sparks and many more. 

While touring the city, visiting the White House and bonding with one another we definitely created a plethora of unforgettable memories that we all will take with us for a very long time.

~Till Next Blog I'm Danyol Jaye with The Jaye Spot~

Closed Mouths Cant Sing...Stop The Hate

Hey JayeScribers!!!!  I know that we are one day away from a new year but I have been struggling with one thing for the last few days and it fostered this question: How do you hate on someone you've never met or have never spoken to directly??


With all the hatred in the world, when did folks decide it was better to be catty and messy (disguised as those who say "they're just being honest" or "I'm just telling it like it is") rather than being cordial and communicating with people BEFORE judging them??  Honesty is best when coupled with tact and compassion, just fyi.
 
It baffles me that in a community where the government tries their hardest to keep the black and brown,  middle and lower class in a laser lined box and where the people IN said community struggle with self hate, fear and ridicule that those SAME people in the SAME community do to each other what everyone else does to the group as a whole. So I ask you: why is the catty-ness so strong in the black/brown community? When did it become more acceptable to tear our OWN down, rather then help lift them up?
 
As we transition into this new year take some inventory of your life.  MILLIONS and BILLIONS of people didn't make it to see this day.  Someone reading this right now has probably lost at least one person this year but we're here.  We're living and pressing on, so lets not go into 2011 with the same crazy hatred that led up to 2010.  I'm not so naive to think that I alone can change centuries of screwed up thought patterns, hatred, cruelty and so forth.  It IS my goal however to foster dialogues and critical thinking about the world we live in and how we can work together to make it a much better place to live one person at a time. 
 

I pray all are safe this coming New Years Eve and I wish you ALL a blessed New Year.  Thank you for ALLLL of the support this past year.  I have a new show coming out in 2011 called Closed Mouths Can't Sing: A Story of Abuse & Self Discovery.  It is my VERY FIRST one man show written and performed by yours truly and I will be singing with a new group by the name of ShaDah so please please please be looking for me this coming year and continue to show your support.  

 
And remember no one cares how much you know until they know how much you care!!!!!!!!!!
 
 
~Till next blog I'm Danyol Jaye with The Jaye Spot~