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EVENT CALENDAR: B.B. King Blues Fest; Beal Street Music Fest; Caldwell replaces Downing in Miami Gardens; ‘Emmett Till’ play in Chicago.
*B.B. King, Al Green and Etta James will team for a 16-city tour under the name B.B. King Blues Festival. The trek kicks off July 24 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Miami and will visit such cities as Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas and Denver before wrapping Sept. 9 at the Kautz Ironstone Vineyards Theatre in Murphys, Calif.
*The lineup has been announced for the 2007 Beale Street Music Festival, which will host more than 60 acts on four stages May 4-6 at Memphis' Tom Lee Park. The event, which is a musical tribute to the river city, features a diverse array of acts with Memphis roots. Included among the lineup are John Legend, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Bar-Kays, Ann Peebles, Three 6 Mafia, Koko Taylor, Bobby "Blue" Bland, The Ohio Players and Project Pat. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster outlets. A three-day pass costs $59.50 through April and goes up to $75 thereafter. Daily tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.
*The City of Miami Gardens has added Bobby Caldwell to its "Jazz in the Gardens" line-up, replacing Will Downing, who was scheduled to perform. Earlier this week, the City was informed by Downing's management that he is ill due to an injury suffered earlier this year. Doctors have instructed Downing to postpone all tour engagements for an indefinite period of time. The final lineup features Caldwell, India.Arie, Sergio Mendes, Boney James, Paquito D' Rivera, Pieces of a Dream, Luciano with special guest Dean Fraser and the Jah Messenjah Band. General admission and preferred seating are available at www.ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at The Dolphin Stadium Box Office. For more information, visit: www.jazzinthegardens.com or call the event hotline at 305-622-8043.
*Chicago’s Goodman Theatre has announced the premiere of playwright Ifa Bayeza's The Ballad of Emmett Till during the company’s 2007-2008 season. Described as part documentary, part poetic elegy, the play is based on interviews with the survivors of teenager Till's 1955 murder, considered one of the flashpoints of the Civil Rights Movement. The play is scheduled to open at the Goodman in April 2008.
