“Mingus in My Cup”
Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin
Music by Charles Mingus
Finally, here’s the video of now one of my favorite pieces ever!!!
Performed by the company students of Pro Arte Dance Centre, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
CatchingART Contemporary Ballet Theatre
Miss Astrid Sherman, Director
Concert footage, music videos, promotional videos, and behind the scene footage of the
dancers and musicians of Jazz Ain’t Dead®.
| Highlights from New York Joyce SoHo |
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| Summertime House from Jazz Ain’t Dead Celebrates the Legacy of George Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin |
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| My Funny Valentine Music Arrangement by Chris Rob for Jazz Ain’t Dead® |
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| Portuguese Love Tribute to Teena Marie Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin, Music Direction by Lafayette Harris, Jr. |
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| I Know You Know by Esperanza Spalding Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin, Music Direction by Lafayette Harris, Jr. |
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| George Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess Choreography by Candice Midhelle Franklin, Music Direction by Lafayette Harris, Jr. |
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| It Ain’t Necessarily So Music Arrangement by Chris Rob, Live Music Direction by Lafayette Harris, Jr. |
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| I Got Plenty of Nuttin’ Featuring Maurice Chestnut |
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| My Man’s Gone Now Music Arrangement by Chris Rob, Live Music Direction by Lafayette Harris, Jr. |
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| Red-Headed Woman Original Composition by George Gershwin, Music Arrangement by Donald Hayes for Jazz Ain’t Dead, Music Direction by Lafayette Harris, Jr., Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin, Vocal Performance by Billy Davis |
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| Bess, You is My Woman Now Music Direction and Arrangement by Lafayette Harris, Jr., Vocal Performance by Billy Davis & Daphne Shawn |
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| Whatever Lola Wants JAD Style Music Direction by Lafayette Harris, Jr., Music Arrangement by Marcus Bell/Bellringer Production/ Global Soul Productions |
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| Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean -JAD Style |
| Fall In, Music by Esperanza Spalding |
| Summertime Interlude Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin, Music Direction by Lafayette Harris, Jr. Performed by Chelsea Arce & Jerome Melsaun Warren, Trumpet by Travis Antoine |
| Summertime House JAD Style Joyce SoHo, March 27, 2011 Music jam led by Axel Tosca and the Jazz Ain’t Dead Band, Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin |
| Summertime House JAD Style at DNA, New York City APAP Here is raw footage of Jazz Ain’t Dead "caught on tape" at Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) by our wardrobe mistress, Ms. Cynthia Bowen, performing the final number of our music set, "Jazz Ain’t Dead- Celebrating the Legacy of Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess." |
| All musical arrangements are by Jazz Ain’t Dead, choreography |
I love this piece!!!
I love my Joffrey Ballet School Students!!!
I love Rajdulari Barnes!!!!
I love Jazz Ain’t Dead®!!!!
Enjoy…
Proud Mama moment….
OVERJOYED
My piece I’ve performed many a time over the past few years, and now performing this past summer at the Harlem Arts Festival is my GORGEOUS former student from the Joffrey Ballet School Jazz and Contemporary, Maria Rodriguez, who is now Killing IT with one of my favorite partners and veteran dancer’s of all time of Jazz Ain’t Dead, Gierre Godley.
I love you guys so much. And, I’m going to miss Rajdulari Barnes singing for me as she goes on to her new adventure in Denver, Colorado.
Samba version of Stevie Wonder’s Overjoyed performed by Jazz Ain’t Dead featuring Maria Rodriguez and Gierre Godley and vocals by Rajdulari Barnes and Billy Davis, Jr.
Enjoy!
I LOVE my students at Joffrey Ballet School Jazz and Contemporary Department!
Interlude A Dream Deferred
Afro Blue
Music by Rajdulari Barnes
All Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin
Courtesy of Jazz Ain't Dead (R)
Hey, Guys,
I was honored to open the show again this Summer for the Joffrey Jazz & Contemporary New York Summer Dance Intensive 2016!
I got some help this year from my Jazz Ain’t Dead family. Big shout out to them……. Music by Chris Rob and Candice Michelle Franklin. Vocals by Kenyetta Coffee. Alto Sax by Rogerst Charles. Bucket Drums by Osiris. Everyone was awesome!!!! Thank you sooooo much……
Hey Everybody,
If you missed it, here's the show we did at Harlem Arts Festival, Saturday, June 25 for Jazz Ain't Dead! Special thanks to the students of Joffrey Ballet School and all my special guest dancers and musicians.
Easy Street
Joffrey Ballet School Spring Dance Concert 2016
One of my FAVES!!!!
Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin
Enjoy!
A Dream Deferred & Afro Blue
Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin
Joffrey Ballet School Jazz & Contemporary Department Spring Concert 2016
Matinee Performance
Cool Like Dat and Fever….
Trying to capture the New York spoken word and jazz scene I saw in the 90’s for the kiddies when I first came to NYC.
Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin,
Rogerst Charles on Alto Sax (Courtesy of Jazz Ain’t Dead®)
Joffrey Ballet School Jazz & Contemporary Spring Dance Concert 2016
Mary, Did You Know Sunday Performance 2015
There is No Failure Friday Performance 2015
Patience Monologue & Funeral
Friday Performance 2015
The Eyes of All -Angel Scene
Mary, Did You Know with Coffee Table
Friday Performance 2015
Club Scene Friday Performance 2015
Hospital Scene Friday Performance 2015
Opening Scene Sunday Performance 2015
There is No Failure Sunday Performance Side View
Church Scene Sunday 2015
The Eyes of All Sunday Performance 2015
Hospital Scene Sunday Performance 2015
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