Midnight Musical w/ Doobie Powell & Blaque Dynamite

1035 N. Orlando Ave, Ste 101,Winter Park FL 32789

26 June, 2021

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Midnight Musical w/ Doobie Powell & Blaque Dynamite The New Standard Midnight Musical w/ Doobie Powell The New Standard is proud to present world renowned Gospel Artist Doobie Powell featuring legendary Jazz/Hip Hop drummer Blaque Dynamite for two amazing nights of music on Friday June 25th and Saturday 26th. —Keyboardist Doobie Powell is a gifted leader and sideman known for his soulful gospel, funk, and jazz-oriented work. Following sessions in the '90s with his father, Rev. Hubert Powell, Sr., he issued his own richly emotive albums, including 2003's For the Love of It All and 2019's Finding Myself Again with Snarky Puppy's Robert "Sput" Searight. Born Hubert Leander Powell III in 1975 in Hartford, Connecticut, Doobie Powell was raised in a musical and religious family. His father, Hubert Powell, Sr., had toured with organist Richard "Groove" Holmes and was a co-founder of the funk and disco group Wood, Brass & Steel (which evolved into the backing ensemble for the seminal rap group the Sugarhill Gang in the '80s). In the late '70s, Powell's father and mother, singer Jacquelyn Powell, returned to their gospel roots, working as pastors and musicians at their Hartford church. Subsequently, Powell was introduced to gospel music at a young age and grew up playing drums with his parents. By his teens, he was listening to an eclectic mix of gospel, jazz, fusion, and funk. His adept skills and wide-ranging ear found him in demand as a session player, and over the years he has worked with such artists as Kim Burrell, Musiq Soulchild, Robert Glasper, the Clark Sisters, Tonéx, Tye Tribbett, Kelly Price, and Tramaine Hawkins, among others. Along with touring and session work, Powell also holds the position of Minister of Music at Latter Rain Christian Fellowship, where his parents are pastors. As a solo artist, he debuted in 2002 with The Offspring (re-released in 2005 as The Offspring, Vol. 1), which he followed a year later with For the Love of It All. 4 Zoe arrived in 2007, and in 2009, Powell released The Time Is Now. Finding Myself Again arrived on Ropeadope Records in 2019 and featured collaborations with Snarky Puppy drummer Robert "Sput" Searight. Included on the album was the single "Just Do It." ——Blaque Dynamite, a.k.a. Mike Mitchell, has given validity to the cliche that age is nothing more than a number. Mike began drumming at age 2, played in his first live recording session at the ripe young age of 7, and had acquired a roster of drum company endorsements by the time he turned 11 years old. At 14, he found himself in the hallways of the renowned Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. The same school that fostered the amazing talents of Norah Jones, Erykah Badu, and the late Roy Hargrove. Being gifted to play all genres, Dynamite, has received 14 DownBeat Music Awards and his impressive performance credits include Grammy award-winning artists Christian McBride, Erykah Badu, Thundercat, Michael McDonald, Bob Mintzer, Chrisette Michele, Kamasi Washington, and the legendary Clark Sisters. In 2012, he was selected to perform on a global stage at the inaugural International Jazz Day Celebration with one of the most influential artist of all time, the iconic Herbie Hancock. Shortly after, Dynamite was reigning the drum throne for the living legend, virtuoso bassist, composer, Stanley Clarke. Grammy nominated artist Blaque Dynamite has toured five of the seven continents of the world. In 2015, he released his debut album entitled "WiFi" with Dallas-bred band, Raché. His collaborations with artists such as Christian Scott, Derrick Hodge, Doobie Powell, Kierra Sheard, Willow Smith, Talib Kweli, and Jon Baptiste have been the catalyst in the making of a new band leader. It is our mission to inspire you to tell your family, friends, and neighbors about the experience you have here.