West Coast Music Festival @ Expo 2004  A Recap

This year the stage was vibrating with the sounds and soul of our performers at the West Coast Black Music Festival Phenomenal performances by a variety of outstanding artists and musicians.  

We kicked the show off with Soul for LA – Reggae and R & B, lead by our illustrious Bruce Cecil

VIP – R & B: Ladies on the raise to becoming true songstresses

Abraham McDonald – Soulful R & B – the next great balladeer…watch out Luther

Daniel – Eclectic Soul: Message and melody turned the stage out and played all-day all over the Expo…sold out of CD…this tells you how good he really was… www.fivebyseven.com

Zac Harmon & the Mid-South Blues Revue – Blues: Rocked the house, giving rise to a completely new feel for Blues…. http://AliveandSinging@groups.msn.com/AliveandSinging     www.socalblues.org

Banks, Snead & Rhoades – R & B – still keeping in step… only this time with fewer feet and great sound

Day one & Diary – R & B: Harmonization at the highest level…who needs music they certainly didn’t… Jodeci and EnVogue… who…

Charles Wright – Legends Award recipient – Jazz – A master in his own right

You can check out most of these artists on their various websites for upcoming appearances…watch out… some of them will be back next year.

Friday’s Schedule 2004

12:15 – 12:25 Host: Willie G. - Operation Education

12:25- 12:35 N’Versity

 12:35 – 12:55  Nick Name www.nickname.com R&B Hip Hop

12:55 – 1:05 Jeff Jones – Atlantic Records

1:05 – 1:20 O’Ryan – Universal Records

1:20 – 2:20 Operation Education, www.operationeducation.com, Hip Hop R & B

Saturday’s Schedule 2004

1:30 – 1:50 VIP Hip Hop R&B 

2:00 – 2:30 Zac Harmon, Blues

The Southern California Blues Society's representing band and winner of The Blues Foundation's 2004 International Blues Challenge award "Best Unsigned Blues Band in the World." Zac has played guitar with everyone from ZZ Hill to Dorothy Moore. Zac has also written, recorded and produced albums with The O'Jays, The Whispers and Freddie Jackson, not to mention his very own CD, Zac Harmon Live at Babe & Ricky's Inn. 

 2:40 – 3:00 Day 1 & Diary R&B

3:00 – 3:20 Tony Snead & Roads R&B

 3:20 – 3:30 Charles Right receiving the LEGENDS Award

 3:30 – 4:00 Daniel  - Life, Love, Liberation, www.fivebyseven.com, Eclectic Soul

6:30 – 6:40 Abraham, Soulful R&B

Coordinator:  Nicole Chase

Nicole chase has coordinated entertainment for the Expo

since 1990.  She has brought many groups like the

Black Eyed Peas to the stages before their fame and fortune

and has assembled a dynamic crop of talent for the 2004

West Coast Black Music Festival.