Presented by Dwight Trible, Executive Director of The 'new' World STAGE "Summer" Jazz Concert Series ~

"Share a unique evening of Jazz-funk-fusion and Spoken Word with Prophecy." - BC, Three-time Grammy Award-winner "Consummate!" -  

 "An artist drew this picture of me during a gig. Unfortunately, I don't remember the artist or the gig, but I love the drawing!" - BC  

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 Billy  Childs and I are bringing it home. The World Stage is where I cut my poetry chops. There are word giants there who were willing to call out the clichés and other bullshit lines and ideas in my early work. Kamou, Datcher Datcher, V Kali, Ruth Forman, Peter J. Harris, Inyesha, Ojenke, Priestly were just some of the major influences in my growth. I'm gratefully for them all. "High on the vine." - PC

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Billy Childs, Band Leader - Fender Rhodes, keys?
Paul Calderon - poet
Ben Shepherd - electric bass
Donald Barrett - drum set
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About the band: 
 "With the collaboration of pianist-composer and four-time Grammy Award-winner Billy Childs, poet Paul Calderon, bassist Ben Shepherd, and drummer Donald Barrett, PROPHECY transcends the words and music tradition of the Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron, the Watts Prophets and others. With Billy Childs on electric piano and synthesizer, PROPHECY frames Calderon's insightful, socially conscious verse and is an innovative mixture of theater, jazz-funk, and fusion." - BC

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http://billychilds.com/

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 Childs Reveals a Thoughtful, Funky Side With Prophecy - by Bill Kohlhaase (spec. to the Times)

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The 'new' World STAGE

4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008 [map] | (323) 293-2451 | lightsound@theworldstage.org

Located in Leimert Park Village, entrance & public parking in rear of building

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 Billy Childs

  Rebirth - Latest CD (sanples)

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foot ♪ - 7/19 - Ella & Dizzy: 100 Years, 1,000 Memories Hollywood Bowl feat. Billy Childs

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 ♪ note - Jazz is spelled w/ a capital (J) most alwayz period -  O-!