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Alan and Lita Blake

Keyboard/vocalists Alan and Lita Blake have toured and recorded with artists such as the late Grover Washington Jr., the late George Howard, Jean Carne, Kevin Eubanks, and Rachelle Ferrell. Lita studied under Dr. Donald Byrd at Howard University and performed with jazz pianist Billy Taylor and bassist Ron Carter during a Settlement Music School event in Philadelphia. They have performed at the Saratoga Springs Jazz Festival, Baltimore Harbor Jazz series, and several national venues with the late George Howard, Fairmount Park Philadelphia with jazz saxophonist the late Grover Washington Jr., the Hampton University Jazz Festival, Trinity College Workshop, Penn’s Landing jazz series, as well as the famous Blue Note jazz club in New York with jazz violinist John Blake, University of Pennsylvania Medical School Jazz events, "Music@Noon" and “Wednesday WindDown” Concert series (Centennial Park- Atlanta), “Chastain at the Cascades” Jazz concert series, Third World Festival at Centennial Park (2003), Swarthmore College Student Union Jazz concert series, “Jazz by the Lake” concert series in Stone Mountain, GA., St. Kitts Prime Ministers’ New Years Ball (2006). They opened for Jeffrey Osborne in June, 2005 at the benchmark 100 Black Men event “Le Cabaret” in Atlanta, Georgia, opened for Frankie Beverly and Maze at "Le Cabaret" 2006, and Chaka Khan in 2007. They have also performed at numerous functions and events for many corporations and philanthropic organizations. Alan is the brother of world renowned violinist John Blake Jr.

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Najee-World Renowned Jazz saxophonist "It is truly an honor for me to recommend the music of Alan and Lita Blake Music Group for live performances or events that call for live upbeat music. Alan and Lita are an extraordinary team whose experience with other artists affords them a unique musical perspective that I thoroughly enjoy."

Ford Motor Company Press Release-2006 "This year's Le Cabaret 2006 event will feature a concert performance from Atlanta's own Alan and Lita Blake and Frankie Beverly and Maze."

John Anderson-CD Reviewer-EJAZZNEWS.COM … Evidently, Alan is a studio whiz, a brilliant keyboardist and a singer of note, ditto Lita... -London, England

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