‘ManMade’ Tour Dates
Here are tour dates for ManMade ….SO FAR.
More are being added.
Friday, May 24, 2013 – Baltimore, MD
ManMade Listening Event At Teavolve with Zo!
Hosted by DJ Phaze
Teavolve, 1401 Aliceanna St. | Baltimore, MD 21231 | (410) 522-1907
4p – 10p | 18+
No Cover
RSVP Email: freeloadfriday@gmail.com
Listening Event | Meet & Greet with Zo!
*Note: This is not a performance*
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 – Washington, D.C.
ManMade Album Release Show in D.C.
Liv Nightclub, 2001 11th St. NW | Washington, DC | (202) 505-4548
Doors: 8p | 21+
BUY TICKETS
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Saturday, June 1, 2013 – Chicago, IL
Zo! featuring Deborah Bond
With Jesse Boykins III & The Beauty Created
The Shrine, 2109 S. Wabash | Chicago, IL 60616 | (312) 753-5700
Doors: 8p | 21+
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Friday, June 7, 2013 – Richmond, VA
ManMade Listening Event At “Wine Down” with Zo! and DJ Prolific
C’est Le Vin, 15 N 17th St. | Richmond, VA 23219 | (804) 649-9463
8p – 1a | 21+
FREE
Listening Event | Meet & Greet with Zo!
*Note: This is not a performance*
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Friday, June 8, 2013 – Philadephia, PA
Zo! featuring Deborah Bond + Lady Alma + Ursula Rucker
Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave. | Philadelphia, PA 19125 | (215) 739-9684
Doors: 8p | 21+
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Sunday, June 9, 2013 – New York City, NY
“Date Night” with Zo! (featuring Deborah Bond), Nick Hakim, Guy Lockard, and Guest DJ Rich Medina
DROM, 85 Avenue A (b/w 5th & 6th St.) | New York, NY | (212) 777-1157
Doors: 7p | 18+
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Saturday, June 15, 2013 – Pittsburgh, PA
Zo! featuring Deborah Bond
720 Music Cafe, 4405 Butler St. | Pittsburgh, PA 15201 | (412) 904-4592
Doors: 8p | 18+
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Friday, June 21, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA
Zo! & Choklate
Bootleg Bar, 2200 Beverly Blvd. | Los Angeles, CA | (520) 742-6000
Doors: 8p | 21+
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Saturday, June 22, 2013 – Tucson, AZ
Zo! & Choklate At The 42nd Annual Tucson Urban League Gala
Westin La Paloma Resort, 3800 East Sunrise Drive | Tucson, AZ 85718 | (520) 742-6000
6:30p (Cocktails & Reception) | 7:30p Doors Open | All Ages
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Saturday, June 29, 2013 – Detroit, MI
ManMade (Detroit) Release Show and Celebration
The Elizabeth Theatre at The Park Bar, 2040 Park Ave. | Detroit, MI 48226 | (313) 454-1286
Doors: 8p | 21+
BUY TICKETS
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Thursday, July 25, 2013 – Durham, NC
ManMade (Durham) Release Concert + The Hot @ Nights
Casbah, 1007 W. Main St. | Durham, NC 27701 | (919) 687-6969
Doors: 7p | 18+
BUY TICKETS
Zo! & Choklate at Bootleg Bar in Los Angeles, CA – June 21, 2013
Zo! & Choklate performing together LIVE in LA
DJ Destroyer • DJ Seano
Friday, June 21, 2013
Bootleg Bar
2200 Beverly Blvd. | Los Angeles, CA | (520) 742-6000
8p | 21+
BUY TICKETS
2012 in Pictures
“…Give it up for Lorenzo Ferguson a/k/a Zo!, y’all!!” © Phonte in LA • Photo by Kris Perry (Oct. 2012)
2012 has been another helluva year. I got to do some traveling and play shows in LA, NYC, DC, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, St. Louis, Bethesda, MD, Greensboro, NC, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Columbia MD, Boston, Virginia Beach, Raleigh, Vienna, VA, Memphis, Indianapolis, San Francisco, and Phoenix …..and Durham, NC for this coming New Year’s Eve. I completed my first year as a full-time musician after the school I taught music at closed last year – I was then able to continue teaching by conducting individual piano lessons and workshop to groups of young ones. I began endorsing Moog Music, received another standing ovation during a performance back home in Detroit, and got the bulk of the recording finished for my newest album ManMade. Sy Smith and I did some touring this year playing big solo shows at DC’s Blues Alley and NYC’s Blue Note and received big performance props from Sheila E while I was back on the road with The Foreign Exchange who wrapped up performances for an album we have been touring for two years, Authenticity. I hit my ten-year anniversary of releasing music as well. Outside of all that, it was a fairly quiet twelve months……….
…Looking forward to 2013. Enjoy the photos!!
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- Me and Phonte laying VERY early recordings for ‘ManMade’ (Jan. 2012)
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- The LA crowd • Photo by Kris Perry (Jan. 2012)
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- Looks like I liked something I heard • Photo by Kris Perry (Jan. 2012)
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- Sy and I on the keys • Photo by Kris Perry (Jan. 2012)
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- Zo! + Sy Smith • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- Sy in deep concentration • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- Enjoying myself… • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- Me in LA • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- Keyboard duet featuring Zo! + Sy Smith • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- Group picture after the LA show • Photo by Kris Perry (Jan. 2012)
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- Miki Howard, Me and Sy Smith in LA • Photo by Kris Perry (Jan. 2012)
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- Amtrak to NYC (Jan. 2012)
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- View from my hotel room in NYC (Jan. 2012)
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- “Don’t ever underestimate the power of your mind…” © Sy Smith via ‘SunStorm’ (Jan. 2012)
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- Dookie rope chains + Yellow Curl bottles = The 80′s.. Me and Phonte in D.C. • Photo by Victoria Ford (Jan. 2012)
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- Zo! and Tigallo Hate the 90′s @ Axel F. 80′s Party/Performance in D.C. • Photo by Victoria Ford (Jan. 2012)
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- Nicolay, Butta of SoulBounce.com & I in D.C. (Feb. 2012)
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- Chicago Arrival, (02.09.12)
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- The Nord Stage Eighty-Eight… Weapon of choice for Chicago. (Feb. 2012)
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- Zo! + Sy Smith in Chicago • Photo by Warren Skipper (Feb. 2012)
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- Zo! + Sy Smith in Chicago • Photo by Kimberly Vandever (Feb. 2012)
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- Zo! + Sy Smith in Chicago • Photo by Kimberly Vandever (Feb. 2012)
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- Zo! + Sy SmIth in Detroit (Feb. 2012)
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- Zo! + Sy Smith in Detroit. (Feb. 2012)
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- Zo! at Jazz and Jokes in Nashville • Photo by Shamicka Bush (Feb 2012)
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- Zo! + Sy Smith = The Superman and Wonder Woman of Indie Soul… LOL Photo by Chadd Hardy (Feb. 2012)
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- The St. Louis Arch – View from my hotel’s lobby… (Feb. 2012)
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- Me with Cameron and Cameron after my workshop and tour of Westview Middle School in St. Louis… 02.13.12
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- The “ZoTif”
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- Recording for D.C.’s own, Kokayi • Photos by Kokayi (April 2012)
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- Me and Sy at Ben’s Next Door in D.C. (April 2012)
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- Sy Smith and I in D.C. • Photo by Julius Prince (Apr. 2012)
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- Phonte, Big K.R.I.T. and 9th Wonder for the “Life Of Kings” video shoot right before I jumped my ass in front of the camera. (April 2012)
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- +FE Prayer in Greensboro, NC (April 2012)
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- +FE in Greensboro, NC (April 2012)
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- Face Off!! in NYC • Photo by Sean J Rhinehart (May 2012)
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- Sy Smith • Photo by Sean J. Rhinehart (May 2012)
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- In NYC • Photo by Sean J. Rhinehart (May 2012)
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- Sy in NYC • Photo by Sean J. Rhinehart (May 2012)
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- Sy and I in NYC (May 2012)
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- Me on keys and Monet on flute • Photo by Sean J Rhinehart (May 2012)
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- Rockin’ the hell out with the Bubba Gump lip • Photo by Sean J. Rhinehart (May 2012)
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- +FE Music… Stocked up in Moods Music – Atlanta (May 2012)
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- Apache Café setup in Atlanta (May 2012)
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- Sy Smith + Zo! @ Apache Café in Atlanta • Photo by Angie Keilhauer (May 2012)
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- Sy Smith + Zo! @ Apache Café in Atlanta (May 2012)
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- Me and Sy Smith ain’t here for you other sucka ass crews!! (May 2012)
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- The set-up at Quixotic in Dallas and me and Sy’s show. (May 2012)
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- Taking a walk in Downtown Houston (May 2012)
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- Sy Smith + Zo! @ Fitzgerald’s in Houston (May 2012)
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- Sy Smith + Zo! @ Fitzgerald’s in Houston (May 2012)
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- Sy Smith @ Fitzgerald’s in Houston (May 2012)
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- Sy Smith + Zo! @ Fitzgerald’s in Houston (May 2012)
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- Sy Smith @ Fitzgerald’s in Houston (May 2012)
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- Zo! @ Fitzgerald’s in Houston (May 2012)
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- My View at the Capital Jazz Fest (June 2012)
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- Performing with +FE at the Capital Jazz Fest (June 2012)
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- Zo! @ the Capital Jazz Fest (June 2012)
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- Zo! @ the Capital Jazz Fest (June 2012)
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- Stage Shot @ Capital Jazz Fest (June 2012)
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- +FE Crew with Anthony Anderson after our Jazz Fest performance (June 2012)
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- Looking out on the empty venue in Brooklyn at +FE’s soundcheck. (June 2012)
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- +FE in Brooklyn! (June 2012)
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- My view from the stage in Boston for +FE’s show. (June 2012)
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- +FE Shutting it down in Raleigh, NC (June 2012)
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- +FE in Black and White in Raleigh (June 2012)
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- Didn’t get to go to visit Moog while we were in Asheville, but I did get to endorse them this year. (June 2012)
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- Stage setup at The Emerald Lounge for +FE’s show in Asheville, NC (June 2012)
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- Zach, Biscuit, Sy and I rehearsing for Blues Alley (June 2012)
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- Blues Alley Marquee • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Ready to go at Blues Alley in DC. (June 2012)
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- Me and Sy just before hitting the stage for the first show at Blues Alley in DC. (June 2012)
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- Zo! • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Zo! • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Zo! • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Sy Smith • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Zo! • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Sy Smith • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Zo! • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Laughing HARD at somebody • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Sy Smith • Photo by Lauren Persons (June 2012)
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- Fatin “10″ Horton and I… Three days straight in the studio, June 2012
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- Tim Scott Jr. laying drums down for the ‘ManMade’ album. (Aug. 2012)
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- Me, Sheila E. and Sy Smith in D.C. (08.30.12)
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- Zach Cutler, Jon Laine, Sy and I rehearsing for the Blue Note (Sept 2012)
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- Turn your cell phones off… Me and Sy are ready to tear the Blue Note stage down. (Sept. 2012)
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- Behind our hotel… The Detroit Riverwalk, September 2012
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- On keys for The Foreign Exchange at Detroit’s Chene Park • Photo by Crystal Bailey (Sept. 2012)
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- Phonte, Me, Deborah, Kush and Sy in Detroit • Photo by Drake Phifer (Sept. 2012)
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- On the way to Memphis (Sept. 2012)
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- Grover Stewart, Scott McGreer, Sy, Me and Chadd Hardy after our show in Indianapolis (Sept. 2012)
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- Up to no good in Inglewood… (Oct. 2012)
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- Soundcheck at The Key Club in LA (Oct. 2012)
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- Detroit goes with me on the road (Oct. 2012)
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- Key Club in LA Crowd • Photo by Kris Perry (Oct. 2012)
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- +FE in LA’s Key Club • Photo by Kris Perry (Oct. 2012)
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- “…Give it up for Lorenzo Ferguson a/k/a Zo!, y’all!!” © Phonte in LA • Photo by Kris Perry (Oct. 2012)
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- +FE in LA • Photo by Kris Perry (Oct. 2012)
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- So much shit, I don’t know which one to choose!! (Oct. 2012)
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- Driving to Phoenix (Oct. 2012)
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- HAD to go swimming in Phoenix (Oct. 2012)
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- The +FE Family in Phoenix after wrapping up the ‘Authenticity’ Tour, October 2012
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- Sy Smith, Me and Phonte recording in N.C. (11.07.12)
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- Two of my most treasured T-shirts. One of a kind.
New Show Dates: Zo! + Sy Smith and The Foreign Exchange (DET, Memphis, StL, Indy, LA, SF, Phoenix)
Zo! + Sy Smith will be performing together in…
Sept. 30th, 2012: Indianapolis, IN @ New Orleans On The Avenue – 4pm (Buy Tickets)
Zo! will be on keys for The Foreign Exchange in…
Oct. 19th, 2012: Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club – 9pm (Buy Tickets)
Oct. 20th, 2012: San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine – 9pm (Buy Tickets)
Oct. 23rd, 2012: Phoenix, AZ @ Monarch Theatre – 8pm (Buy Tickets)
Zo! + Sy Smith in LA – 01.19.12 …In Pictures
Much love to everyone who came out to our show in LA… We had a BLAST.
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- Looks like I liked something I heard • Photo by Kris Perry (Jan. 2012)
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- The LA crowd • Photo by Kris Perry (Jan. 2012)
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- Group picture after the LA show • Photo by Kris Perry (Jan. 2012)
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- Enjoying myself… • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- Zo! + Sy Smith • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- Keyboard duet featuring Zo! + Sy Smith • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- Sy in deep concentration • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- Me in LA • Photo by Marcel Friday (Jan. 2012)
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- The show… – Photo by Kris Perry
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- Sy and I on the keys • Photo by Kris Perry (Jan. 2012)
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- Miki Howard, Me and Sy Smith – Photo by Kris Perry
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- Norman, Miki Howard, Sy Smih and I – Photo by Kris Perry
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- Sy at the merch table after the show… Photo by Kris Perry
Upcoming Shows with Sy Smith… Portland (12/22), Seattle (12/23) & LA (1/19)
I’ll be traveling west to perform with my sister in music, the wonderfully talented, Sy Smith to perform our intimate, acoustic set in Portland and Seattle at the end of this week and LA in January…
Zo! + Sy Smith @ The Crown Room – Portland, OR
December 22, 2011
9:30p
Zo! + Sy Smith @ Nectar Lounge – Seattle, WA
December 23, 2011
9:00p
Zo! + Sy Smith @ Little Temple – Los Angeles, CA
(Limited Discount Tickets Available Now – $5)
January 19, 2012
9:00p
About
Multi-Instrumentalist/Producer Zo! is Detroit-area born and raised, Lorenzo Ferguson.
Music was always present in and around the Ferguson house, which led to Zo! taking piano lessons at age 6… which he absolutely despised. The idea of working toward a Major League Baseball career served as the greatest inspiration through his teenage years much more so than the concept of practicing music. After his parents consistently pushed and encouraged him to stick with music, Zo! discovered a newfound passion by teaching himself how to play piano by ear by age 11. Zo! got his production start in 1992 when his parents brought home a Proteus MPS keyboard and a Brother PDC100 sequencer for him to figure out. Since then, he has emphasized the use of live instrumentation as the blueprint for his music while constantly looking to expand his sound with each album release.
