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Zo! + Carmen Rodgers LIVE in Washington D.C. – March 7, 2018 (2 Shows)

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 – WASHINGTON, D.C.
Zo! + Carmen Rodgers
Blues Alley
1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007
*Seated Shows*
TWO Shows at 8pm & 10pm 
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2016 In Pictures

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What a year. Thank y’all…

Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Zo! and Tigallo in Minneapolis, MN • 06.02.16
Out in Vegas • 10.14.16
Crew shot in Chicago • 08.27.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Sy Smith + Me + Carmen Rodgers in DC • 05.19.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Raleigh, NC • 09.19.16
+FE Show in Detroit, 05.29.16 • Photo by Tyler Plaxco
UK Soul Chart
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
Sy Smith Reads The Liner Notes
Nick Baglio recording drums on “For Pops” in Raleigh, NC • 02.18.16
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
+FE Show in Detroit, 05.29.16 • Photo by Tyler Plaxco
Helluva smoothie bowl from Fresh101Detroit before the show • 08.26.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Me and my Grandmother • 04.30.16
Acoustic + Personal in Atlanta, GA
Soundcheck in Detroit • 08.26.16
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
14KT, Me and House Shoes in LA • 10.17.16
Me + FE + RJD2 in Columbus, OH • 05.25.16
+FE Show in Detroit, 05.29.16 • Photo by Tyler Plaxco
SkyBreak posted up in Serious Sounds, Houston, TX
First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN • 06.02.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Setting up to film for the ‘SkyBreak’ Documentary • 03.04.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Me and Robert Glasper in NYC
Momma Zo! filming for the ‘SkyBreak’ Documentary • 04.23.16
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Art by @iam_artist_jai (IG)
Photo by Keith Estep
Photo by Kamau Inaede
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Filming for the ‘SkyBreak’ Documentary • 04.23.16
Photo by Keith Estep
Jon Laine, Dennis Turner, Me, Carmen and Zach Cutler in Boston, MA • 06.15.16
“Lifelines” Cover Art
+FE Crew with S1 in Dallas • 06.19.16
Me and Avery Sunshine in Atlanta • 08.17.16
Glasper rockin’ his Liner Notes tee on stage in Atlanta
Toasting up with the +FE crew in Richmond, VA • 05.20.16
Finishing up “Just Whatcha Like” at 5am • Jan 2016
Hardcopy
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Piano + Synth in LA • 11.11.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Me and Phonte wrapping up ‘SkyBreak’ • 02.18.16
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
SkyBreak in Indianapolis • 08.21.16
Crew shot after the Indy show • 08.21.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
At rehearsal with Sy Smith for her DC show • 08.30.16
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
14KT, DJ House Shoes, RoSpit and I in LA • 10.17.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Tamisha, Nick, Phonte, Darion and I landing in Vegas • 10.14.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Sy Smith rockin’ her ‘Star…’ tee
The Catalog
Me and Joi in LA • 10.17.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Crew show in Richmond, VA • 09.17.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Me and Nicholas Ryan Gant at Sy’s rehearsal • 08.30.16
Chris Boerner laying guitar on “For Pops” • 02.18.16
With Jon Chardiet a/k/a ‘Ramo’ from ‘Beat Street’ in LA 11.11.16
My sister, Kinyel filming for the ‘SkyBreak’ Documentary • 04.23.16
The Crew before ‘Tux and Chucks’ in Detroit (Nov 2016)
In-store at Luna in Indianapolis • 08.21.16
Nicholas Ryan Gant in his Zo! shirt
Carmen and I with Zana Smith at Spectacles in Detroit, MI • 04.22.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Spinna, Raheem, Jazzy Jeff, Erro (with his Liner Notes tee), D-Nice, Rich Medina and DJ Eddie F
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
+FE run wrapped in New Orleans, LA • 06.23.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
My touring band, Collective Peace filming for the ‘SkyBreak’ Documentary • 04.23.16
Photo by Keith Estep
Richmond, VA (09.17.16)
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Carmen Rodgers filming for the SkyBreak Documentary in Detroit • 04.22.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Before the +FE show in Indianapolis, IN • 06.04.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
Detroit, MI, 08.26.16 • Photo by Tanya Hickson
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Richmond, VA • 09.17.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Waajeed and I in Detroit, MI • 04.23.16
Autographed ‘Beat Street’ vinyl sent to me by Jon Chardiet a/k/a “RAMO”
Detroit • 08.25.16
“Paisley Park is in your heart,” Chanhassen,MN • 06.02.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
+FE Crew with Jellybean Johnson and his daughter who brought him backstage to meet everyone, in Minneapolis, MN • 06.01.16
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Rough Draft • 02.02.16
Me and Celtics Assistant Coach and former player, Walter McCarty in Boston, MA • 05.17.16
SkyBreak • May 20, 2016
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
DJ Stylus, Butta (SoulBounce), Me, Susan and Laticia (MusicHead Collection) after the SkyBreak Listening Party in Silver Spring, MD • 05.22.16
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
SkyBreak in Detroit • 08.26.16
Waajeed filming for the ‘SkyBreak’ Documentary • 04.23.16
NYC • 09.25.16
Me and Chamique Holdsclaw in Indianapolis • 06.04.16
Photo by LaTroya Brooks
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Me and Jon Chardiet (“RAMO from ‘Beat Street’) in LA • 10.14.16
“Lifelines” on Heart & Soul SiriusXM (Ch. 48)
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Carmen Rodgers in her ‘Star Of The Story’ tee
Crew show in Raleigh, NC • 09.18.16
With Rusty Redenbacher at Luna in Indy • 08.21.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Moods Music, 08.17.16 • Atlanta, GA
Photo by Reese Bland
NYC, 09.25.16 • Photo by Nicholas Ryan Gant in NYC (Sept 2016)
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Me and Momma Zo! in Detroit
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Me and Buckwild in Brooklyn • 05.16.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Me and Skillz in Arlington, VA • Feb 2016
SkyBreak in Boston • 06.15.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Raleigh, NC • 09.19.16
Columbus, OH, +FE show • 05.25.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Carmen and I on the way to Cincinnati • 08.19.16
In LA • 10.17.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Zo! shirts + Great folks in Houston • 06.22.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Black Van with Chef Stacey Dougan at her restaurant in Vegas, Simply Pure • 10.15.16
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
Me and Sy Smith in DC • 05.19.16
14KT, House Shoes, RoSpit, Me and Phonte in LA • 10.17.16
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Houston, TX, 04.08.16 • Photo by LeTony W. Hadnot Jr.
Crew Shot at ‘Acoustic & Personal’ in Atlanta, GA • 12.17.16
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
Crew shot in Cleveland, OH • 10.01.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
In LA, 11.11.16 • Photo by Justin Washington
Phonte, Me, Nicolay and Darion Alexander before rockin’ in Vegas • 10.15.16
Houston, TX, 08.06.16 • Photo by LaTroya Brooks
+FE Crew in LA • 10.18.16
Bethesda, MD, 08.11.16 • Photo by Reese Bland
SkyBreak in Chicago • 08.27.16
Me + Collective Peace in Detroit • 04.23.16

Visuals from Zo! + Carmen Rodgers LIVE in Bethesda, MD – (08.11.16)

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Visuals from…

Zo!
+ Carmen Rodgers
at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
Bethesda, MD
August 11, 2016

Personnel:
Zo! – Keys
Carmen Rodgers – Vocals
Ladarrel “Saxappeal” Johnson – Saxophone
Buddy Brown– Drums
Kamau Inaede – Bass
Robbie McDonald – Guitar
Leroy “Boogie” Grier – Percussion

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Visuals from Zo! + Carmen Rodgers LIVE in Houston – (08.06.16)

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Visuals from…

Zo!
+ Carmen Rodgers
at The 26th Annual Houston International Jazz Festival
in The Ballroom in WareHouse Live
Houston, TX
August 6, 2016

Personnel:
Zo! – Keys
Carmen Rodgers – Vocals
Ladarrel “Saxappeal” Johnson – Saxophone
Gary Mayes – Drums
Kamau Inaede – Bass
Kristopher Crosby – Keys

Photos by LaTroya Brooks for selfless images + design

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We Love Soul Day Party feat. Zo! + Carmen Rodgers LIVE in Chicago, IL – August 27, 2016

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Zo! + Carmen Rodgers

(SkyBreak Tour)

Thursday August 27, 2016 – Chicago, IL
Promontory
5311 S Lake Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60615 | (312) 801-2100
Doors: 3p
BUY TICKETS

We Love Soul Day Party Featuring…
Zo! & Carmen Rodgers
Two separate artists who come together LIVE on the same stage, at the same time to perform songs from each other’s vast discographies.

SkyBreak comes to Chicago!!

Zo! + Carmen Rodgers LIVE in Bethesda, MD – August 11, 2016

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Zo! + Carmen Rodgers

(SkyBreak Tour)

Thursday August 11, 2016 – Bethesda, MD
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
7719 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 | (240) 330-4500
Doors: 6p
BUY TICKETS

Zo! & Carmen Rodgers
Two separate artists who come together LIVE on the same stage, at the same time to perform songs from each other’s vast discographies.

SkyBreak comes to the DMV!

Zo! + Carmen Rodgers LIVE in Dallas, TX – August 4, 2016

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Zo! + Carmen Rodgers

(SkyBreak Tour)

Thursday August 4, 2016 – Dallas, TX
Zo! + Carmen Rodgers
Sandaga 813
813 Exposition Ave, Dallas, TX 75226 | (214) 315-0741
Doors: 8p
BUY TICKETS

Zo! & Carmen Rodgers
Two separate artists who come together LIVE on the same stage, at the same time to perform songs from each other’s vast discographies.

DJ Set and Sounds provided by …DJ Frances Jaye

SkyBreak comes to Dallas!!!