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Zo! appears on “The Negro League” Podcast hosted by Preach Jacobs

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This episode of TNL, Preach (@preachjacobs) talks to Zo! (1:48)(@zo3hree5ive)about his ‘Piano & A Microphone’ tour with Carmen Rodgers as they are set to hit Columbia, SC May 4th – cop tickets HERE. We talk about his first music placement and even his Detroit Lions.

Next we speak to the founder of At Shaun’s Table (@atshaunstable) Shaun Adams (44:21) as we talk about black authors, black business and what it means to create food with love and other black foolishness.

Intro music: Ski Beatz (@skibeatz) Sponsored by Mo’ Betta Soul clothing: mobettasoul.bigcartel.com Enter code “Negro” to save 10%. Wanna donate? Hit us: $MoBettaSoul

“The Takeover” – Film by Digifé | Score by Zo!

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In the summer of 2017 while in California hosting screenings for our recently completed documentary (Making SkyBreak) on the creation of my album, SkyBreak… Digifé (then Digital Café) approached me about a brand new project they had just been commissioned by Northwestern University to do… They wanted to know if I would be willing to score it. To be honest, I don’t even remember if I even knew what the doc was gonna be about when I first interrupted Donnie Seals (of Digifé) to blurt out, “Maaaaan, HELL yeah!!” Fast forward to Sept 2018, here we are with a helluva finished product that I’m super proud to be a part of.

“What was most impressive was the speed and depth this dude works. One day he’d send some funk that sounded like James Brown, the next day epic music like John Williams.”  – Donnie Seals of Digifé

The Takeover (2018)
Film by Digifé
Score by Zo!

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Check the film’s OFFICIAL trailer…

 

 

Quick picture with The Takeover’s narrator, NU alum, Harry Lennix.
Film Credit – “Original Score: Zo!”
With Tim and Daphne Maxwell-Reid who as Northwestern’s first Black Homecoming Queen in 1968, told her story in The Takeover
Post-screening panel
Got to chat briefly with Harris Lennix
With the Digifé crew: Eric Seals, Donnie Seals, Brittany Applegate & Cassandra Papillon-Page

‘Piano & A Microphone’ …Quick Shed Session

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Shed time.
Houston and Dallas, see y’all soon.

Friday, September 28, 2018 – HOUSTON, TX
Zo! + Carmen Rodgers
Green Mill Social Club
630 S Sam Houston Pkwy W, Houston, TX 77047
Doors: 7p | Show: 8p
BUY TICKETS

Saturday, September 29, 2018 – DALLAS, TX
Zo! + Carmen Rodgers
South Dallas Cultural Center
3400 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75210
FREE with RSVP

Visuals from “Acoustic & Personal: An Evening with Zo! + Carmen Rodgers in Atlanta, GA (12.09.17)

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Visuals from…

Zo! + Carmen Rodgers
at Moods Music (Soul Village ATL)
Atlanta, GA
December 9, 2017

Personnel:
Zo! – Keys/Vocals
Carmen Rodgers – Vocals
Ladarrel “Saxappeal” Johnson – Saxophone/Background Vocals
Kamau Inaede – Bass
Kristopher “Jahi” Crosby – Keys/Background Vocals
Tim Scott Jr. – Drums

Specialty cocktails provided by D’USSÉ Cognac

Thank you, Atlanta for two SOLD OUT shows …even with Friday’s inclement weather. Y’all made this fourth annual Acoustic & Personal the best one YET.

See y’all next year for the FIFTH one.

Visuals from Zo! + Carmen Rodgers LIVE in Detroit, MI – (07.20.17)

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Visuals from…

Zo!
+ Carmen Rodgers
at Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History
Detroit, MI
July 20, 2017

Personnel:
Zo! – Keys/Vocals
Carmen Rodgers – Vocals
Ladarrel “Saxappeal” Johnson – Saxophone/Background Vocals
Buddy Brown– Drums
Kamau Inaede – Bass
Kristopher “Jahi” Crosby – Keys/Background Vocals
Ideeyah – Background Vocals
D-Love – Percussion
Lola George – Hostess
DJ L Boog – DJ

Photos by Miz Korona for Trigger Finger Visuals

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Zo! on DC 89.3FM WPFW – Soul Conversations Radio, Parts 1 & 2 (March 24, 2017 & April 21, 2017)

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Had the pleasure of stopping by WPFW last night an participating in a “Soul Conversation” …and to be honest, it turned out to be one of my favorite interviews in a long time. I’m sure if there was no time limit, we would probably STILL be conversing now. You can listen to it in full HERE …or by pressing ‘play’ below.

 

2016 In Pictures

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What a year. Thank y’all…

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

‘SkyBreak’ Documentary OFFICIAL Trailer

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I’m so very proud to be able to present this to y’all. After talking about and posting some of the teasers over the last month or so, here is the official trailer for my upcoming SkyBreak Documentary.

Film by Digital Café
Documentary Website

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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