Karen Brundage-Johnson
Karen’s Contributions
05/04/13 Community Articles
Giacomo Gates - Vocalese
Poised with jazz aficionado coolness, jazz/vocalese singer Giacomo Gates ventured into the music of the legendary Miles Davis at Chris’ Jazz Café, in Philadelphia. With his deep baritone and hip vocabulary, Gates engaged the audience immediately with his...
04/16/13 Community Articles
Hugh Masekela - Jabulani Tour
Back by popular demand, Grammy award-winning, legendary South African trumpeter, composer, Hugh Masekela gave a special performance in the Zellerbach Theatre featuring classic favorites and works from his latest album, "Jabulani". Mr. Masekela was joined...
04/16/13 Community Articles
Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll Tour
With the Borgata Event Center stage set to date back to the days of vaudeville, Diana Krall’s “Glad Rag Doll” tour included a mix of jazz and blues tunes from the roaring '20s and '30s. The stage was decorated with a gramophone, upright player piano and...
04/16/13 Community Articles
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Gamak
Indian-American alto saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahanthappa captured the audience’s imagination with his adventurous, innovative blends of Jazz and Indian music this evening at Montgomery County Community College, Science Center Theatre in Blue Bell, PA...
04/12/13 Community Articles
Unmistakably Incognito - Featuring Maysa
We were up close and personal with British acid jazz band Incognito featuring Maysa as they wowed a sell-out crowd at B.B. King Blues Club New York, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. This was the first night in New York on their ten day US tour. For 34 years, this...
03/22/13 Concerts
Concert Review: Tuck & Patti in Pennsylvania 3/13
Extraordinary musicianship and vocalizing
02/22/13 Concerts
Review: Monterey Jazz Festival 55th Anniversary Tour
McBride, Bridgewater, Potter and more take the festival on the road
11/15/12 Concerts
Ramsey Lewis in Cape May, NJ, 11-10-12
Pianist performed at the Exit 0 International Jazz Festival
11/13/12 Concerts
Concert Review: Chick Corea and Gary Burton in Philadelphia, 11-9-12
The duo are joined by the Harlem String Quartet
10/24/12 Concerts
Concert Review: Melody Gardot, Philadelphia, 9/29/12
A triumphant homecoming for a vocal favorite
10/12/12 Concerts
Review: Toots Thielemans' 90th Birthday Concert at JALC
The harmonica master is joined by friends at NYC bash
08/10/12 Photos
2012 Newport Jazz Festival Review - Legends and Lions
2012 Newport Jazz Festival Review by Karen Brundage-Johnson Photos by Ben Johnson August 3- 5, 2012 Produced and co-founded by legendary Jazz impresario George Wein, the Newport Jazz Festival was back on August 3-5, fifty eight years after it began in Rhode...
06/24/12 Community Articles
24th Annual DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival
The 24th Annual DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival opened Monday evening, June 18th to a very appreciative audience. This free, week-long, outdoor music festival is held in Rodney Square in the heart of downtown Wilmington, Delaware Monday, June 18th...
04/28/12 Community Articles
Philadanco - The Philadelphia Dance Company
Kimmel Center for the Performing, Philadelphia, PA Friday, April 20, 2012 at 7:30PM
04/05/12 Community Articles
Angélique Kidjo
In celebration of 25 years of the Lively Arts Series, the finale in the series called "Africa: The Call and Response" was an superb performance by Grammy award-winning music recording artist Angelique Kidjo. Ms. Kidjo. Ms. Kidjo turned the Science Center...
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ReportAbout Karen Brundage-Johnson
Karen is an executive in the Hospitality industry. She is a contributing author in “Beyond the Body! Developing Inner Beauty”, a dynamic twenty-five chapter book and journal dedicated to the emotional, mental & spiritual wellness of women. Karen volunteers as the Public Relations Chairperson and is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. As Public Relations Chairperson, she informs the public of the activities of the Chapter, prepares the press releases, and schedule media interviews. Karen founded the Readers Journey Book Club Network with the goal of bringing book clubs together to fellowship and experience African-American author discussions. In 2008, the Readers Journey Book Club Network was featured in Essence Magazine with author Gloria Naylor (The Women of Brewster Place). Karen enjoys jazz music, writing, and volunteering for charitable fundraising initiatives. Karen and her husband Ben Johnson a noted Jazz photographer, collaborate on documenting live jazz performances.
Karen Brundage-Johnson joined the JazzTimes community on Mar 28, 2010