How I Got Over - Music of Black Americans Concert

  • September 19 - October 17, 2025
  • CATALYST by Art State AZ formerly saaca

    4500 North Oracle Road
    Tucson, Arizona 85705
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Description

"How I Got Over" is an interactive, Immersive Musical Experience of the Music of Black Americans including: Spirituals, Blues, Gospel and Jazz. Featuring a live jazz quintet, gospel choir and featured soloists, attendees can expect a powerful, vibrant and exhilarating musical performance they will remember fondly for many years to come!

Special guests include:The 3 Divas Arlette Willis, (Jazz) - Angel Diamond, (Blues) - and Adrian Simone, (Gospel) and

Mark Willis Quintet: Jon K. Eldridge and Mark Willis, piano - Trey Bryant, sax - Angel Moreno, Guitar - Bass, Michael Williams, - Drums, Troy Covington, - Mark Willis, Harmonica and The Tucson Vocal Ensemble

Date & Time

Sep 19 - Oct 17, 2025

Venue Details

CATALYST by Art State AZ formerly saaca

4500 North Oracle Road
Tucson, Arizona 85705 CATALYST by Art State AZ formerly saaca
Fortheluvvamusic Entertainment

ForTheLuvvaMusic parents Silk and Soul, a local band in Tucson comprised of Mark and Arlette Willis. Mark is a 40 year + music veteran. He is a Composer, pianist, accompanist, arranger and a multi-instrumentalist.

Silk and Soul plays many local venues and this concert is the first of its kind by Fortheluvvamusic, but not the first for them.

Mark and Arlette have performed with Detroit royalty including the legendary Stevie Wonder, Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, Detroit's Gospel great, Fred Hammond, Jazz pianist, Ben Tankard, Gospel Recording Artist, Yolanda Adams and Mark Kibble of Take 6. Mark has worked with The Clark Sisters, teaching at Dr. Mattie Moss Clark's Conservatory of Music in Detroit, with Dr. Thomas Bowles and Earl Van Dyke of Motown, among many others.