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Marcus Johnson: Valentine Swing

February 14, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Marcus & Friends at Keystone Korner Baltimore!

Marcus and Friends are going to turn the Keystone Korner into the true FLO (For the Love Of) Experience, playing the music that you love because we love what we do! If you love jazz and R&B, this show is for you! Enjoy live music, handcrafted menu, great drinks, and smooth vibes with your special someone. Keystone stays solidly in the Valentine groove, with nothing but love songs!

Marcus Johnson, keyboardist and bandleader, mans the boundaries between smooth jazz and modern R&B. While pursuing his JD and MBA at Georgetown, Marcus independently produced and distributed his first CD (Lessons in Love), which sold more than 40,000 units; a phenomenal success for an unknown independent artist’s debut release. This album helped him launch his career as a renowned jazz keyboardist/pianist, and later, he released his second CD (Inter Alia), with staggering success.

This success caught the attention of Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder and businessman Robert L. Johnson, who invested and partnered with Marcus to establish Marimelj Entertainment Group. Under their partnership, MEG’s label Three Keys Music housed Studio 8121, a full-service recording studio, and two music publishing companies: Marimelj Music Publishing and Three Keys Music Publishing. As head of Three Keys Music, Johnson produced and released on the Three Keys Music label national jazz artists: Michael Lington, Jaared Arosemena, Bobby Lyle, Nick Colionne, R&B singer, Alyson Williams, neo-soul songstress, Zahzarah; and smooth jazz Saxophonists Phillip Martin and Brian Lenair.

To date, Marcus has released more than fifteen Billboard charted CDs, and has the distinction of having his groundbreaking 2008 Billboard Top 20 Contemporary Jazz FLO (For the Love Of) Anthology, which consisted of three distinct CDs — FLO Chill, FLO Romance and FLO Standards – all chart Top 10 on Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts simultaneously. The release of Poetically Justified (2009) and This is How I Rock (2011), which were Top 20 Contemporary Jazz CDs, solidified Marcus Johnson as the heir apparent to the funky urban groove music style and sound made famous by legendary jazz greats, George Duke and Herbie Hancock.

::club date/restaurant, Keystone Korner Baltimore::In-person, Live-streamed, Indoor

Details

Date:
February 14, 2023
Time:
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Website:
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Organizer

keystonekorner

Venue

Keystone Korner Baltimore
1350 Lancaster Street
Baltimore, MD 21231 USA
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Phone
410-946-6726
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