On Tuesday (March 16), smooth jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum will host a DVD screening of his new The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III. Whalum will also have a meet-and-greet with at the event, which will be held at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis.

The third in Whalum’s fusion of gospel and jazz music will also officially be released as both a DVD project and a 2-CD project on Tuesday. At the Stax event, the first 50 purchasers of The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III receive a free copy of Grammy-nominated Hymns in the Garden.

The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III was recorded in October of 2007 at the Reid Temple AME Church in Glenn Dale, Md. Joining Whalum at the show were keyboardist George Duke, guitarist Doc Powell and vocalists Lalah Hathaway and Kevin Whalum. Special guests included John Stoddart, Hugh “Peanuts” Whalum, Kenneth Whalum III, Kyle Whalum and Caleb Tha Bridge.

There are 17 songs, including “The Thrill Is Gone” with Hathaway and “You Are Everything” with Powell.  

(Smooth Jazz Network)

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