This Year’s featured Guest
Brynda McCurdy
Music keeps calling to Brynda McCurdy. Lucky for us, she keeps answering.
As a child, starting at age 2, she was called to the music of her gospel-singing family in Virginia. She continued with her parents and sisters into her 20s when she moved away to pursue her education.
Years later, while living in Windsor, Ontario Canada, music started calling again. She was recruited for a production of Ragtime. Which led to more musicals and being recruited to sing jazz at a local eatery. Which led to Black Russian, a very successful Windsor jazz outfit. Which led to Juno nominated and Harry Jerome recipient, producer Jay Douglas, imploring Brynda to record a CD to showcase her musical range. Which leads to Follow My Heart with its elements of gospel and jazz, reggae and R&B. It reflects her discovery of jazz, but it also harkens back to the music of her childhood and the time in between. “The CD has a bit of everything,” she says. “It’s a labour of love.”
To Learn more visit www.brynda.ca
Music keeps calling to Brynda McCurdy. Lucky for us, she keeps answering.
As a child, starting at age 2, she was called to the music of her gospel-singing family in Virginia. She continued with her parents and sisters into her 20s when she moved away to pursue her education.
Years later, while living in Windsor, Ontario Canada, music started calling again. She was recruited for a production of Ragtime. Which led to more musicals and being recruited to sing jazz at a local eatery. Which led to Black Russian, a very successful Windsor jazz outfit. Which led to Juno nominated and Harry Jerome recipient, producer Jay Douglas, imploring Brynda to record a CD to showcase her musical range. Which leads to Follow My Heart with its elements of gospel and jazz, reggae and R&B. It reflects her discovery of jazz, but it also harkens back to the music of her childhood and the time in between. “The CD has a bit of everything,” she says. “It’s a labour of love.”
To Learn more visit www.brynda.ca
Alexander Jefferson
Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson (born November 15, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan), now a retired US Air Force officer, He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a pilot in the famous Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group.
His book, Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW, is a personal memoir of those who served America in World War II and after.
In 1995, Jefferson was enshrined in the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame.[1] In 2004, President George W. Bush awarded Jefferson with a Purple Heart for being wounded while being shot down over German occupied France.
On March 29, 2007, Jefferson attended a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, where he and all the other members of the Tuskegee Airmen (and their widows) were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their service.
Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson (born November 15, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan), now a retired US Air Force officer, He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a pilot in the famous Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group.
His book, Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW, is a personal memoir of those who served America in World War II and after.
In 1995, Jefferson was enshrined in the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame.[1] In 2004, President George W. Bush awarded Jefferson with a Purple Heart for being wounded while being shot down over German occupied France.
On March 29, 2007, Jefferson attended a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, where he and all the other members of the Tuskegee Airmen (and their widows) were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their service.
The Jazzus
The Jazzus are local musicians from the Windsor Essex area where who fine tune their skills. They love various types of music, but gospel comes through when you hear the smooth bass lines and melodic piano runs. Our jazz trio consists of Jules Carreira on the percussion, Jeffrey Sims on the Piano and Gregory Moore on the Bass guitar and sometimes lead guitar.
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The Jazzus are local musicians from the Windsor Essex area where who fine tune their skills. They love various types of music, but gospel comes through when you hear the smooth bass lines and melodic piano runs. Our jazz trio consists of Jules Carreira on the percussion, Jeffrey Sims on the Piano and Gregory Moore on the Bass guitar and sometimes lead guitar.
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Edward Milo Johnson Author, Educator
“The Story of John ‘Daddy’ Hall”
Born in Harrow, Ontario, Milo attended Harrow Public Elementary School and Harrow District High School. He attained a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo (1972) and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Windsor (1973). Milo taught for the Greater Essex County District School Board for 32 years. During his teaching career, he specialized in Physical Education, attaining Physical and Health Education Specialist qualifications from the Ministry of Education. Milo retired in 2004 and is currently enjoying his retirement while playing Senior (Masters) sports. He presently resides in Windsor, Ontario and is involved in researching and writing genealogy, local Black History, and historical fiction.
Family genealogy research and the story of Milo’s GGG Grandfather, Gabriel Clingman, led to the writing of three books: “Grayer Family Genealogy”, “Johnson Grayer Genealogy” and “New Canaan: Freedom-Land.”
“The Story of John ‘Daddy’ Hall”
Born in Harrow, Ontario, Milo attended Harrow Public Elementary School and Harrow District High School. He attained a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo (1972) and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Windsor (1973). Milo taught for the Greater Essex County District School Board for 32 years. During his teaching career, he specialized in Physical Education, attaining Physical and Health Education Specialist qualifications from the Ministry of Education. Milo retired in 2004 and is currently enjoying his retirement while playing Senior (Masters) sports. He presently resides in Windsor, Ontario and is involved in researching and writing genealogy, local Black History, and historical fiction.
Family genealogy research and the story of Milo’s GGG Grandfather, Gabriel Clingman, led to the writing of three books: “Grayer Family Genealogy”, “Johnson Grayer Genealogy” and “New Canaan: Freedom-Land.”
