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The most acclaimed vocal group in the world, 10-time GRAMMY winning sextet Take 6 make their inaugural appearance at SFJAZZ, celebrating 45 years of sweet harmonies and inspiring messages of hope.

Formed in 1980 on the campus of Huntsville, Alabama’s Oakwood College by tenor singer Claude McKnight, the group performed at churches for several years with a revolving cast of singers before signing a recording contract with Atlantic and releasing their eponymous 1988 debut that won three GRAMMYs and earned the group a Best New Artist nomination.

Performing for multiple presidents, touring the globe, recording 15 albums, collaborating with a who’s who of the music world including Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Jacob Collier, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder, and contributing to the soundtracks of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood, the gospel group has adeptly crossed most musical genres, from straight-ahead jazz to pop to R&B, doo-wop to blues, while remaining true to their founding approach.

Their most recent release, 2018’s Iconic on their own Sono label, hit #1 on the Billlboard Jazz chart. Featuring founding members McKnight and tenor Mark Kibble, the group performs a range of material for these dates, celebrating the power of faith through the power of song.

Setlist
(Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey
Got To Get You Into My Life John Lennon and Paul McCartney
I've Got Life David Thomas, Mark Kibble
Spread Love Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Mervyn Warren
Wade In The Water Traditional
Rainy Night In Georgia Tony Joe White
Windmills Of Your Mind Michael Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
Homeless Paul Simon, Joseph Shabalala
Just In Time Jule Styne, Betty Comdeb, Adolph Green
Change the World Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Fly Away Cedric Dent
Roof Garden Al Jarreau, Tom Canning, Jay Graydon

Personnel
Alvin Chea vocals
Khristian Dentley vocals
Joey Kibble vocals
Mark Kibble vocals
Claude V. McKnight III vocals
David Thomas vocals