Legendary vocal group Take 6 performs their version of Al Jarreau’s “Roof Garden” from their 2018 album “Iconic” during their concert on December 28, 2024 – part of the 2024-25 Season and broadcast on Fridays Live.
Watch many other performances on SFJAZZ At Home: https://www.SFJAZZ.org/AtHome
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About this concert:
The most acclaimed vocal group in the world, 10-time GRAMMY winning sextet Take 6 made 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 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 song.

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