Music Fans, On Sunday December 6th The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra will have world renowned drummer and composer D'vonne Lewis as our guest for a live interview and performance. Both the interview and performance will also be live streamed from: <https://www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi?__cft__[0]=AZXqZ1ErdzFiK5N_ZPPb5--uT1L4S3J4xZrdNHmV7N1EyIoGE3i0WiBjTs_OzMA8XfMmxG3MvPQDwfrh8KwNAdWo-C-7rU31pEMihrd5harjkvxhQBA3OjbNgHP3wE9PYpQYZIfuZ_i2CiwmuomHyfFL2lGrBODNhnqPWTkNCiYUSw&__tn__=q> www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi The livestreams are free to view. Interview: 4pm to 5pm Performance: 6pm to 7pm About our guest: Over the recent years, D’Vonne Lewis has become one of the most frequently seen and widely respected artists on Seattle’s music scene. Like jazz itself, Lewis’ legacy has a deep history and a brilliant future. Composer/bandleader/poet/drummer D’Vonne Lewis is the grandson of the “Godfather of Rock and Roll/Soul,” 1950s-1960s Northwest organ legend, Dave Lewis. At 32 years old, D’Vonne is already considered to be the best and most versatile jazz drummer in Seattle. As first-call drummer to many musicians, he gigs with styles ranging from jazz, funk, hip-hop, and rock to Brazilian and African. But it is his impeccable swing and feel that connect him most logically with jazz. He attended Seattle’s Roosevelt High School and was part of the award-winning jazz band program directed by Scott Brown. As part of what has become Roosevelt’s almost annual invitations to the Essentially Ellington competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lewis received Outstanding Drum Soloist awards for the years 2000, 2001, and 2002. We’re happy to have D’Vonne returning to Roosevelt as a guest clinician and featured artist with the Roosevelt Jazz Band on October 22. Aside from his work as an in-demand sideman, Lewis works regularly with his own bands: Triplifried, D’Vonne Lewis’ Limited Edition, and the hard-hitting, cutting-edge, 2014/2015 Golden Ear Award- and 2014 Genius Award-winning band, Industrial Revelation, all of whom will appear on this year’s festival. In 2006, D’Vonne received the Golden Ear Award for Emerging Artist of the Year, and in 2013, received the Golden Ear Award for Instrumentalist of the Year. " Earshot Jazz Magazine "