Music Fans, Here's what's going on this week: Saturday June 11th at 12:00PM we'll have Pacific Northwest drummer and instructor Brian Kirk as our guest for a live interview to discuss his life and experiences in music. The live stream is free to attend and you can join us here: www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi<https://www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi> A graduate of California State University East Bay (B.A. Music) and New York University (M.A. Jazz Contemporary Music), and son of Indianapolis Hall of Fame drummer and educator Dr. Willis Kirk, Brian grew up in San Francisco where he performed with Gladys Knight, Marlena Shaw, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Bishop Norman Williams, John Handy, and Jessica Williams. Brian spent ten years in New York City where he was a member of the Lou Donaldson, Jack McDuff and Little Jimmy Scott bands. He also performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Locke, Andrew Hill, The Lionel Hampton Orchestra and The Count Basie Orchestra. He has appeared with Piano Duo Landsberg and Yount, in concerts featuring the Baltimore Symphony, Philadelphia Pops Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony and the Miami Symphony, to name a few. Mr. Kirk was first call on New York's Broadway show scene performing in Ain't Misbehavin' for over 10 years (1 year with the production featuring The Pointer Sisters), Five Guys Named Moe, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Miserables, Jelly's' Last Jam (featuring Gregory Hines), and Bring on the Noise Bring in The Funk (featuring Savion Glover). Brian has made numerous recordings including the soundtracks from Philadelphia (starring Tom Hanks), The Money Train, A Rage in Harlem (starring Forrest Whitaker),and the original sound tracks of David Lynch's' Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me, Five Guys Named Moe and The Pointer Sisters' "Ain't Misbehavin" on Sony Records. Sunday July 12th at 6pm The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra will be doing a livestream performance. I'll be joined by Greg Feingold on bass and Stefan Schatz on drums. The live stream will take place outdoors and we will all be safely socially distanced. You can tune in and listen at: www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi<https://www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi> If you enjoy our work and would like to support our efforts and programming, there are a couple ways you can help: MAKE A DONATION: Paypal: PayPal.me/kareemkandi4057<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FPayPal.me%2Fkareemkandi4057%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR36Rlw_DmCTtlCmAeP_PUGo2YMv01rwCGRFKP_1SMPyVaTWWiBvNKCSZsE&h=AT36M7LS2YHcD2esjyK4ws7wsn1I5wD3-BdXfTjfz0IIfI0XrGCcahiCm2SKr8UAT_bF065FNHr9wfr0G5ct-hiA6YrMrR8wacqJF2IpUsHaUZasWBcOXr5QeI0TfX0lGw&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1z6XggCMrUQNIbUZxB4YC8KdI08kmCuuYoGo34yVNquIie-Ulq4JLgsV54aKJ8Asg4GHqHREnWZ_u5tIA1hQygpi7s5O9kJ8vQss-EDToJttq8_E5Kn0y3Cv9KJQGcSdZ4RWqfhF4peCcLNHO5OT51PhDOgQ> Venmo: @Kareem-Kandi Donate on our website: www.kkworldorchestra.org/make-a-donation<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kkworldorchestra.org%2Fmake-a-donation%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3zpwlgNBuLulyQKT1vQMyBHkGBoYJ8kEeliSU84_cJGIphE1LwGUfFZU4&h=AT35Bj2LIFEPoroinJ33xXkH09ZojOmkKHLJNQorlcEufNSFYyfQh_xuOejb1HuOQaHeLo0WUmlWQMUjGCH0esBXWivOXGDGl0nclIdNoVscjXFXZWdG2JLzvGQg62DLbg&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1z6XggCMrUQNIbUZxB4YC8KdI08kmCuuYoGo34yVNquIie-Ulq4JLgsV54aKJ8Asg4GHqHREnWZ_u5tIA1hQygpi7s5O9kJ8vQss-EDToJttq8_E5Kn0y3Cv9KJQGcSdZ4RWqfhF4peCcLNHO5OT51PhDOgQ> Checks can be mailed to: The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra P.O. Box 7670, Tacoma WA, 98407 VOLUNTEER: If you’d like to volunteer and help with our efforts, please email me at: kareemkandi@hotmail.com SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: If you’d like to receive our newsletter with information about upcoming performances, classes, workshops, and events, you can subscribe here: www.kkworldorchestra.org/subscribe<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kkworldorchestra.org%2Fsubscribe%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2z8BW6eyGhEQgIJsiErQXQNLuTqsRY5W5pH8Th1TzSedpIeiP-jMhsyfY&h=AT3JuA2pQbMEG97r2qB3IBVshka4b_xw7e8SrhgYdWPCubnDEuXyZnzSl5ZstRLj8Bf5smRJR9WGR5KSRnFfiHEQVvlOZ3HootE1W4vnXOtDWUkUd8xCpEK78dBJXOP6Dg&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1z6XggCMrUQNIbUZxB4YC8KdI08kmCuuYoGo34yVNquIie-Ulq4JLgsV54aKJ8Asg4GHqHREnWZ_u5tIA1hQygpi7s5O9kJ8vQss-EDToJttq8_E5Kn0y3Cv9KJQGcSdZ4RWqfhF4peCcLNHO5OT51PhDOgQ>