08 HONORED ARTIST AWARDS
JACK MARCHBANKS
Jack Marchbanks was born near Muscle Shoals, Alabama and raised in Dayton during the boom of the southwestern Ohio funk explosion of the 1970s. Marchbanks briefly worked as a songwriter for Solar Records in the early 1980s. By the early 1990s, he found his calling as a historian of African American popular culture and music. He founded the African American Musical Heritage Group, has written, produced and acted in "Jazzy Broadway," an original musical revue, has ten years of experience and accomplishments in writing and producing works for National Public Radio (notable works include award winning scripts for "Kids Sundae," a weekly live theatre children's radio hour), is a partner in Enteje writing collective, an Ohio-based non-profit organization dedicated to educating the world and celebrating the underrecognized influence of black creativity on popular culture. Marchbanks has produced many blues and jazz concerts. He has also penned and had broadcast nationally his original commentaries on Morning Edition with Bob Edwards (2000)and on the Tavis Smiley Show (2002). Marchbanks has been such a consistent champion of Ohio's musical greats that he was given the special honor of an exclusive interview with the O’Jays (Canton, Ohio) prior to their 2005 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Most recently Jack has helped to launch the Rahsaan Roland Kirk Scholarship for the Arts; continues to be a regular guest on Jazz Sunday featuring K.C. Jones on 90.5-FM WCBE; and works toward the completion of his second book, a cultural and politcal commentary entitled The Blues Last Born Child.
Jack has lived and been active in the New East Arts Community for many years and is a wonderful choice for this award.
BHB
Brothers Helping Brothers, or BHB, as he likes to be called, has been a DJ since he was 8 years old. He grew up in the North end of Columbus and went to Mifflin High School, later moving to the East Side. BHB has been teaching dance for over 8 years, first with CapaCity and later with Transit Arts, based from Central Community House on E. Main Street. In 1997, he began working with long time HT Festival favorite, Foley, and most recently played with them at ComFest. BHB is the founder of the Hip Hop Expo and wants to invite everyone to visit the 18th annual event on March 21, 2009, at the Columbus Convention Center. Expect live bands, vendors, dance, competitions with cash prizes, and more. BHB hopes to eventually found his own Art Center where youth can have the opportunity to be in a place where they can explore their creativity and learn how to make a living from their art. BHB is a natural choice for an Honored Artist Award. He has been performing at Hot Times for much of his adult life, has appeared with both S.P.I.R.I.T. and his own groups and hosted dance demos. Check him out at bhb4u.com.
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HOT
TIMES is even more...
"Listen
For The Jazz, features oral, musical and written
jazz history segments and a concert/jam session featuring
older "historic" musicians
"Hear
History In The Music", is designed to expose the
public to historically important performers and musical
styles through performance facets, performers have included:
The Original Drifters, The Impressions, H. Bomb Ferguson,
Josh White Jr., Jimmy McGriff, The Holmes Brothers, The
Marveletts, CJ Chiener, Robert Lockwood Jr., Big Joe Duskin,
David "Fat Head" Newman, Willie Pooch.-
Awards
include -The Honored Neighborhood
Artist,; The
Stewart-Brown Best Of Street Fair and The
Bill Banks Memorial Volunteer Of The Year.
Hot Times is strongly supported by the community,
area and regional businesses, The City Of Columbus, The
Columbus Department Of Health, The Ohio Arts Council,
The National Endowment For The Arts, The Columbus Musicians
Local, The Columbus Jazz Society, The United Way, The
Columbus Blues Alliance, The Franklin County Prevention
Institute, The Main Street Business Association, The Columbus
Foundation, The Greater Columbus Arts Council, & The
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