The Evolution of Jazz and Blues with Jamecia Bennett

The Belvedere will feature elegant tented table seating with choice views of Moore Lake, expanded patio flooring, a large custom-built stage and aesthetics reminiscent of an Italian outdoor music amphitheater. A culmination of last year’s four popular outside venues, the new 150-person space will offer full dinner and cocktail table service before and during the show with plated food and easy access to the Crooners building (the venue will not be located in the parking lot).

NOTE: All seats in The Belvedere are fully covered and climate-controlled for your comfort.

ABOUT MECIE AKA JAMECIA BENNETT

Currently, This 3 time GRAMMY Award Winner lives in Minneapolis, When she is not gigging with her own band "J Movement " She carries the torch of being the new featured lead vocalist of the original Grammy Award-Winning Sounds Of Blackness which was under the direction of Gary Hines and produced by super producers Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis, MECIE is the Writer and producer of their hit single "Fly Again" off their self-titled album The Sounds of Blackness After touring the world with the Sounds Of Blackness, Jamecia also received a solo contract from Mercury Records that resulted in receiving platinum and gold albums for her writing and performing songs on movie soundtracks such as, Jasons Lyric (performed platinum soundtrack album song: Rodeo Style), Kazaam (performed song: The Best of Me), and also the film Posse which she performed song: Women United).

In 2012 Ms. Bennett along with the Sounds of Blackness won an NAACP Image Award and the same week received the GRAMMY win for the artist she produced and wrote on the project GRAMMY Award-winning Gospel Artist Le'Andria Johnson.

Jamecia hit the Billboard charts at #8 as a featured lead soloist with Dove and Stellar nominees James Grear and Company with a cd entitled Don’t Give UP. She also completed an album that was released in London and Germany. Currently just released new single Man 4 Me written with her team singer/songwriter Mike Decole and producer J Issac Moore and Robbie Rob!

Jamecia is also one of Twin Cities ones to watch on the actress scene, starring in lead roles and gracing the legendary stages in the Twin Cities and around the world. Shows such as, The Color purple, Marie and Rosetta, RENT, Rocky Horror, Black Nativity, Detroit 67, 42 Street, CROWNS, Caroline or Change, Passing Strange, The Love Jones Musical Tour, Tyler Perrys Family Reunion, and his other famous stage show I Can Do Bad All By Myself.

MECIE takes her journey into the blues circuit with her new single “HOLIDAY BLUES”! Channeling some of her legend favorites Koko Taylor, Shemekia Copeland, Rosetta Tharpe. MECIE is looking to make a major impact on the music scene in 2020. She is bringing back the love of live blues, the root of soul music again, a feature that has been lost for a while. There has been an absence of thought-provoking, healing music in recent times and MECIE is looking to resurrect music that heals and talks about love, pain, and relationships of this generation.

Jamecia Bennett is the CEO of her company MINNESOTA MOVEMENT ENT. An artists development company that provides, media, vocal coaching, management consultation, styling and more.

BACKGROUND VOCALIST CREDITS:

Sting, Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart, Tank, Tamia, Eryka Badu, CeeLo, Prince, Jennifer Holiday, Lala Hathaway, Jasmin Sullivan, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Usher, Johnny Gill, Ann Nesby, Shaggy, Paris Bennett, Mint Condition, Dennis Spears, Alexander O’Neal, Jonathan Butler and, Lionel Richie, Le'Andria Johnson, James Grear & Company, Stevie Wonder & More.