Performers

Here is a list of performers from previous years:

Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes Entertainment Group performs for the largest and most incredible events in the nation, as well as in exotic locations around the globe. They have performed their magic in states like Florida, California, Arizona, Minnesota, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Louisiana, Texas, Utah, Mississippi, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts, Georgia, and too many other states to mention, and have satisfied clients in Cancun, Mexico; Bahamas; Virgin Islands; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dominican Republic; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Puerto Rico, to name a few. When you book a band for a party, and you want to make sure they’ll be of the highest caliber, delivering quality dance music that’ll keep the floor packed with groovin’ guests ’till the wee hours of the morning, you have no choice but to hire a band from CLEG.

Unity Gospel Choir

The Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir is a multicultural, interfaith choir that is an ambassador of Unity Gospel Choir International. Established in 2014, it has set the standard for bringing hope, healing, and love to our brothers and sisters throughout the world.
Please visit https://unitygospelchoir.org/about-us/ to learn more about the Unity Gospel Choir and founder Debra Bonner.

G Brown Quintet

Killin’ Straight Ahead Jazz—The G Brown Quintet Since 1991 has made an indelible mark upon the jazz music scene in Utah and beyond. This award-winning group has headlined numerous venues, festivals, concerts and special events, garnering acclaim for up-front, unpretentious, “killin’ straight ahead” jazz delivered with passion and outstanding musicianship.

The G. Brown Quintet features music spanning the history of modern jazz including compositions by jazz giants such as Bobby Watson, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Blue Mitchell, Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton and many more. Several of these classic songs, in addition to original and commissioned works, have been meticulously arranged to showcase the Quintet’s distinctive style.

Jamie McGriff

Jamie McGriff is an anchor for KUTV 2  Utah where she handles several shows. Her background includes news reporting in Alabama and social media covering local, national, international stories.

While reporting out in the field she covered various news stories including Covid-19’s impact on schools and the historic 2020 hurricane season. It was in that year she was on the front lines doing live reports as Hurricane Sally made landfall along the Gulf Coast. It’s an experience that Jamie will never forget.

Overall her path as a television journalist has taken her to a number of places including; Tulsa, Las Vegas and Memphis, Tennessee. Along the way she’s learned the ropes of storytelling and the art of live reporting and anchoring.

She’s a proud graduate of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama (where she was raised) and a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.

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