When the words "icon" and "gospel" come together in a sentence, there are only a few people who fit the bill. Tramaine Hawkins is certainly one of those people. Forever part of the history of gospel music, her vocal performance on songs like Changed, Goin’ Up Yonder, and He's That Kind Of Friend not only are classics, but have brought many a Christian through a dark day. Her unmatched soprano chops; amazing fashion sense and commanding stage presence have secured her position as gospel royalty.

Absent from the recording scene for 6 years, the two-time GRAMMY Award winner is back with I Never Lost My Praise, recorded live at Reid Temple AME Church in Glenn Dale, Maryland on February 18, 2006 and produced by noted recording artist and producer Kurt Carr, the recording captures the true essence of Tramaine. Singing to an audience packed with the elite of gospel including Daryl Coley, Richard Smallwood, "The Queen," Albertina Walker, Donald Lawrence and Walter and Edwin Hawkins, Tramaine Hawkins proves after 40 years in the industry, she’s still got it.

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Hidden Beach NAACP Image Award nominated saxophonist Mike Phillips has changed the game and fans are responding. Armed with his signature passion and magnetic presence, this talented musician challenges established jazz norms by embracing a variety of musical influences while adding his own unique flavor to the mix.

After choosing Mike for a coveted spot in his world renowned NPG Band during his 90-city Musicology Tour, Rolling Stone quoted Prince praising Mike’s solo performances saying, "Wow, listen to those people responding, and all he’s doing is playing a saxophone. They can feel that what he’s doing is real. So many shows now…their so dead. But here’s one man breathing into an instrument, and the whole room feels alive. It made me want to rise up to that level when I came back onstage."

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CounterPoint is a collection of veteran Jazz and R&B musicians based in Southern California whose individual members have toured and recorded extensively with notables such as Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Patti Austin, Etta James, Stevie Wonder, Solomon Burke, Earth Wind & Fire, Nancy Wilson and a host of others.

Pianist Eddie "Gip" Noble, who wrote the Teddy Pendergrass smash hit, Love TKO, fronts the band. Together with saxophone great Louis Van Taylor, bassist and musical director Stoney Dixon, David Scott on guitar and Tyrone Flemming on drums, CounterPoint captures that historic jazz-funk fusion sound, updated with contemporary embellishments. The result is frisky, funky beats masterfully blended in select spots with melodic improvisation. The energy and excitment of CounterPoint is gauranteed to put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip.