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Blake Graduate, Saxophonist Eric Darius To Release New Album
Internationally known elite Jazz/R&B Saxophonist, Songwriter, Producer, and Performer, Eric Darius will be releasing his forthcoming album, Breakin’ Thru, on August 24, 2018. He has planned a release party for August 31 in Fayetteville, NC.
This project is an extra special milestone for Darius as it is his first release via his own independent label, Sagi- Darius Music.
The title track and debut single for Breakin’ Thru has been a staple on Smooth Jazz radio since its release in the fall of 2017 and has allowed fans to salivate on an exciting up-tempo instrumental while he finalizes what promises to be his most ad- venturous project to date.
Breakin’ Thru will feature an estimated 10 original songs plus some interludes with co-production by Dar- ius, Rodney Jones, Jr. (Chris Brown, Mary
Mary, Mary J. Blige) and Butta N’ Bizkit (John Legend, Ne-Yo, Miguel, Ledisi).
Eric Darius was born in Livingston, New Jersey, raised in Tampa, and now re- sides in Los Angeles, CA. He grew up in a very musical family to a Haitian father, who is a bass player and Ja- maican mother, who is a singer and piano player.
That Caribbean influence was passed down to Eric and his siblings. His older brother is a drummer and
trumpet player, and his sister sings and plays clarinet.
Darius attended Ho- ward W. Blake High School of the Performing Arts where he continued studying music. At Blake, Eric was a member of the jazz band, jazz, combo, wind ensemble, marching band, basketball team, soccer team, and track team, meanwhile performing on weekends and earning a 5.2 GPA.
As one of the top jazz bands in the country, he had the amazing opportunity to perform with the Blake High School Jazz Band at the Es- sentially Ellington Music Festival in Lincoln Center alongside Wynton Marsalis, as they placed 3rd amongst the top 20 bands in the country.
Eric attended the Uni- versity of South Florida in Tampa, where he studied both business and music.
FAMU Band Announces New Drum Majors, First Female Drum Major
CORI BOSTIC
...FAMU’s First Female Drum Major
Cori Bostic makes his- tory as FAMU’s first fe- male Drum Major
FAMU Director of Bands Shelby Chipman, Ph.D., has announced the newest drum majors of the world-renowned Marching “100” Band. The ros- ter includes some of FAMU’s most accomplished students, including one female musician that has made University and band history.
“On behalf of the FAMU band staff, I’m very pleased to congratulate the newly ap- pointed officers and leaders of the incomparable FAMU Marching “100” student lead- ership team to include our re- turning drum majors; our new drum majors Mr. Joshua Honore, Ms. Cori Bostic and Mr. Marquel Bowen; our new Band President, Ms. Myrcele Neal-Scott; and a host of other dedicated leaders
who will continue the 72-year legacy of our esteemed band program,” Dr. Chipman said.
Cori Bostic is a broadcast journalism and honors scholar from Atlanta, Georgia and has made history as the first- ever female drum major in the Marching “100.” She is also a member of the sym- phonic band and played bas- ketball for the Lady Rattlers. She was honored as a member of the MEAC All-Academic Team and serves as a campus radio personality and student journalist for the campus newspaper. She is also a trained lifeguard. Both of Bostic’s parents were mem- bers of the Marching “100.”
Marquel Bowen, from Miami Gardens, Florida is a public relations scholar. He is also a student journalist and is active in multiple student or- ganizations on campus includ- ing the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and the Strikers Dance Troupe.
Joshua Honore is from Miami, Florida and is a music education scholar.
Myrcele Neal-Scott is a music performance scholar from Pompano Beach, Florida. She aspires to be a music ther- apist. Her passion is to pursue graduate research, focusing on the study of how music stimu- lates brain function in mental patients.
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