["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 1] captions transcript

["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 1]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Heart of Jazz" concert held on Valentines' day weekend of 2007. The footage beings mid-performance. The footage covers sets I to III of Lonnie Liston Smith, and Bobbie Humphrey, Jon Lucien respectively.
Date: February 17, 2007
Creator: Ayers, Roy; Smith, Lonnie Liston; Humphrey, Bobbi & Lucien, Jon
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 2] captions transcript

["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Heart of Jazz" concert held on Valentines' day weekend of 2007. The footage beings mid-performance with Ray Gaskins speaking before he plays set IV on the keyboard. The footage covers sets IV to VII of Jean Carne, Roy Avers, and Wayne Henderson respectively.
Date: February 17, 2007
Creator: Ayers, Roy; Smith, Lonnie Liston; Humphrey, Bobbi; Lucien, Jon; Gaskins, Ray; Carne, Jean et al.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 3] captions transcript

["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 3]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Heart of Jazz" concert held on Valentines' day weekend of 2007. The footage beings mid-performance and shows the finale of the concert with all musicians playing together on stage. The concert ends around the 11:00 minute mark with the audience standing and applauding. Curtis King gives a send-off speech.
Date: February 17, 2007
Creator: Ayers, Roy; Smith, Lonnie Liston; Humphrey, Bobbi; Lucien, Jon; Gaskins, Ray; Carne, Jean et al.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: June 3rd Dance Performance at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Highlights the Choreographic Works of Dereque Whiturs and Djeli Moussa Diabate] (open access)

[Press release: June 3rd Dance Performance at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Highlights the Choreographic Works of Dereque Whiturs and Djeli Moussa Diabate]

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing a dance and music performance on June 3, 2000 at the Naomi Bruton Theater.
Date: May 17, 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Presents "Imagine This!. . . Computer Art and Drawings" Exhibition by 13-Year Old Artist Aarin Knox] (open access)

[Press release: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Presents "Imagine This!. . . Computer Art and Drawings" Exhibition by 13-Year Old Artist Aarin Knox]

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing an art exhibition by a 13-year-old boy, hosted by the Academy from May 30 - June 20, 2000 at the James E. Kemp Gallery.
Date: May 17, 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Presents June 17th "Blues in the Night" Concert with Legendary Blues Artist Koko Taylor] (open access)

[Press release: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Presents June 17th "Blues in the Night" Concert with Legendary Blues Artist Koko Taylor]

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing a blues performance featuring Koko Taylor on June 17, 2000, at the Naomi Bruton Theater.
Date: May 17, 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[16th annual Summer Youth Arts Institute production] captions transcript

[16th annual Summer Youth Arts Institute production]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 16th annual Summer Youth Arts Institute production held on June 17th, 2000 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows children of varying ages dancing, singing, and acting in various skits.
Date: June 17, 2000
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[16th annual Summer Youth Arts Institute production, 2] captions transcript

[16th annual Summer Youth Arts Institute production, 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 16th annual Summer Youth Arts Institute production held on June 17th, 2000 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows children of varying ages dancing, singing, and acting in various skits.
Date: June 17, 2000
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Gut Bucket: From Church to Broadway", 1 of 2] captions transcript

["Gut Bucket: From Church to Broadway", 1 of 2]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Gut Bucket Gospel from Church to Broadway" performance held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on February 17th, 2006. The footage shows the opening remarks given by Curtis King and other followed by the performance beginning at the 4:19 minute mark. The performance includes a mixed-gender gospel group performing various numbers in costume.
Date: February 17, 2006
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Gut Bucket: From Church to Broadway", 2 of 2] captions transcript

["Gut Bucket: From Church to Broadway", 2 of 2]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Gut Bucket Gospel from Church to Broadway" performance held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on February 17th, 2006. The footage shows the finale of the performance along with a speech given by director Curtis King beginning at the 14:42 minute mark. At the end of the speech the footage cuts to brief interviews of the audience on how they enjoyed the performance.
Date: February 17, 2006
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Blues in the Night" live performance] captions transcript

["Blues in the Night" live performance]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Blues in the Night" concert event held on June 17th, 2000 on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The footage shows Chicago blues singer KoKo Taylor singing the blues accompanied by a small band of guitars and drums.
Date: June 17, 2000
Creator: King, Curtis & Taylor, Koko
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Comedy night at the Muse featuring Kool Bubba Ice] captions transcript

[Comedy night at the Muse featuring Kool Bubba Ice]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters was recorded during the 32nd seasons' Comedy at the Muse over January 16-17th, 2009 featuring Kool Bubba Ice. The footage shows Ice performing the full stand-up routine. The tape suffers from heavy audio distortion from 2:00-13:00 minutes which clears up for the rest of the set. The set focuses on interacting with the audience on the topics of black women, relationships, and music.
Date: January 17, 2009
Creator: Kool Bubba Ice
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Comedy night at the Muse featuring Kool Bubba Ice tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

[Comedy night at the Muse featuring Kool Bubba Ice tape 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters was recorded during the 32nd seasons' Comedy at the Muse over January 16-17th, 2009 featuring Kool Bubba Ice. The footage shows Ice performing the first 60 minutes of his stand-up routine. The tape suffers from heavy audio distortion around the 4:00 minute mark that clears up for the rest of the set.
Date: January 17, 2009
Creator: Kool Bubba Ice
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Comedy night at the Muse featuring Kool Bubba Ice tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

[Comedy night at the Muse featuring Kool Bubba Ice tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters was recorded during the 32nd seasons' Comedy at the Muse over January 16-17th, 2009 featuring Kool Bubba Ice. The footage shows Ice performing the last four minutes of his routine. The set ends with Ice walking off stage with a suitcase and a water bottle at the 3:50 time mark.
Date: January 17, 2009
Creator: Kool Bubba Ice
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Comedy Night at the Muse with Cassandra "CoCo" Morgan, tape 2] captions transcript

[Comedy Night at the Muse with Cassandra "CoCo" Morgan, tape 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during Comedy Night at the Muse of the weekend of June 16th 2006. The performance features female comedian Cassandra "CoCo" Morgan on topics of church, food, and family.
Date: June 17, 2006
Creator: Morgan, Cassandra
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Gut Bucket Gospel" sneak preview video] captions transcript

["Gut Bucket Gospel" sneak preview video]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters was recorded during the "Gut Bucket Gospel from Church to Broadway" performance held at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre February 15-18th, 2006. The footage shows clips from a variety of songs from the concert including solos and costume changes ending with interviews with audience members on their thoughts on the performance.
Date: February 17, 2006
Creator: StarLite Televison Productions
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[22nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, Part 1 of 4] captions transcript

[22nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, Part 1 of 4]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert event in 2005. This video features the 22th annual concert produced by TBAAL that celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement live at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. This video shows historical footage from MLK Jr.'s era. This video is Part 1 of 4 of the event.
Date: January 17, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[22nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, Part 1 of 4] captions transcript

[22nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, Part 1 of 4]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert event in 2005. This video features the 22th annual concert produced by TBAAL that celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement live at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. This video shows historical footage from MLK Jr.'s era. This video is Part 1 of 4 of the event.
Date: January 17, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[22nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, Part 3 of 4] captions transcript

[22nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, Part 3 of 4]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert event in 2005. This video features the 22th annual concert produced by TBAAL that celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement live at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. This video shows historical footage from MLK Jr.'s era. This video is Part 3 of 4 of the event.
Date: January 17, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[22nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, Part 4 of 4] captions transcript

[22nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, Part 4 of 4]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert event in 2005. This video features the 22th annual concert produced by TBAAL that celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement live at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. This video shows historical footage from MLK Jr.'s era. This video is Part 4 of 4 of the event.
Date: January 17, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[22nd Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute, Djaamana Deen - Interviews] captions transcript

[22nd Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute, Djaamana Deen - Interviews]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 22nd Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute event in 2006. This video features interviews with cast and crew of TBAAL's summer institute production, "Djaamana' Deen" live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. The video concludes with the show introduction by founder and president Curtis King.
Date: June 17, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Annual Christmas Kwanzaa Concert, Part 1 of 2] captions transcript

[Annual Christmas Kwanzaa Concert, Part 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Annual Christmas Kwanzaa Concert event in 2005. This video features various holiday performances by youth and adults to celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. The video shows a reception after the performances. This video is Part 1 of 2 of the event.
Date: December 17, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Annual Christmas Kwanzaa Concert, Part 2 of 2] captions transcript

[Annual Christmas Kwanzaa Concert, Part 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Annual Christmas Kwanzaa Concert event in 2005. This video features various holiday performances by youth and adults to celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. The video shows a reception after the performances. This video is Part 2 of 2 of the event.
Date: December 17, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Children's Chorus and Youth String Orchestra] captions transcript

[Children's Chorus and Youth String Orchestra]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Children's Chorus and Youth String Orchestra event in 2007. This video features choral and orchestral youth performances live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. The video begins with an introduction from founder Curtis King.
Date: November 17, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library