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Landry at California Jazz Conservatory
Courtesy of Landry | Posted on June 30, 2013
Where
California Jazz Conservatory
2087 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
510-845-5373
When
Sun, August 11, 2013
4:30 PM
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About
Join Landry as he performs songs from his first album, The Bayou– a musical marriage between American Jazz and African Soul. The album is a collection of songs that explore themes of triumph and sorrow. The vocal delivery is vulnerable and emotional. The emotion was inspired by years of inner struggles living in the closet as a gay man. Landry chose The Bayou experience as a gateway to finally be authentic with himself and the rest of the world. Inspired by the peace he found while recording the album, Landry went on to dedicate The Bayou to the LGBT community, thus making the album artwork (the two boys kissing) a powerful symbol of gay love: a love that is pure, authentic, childish, uncontrollable, and international...