Jaguar Wright & Choklate light up Dallas!

So 2 of my favorite female ("too good to be under the radar") made stops in Dallas during the Thanksgiving weekend.

Wednesday, I got out to see Philly's Jaguar Wright who hadn't been to Dallas since the last Okayplayer tour at the now gone Gypsy Tea Room. R.C. who is the genius behind Wednesday's Jam Session at the Prophet Bar in Deep Elum, booked Jaguar and I'm glad he did. Jaguar came up through the trenches with The Roots and performed on Jay-Z's MTV Unplugged. You have to see Jaguar, she can create a vibe of a groove by demonstrating with her voice what she wants each muscian to play. She did just that Wednesday with the talented Dallas band G.R.I.T.Z. She performed her hit "Stay" and her interpretation of the Patti Labelle classic "I Love You". Neo Soul Cafe's Frances Jaye and Nanette Lee were in the house to check out this phenomenal artist. I ran into Dallas'artist Nuwamba who has an EP titled "Heaven" available today at traxsource.com. Nuwamba also plans on releasing a full-length album later in the year. Check out Jaguar's live performance in the video below.

Jaguar Wright



Choklate @ Firewater, Sunday, 11/30
Next I checked out the beautifully humble and talented Choklate. Choklate hails from Seattle, WA and has performed all across the country this year and made her debut in the UK and Paris. The 2nd Annual I Got Soul conference was blessed with performances from Choklate at the tribute concert and Dallas City Arts Festival IGS stages. Choklate embodies a love for music that is spirtual, spirited and energetic. I caught her second set and it was amazing. I'm a true fan of this young lady. Backed by Dallas' band to watch Ivory Jean, she performed "Incredible", "Waitin" and a rocked out version of "Heavy". Choklate also performed a freestyle based on words the audience chose. I'm going to call it the "Jambalaya Freestyle" which featured the words Obama, Choklate, Sex and bus pass. Also checking out the show was Neo Soul Cafe's Frances Jaye and G.R.I.T.Z. R.C. and Claudia. I spoke with Choklate and she says she should have a new album out this Spring. Check out the video from the show. If you live in Dallas Choklate will be hanging out with DJ Frances Jaye at Glo for the "Soul In The City" Monday night set with Frances, M.Knight and Jay Clipp spinning soulful r&b and hip hop.

"Incredible"


Ivory Jean
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"Jambalaya Freestyle"





Check back for my experience of the Anthony Hamilton show at the House of Blues 12/03. I hear he'll be shooting a "live" performance for TJ while in town.