Harlem Gospel Choir

Harlem Gospel Choir is billed at Sony Hall for this Manhattan date. The available listing material names the choir but gives no further details about the program, guests, or whether the performance marks a particular occasion. Expect the touring ensemble's contemporary gospel approach, with its stated touch of jazz and blues, rather than a billed solo feature or instrumental set.

Based in Harlem, the American choir draws on the roots of gospel in the African-American church and is known for what its own description calls “power vocals, glorious sound and infectious energy.” Its touring group is described as nine singers with drums and keyboards. Over the years, Harlem Gospel Choir has performed with Diana Ross, Bono, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Cliff, Lyle Lovett, Josh Groban, Nile Rodgers and The Chieftains. No independent review text is supplied here, though Ticketmaster audience comments include the praise: “Amazing voices and solid show.”