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Carr
Center
and
Comcast
bring
Black
Artists
to
Michigan
Cable on
Xfinity
The Carr
Center’s
digital
content
will
expand
to
include
TV and
on-demand
options
for more
than 1
million
Michigan
households
DETROIT
– The
Carr
Center
and
Comcast
have
partnered
to bring
groundbreaking
Black
musical
performances
to more
than 1
million
Michigan
Xfinity
video
customers
directly
on their
cable
television
and
Internet-connected
devices.
Comcast
will air
The Carr
Center
Presents
which
includes
10
concerts.
The
concerts
can be
viewed
on
Xfinity’s
Comcast
Network
900 (CN
900),
the
Xfinity
Stream
app, or
via
Xfinity
On
Demand.
Just say
“Carr
Center
Presents”
into the
Xfinity
X1 voice
remote
to
access
the On
Demand
content.
Program
titles
include:
1. A
Poet’s
Poet:
The
Legacy
of Naomi
Long
Madgett
2. The
Gathering
Orchestra
in
Concert
3. Duos
& Duets:
with
Terri
Lyne
Carrington
and
Danilo
Perez
4. Duos
& Duets
with Ben
Williams
& Marcus
Williams
plus
their
guest
Jean
Baylor
5. Duos
& Duets
with Ms.
Lisa
Fischer
and
Louis
Cato
6. Duos
& Duets
with
Patrice
Rushen &
Billy
Childs
7. Duos
& Duets
with
Thornetta
Davis
and
friends
8. Duos
& Duets
with
Jack
DeJohnette
& Terri
Lyne
Carrington
plus
their
guest
Matthew
Garrison
9. Duo &
Duets
with
Terri
Lyne
Carrington,
Danilo
Pérez &
their
guest
Sonia
Sanchez
10. The
Gathering
Orchestra
Nonet in
Concert
“We are
honored
to
partner
with
Comcast,
one of
the
leading
cable
broadcasters
in the
country
and the
Midwest,”
said
Oliver
Ragsdale,
Jr.,
President,
and CEO
of the
Carr
Center
“There
is a
cultural
shift
happening
in
Michigan
and
especially
in the
city of
Detroit.
We look
forward
to
continuing
our wide
range
and
diverse
programming
series
to a
broader
broadcast
audience.”
“The
Comcast
audience
will be
among
the
first to
experience
the Duo
& Duets
series
featuring
some of
the top
names
and
legendary
artists
in
jazz,”
Ragsdale
continues.
“And
there
will be
more
unique
and
special
programming
in the
upcoming
fall and
winter
seasons.”
The Carr
Center
has
become
one of
the
leading
organizations
to
present
African
American
arts, in
all
disciplines,
in the
country.
The
center
is named
for the
late
Virgil
Carr, an
arts
advocate
and
community
leader,
who was
the
former
President
and CEO
of The
United
Way of
Detroit.
The Carr
Center
is
devoted
to the
preservation,
presentation,
promotion,
and
development
of the
African
and
African
American
cultural
arts
traditions
within
Detroit’s
multicultural
community.
“We
strive
to offer
our
customers
the
largest
variety
of
content,”
said
Shannon
Dulin,
Comcast
manager
of
government
affairs
in
Detroit.
“We are
thrilled
to work
with the
Carr
Center
to
further
our
company-wide
mission
of
showcasing
diverse
content
on our
platforms,
including
original
local
programming
that
showcases
and
celebrates
African
American
artists.”
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