*Icon and Superstar Stevie Wonder returned to Microsoft Theater on Dec 17 for his sold-out 24th House Full Of Toys Benefit Concert.
Guests included John Paul McGee Trio with Amber Bullock, Jody Watley, Gregory Porter, Teddy & Tina Campbell, Trombone Shorty, Kimberly Brewer, plus two special performances by daughters Zaiah and Nyah.
Stevie closed out the show performing “Superstition,” which encompassed the Christmas spirit featuring the entire cast and all his children on stage. And speaking of Stevie performing at the show, above, courtesy of Keith O’Derek’s Upfront Productions, we’ve got Stevie and the band jammin’ one of our favorites, “I Wish.”
“Today, more than ever throughout the world, we are challenged with many issues, social, political, economic and spiritual, but that must not stop our opportunity to give and share in the spirit and reason for the season. I am as always overjoyed to again present the celebration of House Full Of Toys,” said Stevie.
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House Full Of Toys benefits, children, people with disabilities and families in need. Concertgoers were asked to bring an unwrapped toy or unwrapped gift of joy. Their charitable gift was 100% tax deductible since no goods or services were provided in consideration of their gift. Wonder’s We Are You Foundation, is a nonprofit organization, IRC501(c)(3).
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS via Lester Cohen for Wonder Productions Inc.:
Stevie Wonder is one of the most celebrated and prominent figures in popular music, having received numerous awards and honors including 25 Grammy Awards, the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. His humanitarian efforts are world known. He is the youngest recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and is a Commander of France’s National Order of Arts and Letters. Stevie has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and is a designated United Nations Messenger of Peace with special focus on persons with disabilities.
source: Shelley Selover/ciamedia
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