*Los Angeles, CA — Grammy-Nominated Artist/Percussionist Victor Orlando, known as The Percussionist to the Stars’ “70s at 70 Birthday Concert” held recently at Catalina Jazz Club, was the place to be!
Black Hollywood and Victor’s fans enjoyed a night of great music, fun, and dancing.
Victor celebrated his 70th birthday with entertainment at its best as he took the audience through his musical journey along with his Fun-Ja-La band.
Special guest Celebrity Performers included an Elton John Tribute Show with Kenny Metcalf, plus a total Latin Era of music with the Santana Tribute Show.
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There was also Party Time with the Funk, with a complete Old Skool Funk Tribute by Dr. Ric Wilson, co-founder of Mandrill, a Prince’s Musicology Show, with Martin Kember, from the 80’s group, Color Me Bad. Performance by Windy Barnes-Farrell, Stevie Wonder-Vocals; Petri Byrd, Judge Judy Show’s Bailiff on Vocals.
Catalina Jazz Club 2022
The band had alternating performances by Shoy on the Steel Pan; a horn section featuring David Paterson, Chris Johnson, and Brandyn Phillips; Jazz Guitarist, producer, and songwriter Craig T. Cooper; Chad Wright on the drums known for playing with Bruce Hornsby and The Jacksons; and countless others.
Emmy Nominated Actor Melvin Jackson, Jr. from the hit show The Wire; the M.C. acknowledged the celebrities in the house: Willard Pugh (Harpo in The Color Purple) Lawrence Hilton Jacobs (A House Divided and Welcome Back Kotter) Freda and Sherri Payne, Reginald T. Dorsey, Peter Moret, Adam Thompson, Millena Gay, Anika McFall, Farah Mitha and Platinum background recording artist Oren Waters from the famous Waters family singing group.
Orlando received awards and proclamations from President Biden’s White House, The President’s Gold Award for his work with Autism, Special Needs, and the Down Syndrome community; Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Dallas, Texas Eric Johnson, and LA Councilman Curren Price Jr.
Victor Orlando’s latest single is “Be Ready,” written by Victor and features Tony Grant, lead vocalist of The Temptations. It’s mixed, Recorded & Mastered by Craig T. Cooper and Chad Wright.
Victor Orlando was inspired to write this song after his Cancer diagnosis and being Cancer Free after his recovery. Realizing going into Surgery, it was a 50/50 chance coming out. However, after being vertical and beating the “Big C,” it was a chance to give back to other musicians, family, and friends, who might be going thru anything.
Victor Orlando is the Percussionist to the Stars. His work can be heard on many recordings, among them is the smash hit “Outstanding” 12-inch single by The Gap Band. From His Grammy Nominated CD, N’ Da House, you can hear his Latin Single, “ARGENTIA’ in the movie “For The Love Of Money,” Starring James Caan and Paul Sorvino. The Vocalist on this Latin Tune was Alex Ligertwood from The Group Santana. Visit the Website: www.victororlando.com for more music, and Facebook.com/victororlando.
“Be Ready” is available at VictorOrlando.com or iTunes, eMusic, Spotify, CD Baby, and most of your favorite online music stores.
source: ESP Public Relations
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