Soulful Sounds of Christmas at Shoreline CC Introduces Judah Song

The Soulful Sounds of Christmas concert enters year twenty-three in a new location and with a new group.

The holiday concert the Soulful Sounds of Christmas has been a main stay on the campus of Shoreline Community College, will be moving, but not far. The concert will be held this year in the main dining room of the PUB, and not the Little Theater as in years past.

Pat Wright & the Total Experience Gospel Choir will not be performing this year. However, one of Seattle’s gospel music pioneer’s Cora Jackson & the Judah Song Choir will be joining this year’s concert, along with soloist Nichol Venee’ Eskridge on Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Jackson’s music has spanned more than 30 years, she is the owner of Sonojack Records, she has composed over 150 songs and three dramatic musicals. She has performed with many great gospel musicians and toured with several choirs as a vocalist and music director. She has made numerous appearances: Sankofa Maafa, Port Townsend Blues and Jazz Festivals, televised Black History Month programs, Children’s Defense Fund National Conference, Black Dollar Days banquet with Dick Gregory, singing of the national anthem for the Seattle Super Sonics ball games, radio and television appearances and countless other special programs. She founded Judah Song, a multi-racial & multi-denominational community based choir which ministers at drug & recovery centers, prisons, fellow churches and in concert throughout the year.

"We are a community-based gospel choir made up of people from the greater Puget Sound," said Barbara Lynn, project manager for Judah Song. "This may be the first time we've peformed at Shorelne Community College. We'll be singing original music written by Cora and our keyboard player."

Eskridge is back for her 23rd year of Soulful Sounds of Christmas, she is a seasoned gospel music talent with performances at local churches, schools, malls and special events including “Keepers of the Dream,” “Black Nativity,” and Duke Ellington Sacred Music Concert,” with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra. She has been featured on several recording projects, and has four solo CD projects of her own.

New this year as well is an outreach to needy families; the organizers will be working with local partners to support several families with turkey baskets, toys and will be serving hors d’oeuvres. The Soulful Sounds of Christmas XXIII is an evening of spirit-filled music that will start your holiday season on a high note! Tickets range from $15-$20 and can be purchased by calling 206-234-7859.

Information supplied by Steve Eskridge.