Songs in the Key of Life - ATL Collective

PRESENTS

TRACK LISTING

Love’s In Need Of Love Today (feat. Cleveland Jones)

Have A Talk With God (feat. Cleveland Jones)

Village Ghetto Land (feat. Cleveland Jones)

Contusion

Sir Duke (feat. Cleveland Jones)

I Wish (feat. Desmond Myers)

Knocks Me Off My Feet (feat. Desmond Myers)

Pastime Paradise (feat. Prisca)

Summer Soft (feat. Prisca)

Ordinary Pain (feat. Prisca and Desmond Myers)

***Andre Rievers Solo Set

Isn’t She Lovely (feat. Cleveland Jones)

Joy Inside My Tears

Black Man (feat. Adan Bean)

Ngiculela (feat. Andre Rievers)

I Am Singing If It’s Magic (feat. Andre Rievers)

As (feat. Andre Rievers)

Another Star (feat. Cleveland Jones, Desmond Myers, Prisca, and Andre Rievers)

ABOUT THE ALBUM

“Songs in the Key of Life is clearly Wonder’s vision, but its stress on musical collaboration and songwriters help enhance this communal, participatory dynamic.” – Pop Matters

ATL Collective is pleased to bring a reliving of Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Live” to the stage for the third time in conjunction with Kirkwood Spring Fling, as part of ATL Collective’s annual Preservation Series. Curated by Khari Cabral Simmons.

ABOUT THE CURATOR

Khari Cabral Simmons: Khari is a pioneer of Atlanta’s underground soul scene, aligning with some of Atlanta’s best musicians and forming The Groovement and Earthseed Music Collective. He’s worked with musicians India Arie, Donnie, Jiva, Roy Ayers and Sirius B. He’s orchestrated a number of Collective shows, most notably, our annual reliving of Sade’s “Love Deluxe”.

Prisca – MD: Prisca is a powerhouse vocalist, songwriter, piano player and member of the Collective music director community. She’s the prime mover behind some of our most unforgettable shows, like No Doubt’s “Tragic Kingdom” and Carole King’s “Tapestry”.

THE ARTISTS

Prisca – Vocals (@hellyeahprisca)

Desmond Myers – Vocals/Guitar (@desmondmyersmusic)

Cleveland Jones – Vocals (@clevelandpjones)

Andre Rievers – Vocals / Guitar (Featured Artist) (@andrerievers)

Landon Anderson – Drums (@landonamusic)

Rafael Pereira – Percussion/Drums (@rafacap)

Chocolat Costa – Bass (@55chocolatcosta)

Matthew “Mudslide” Reed – Guitar

Greg Satterwhite – Keyboards

Nick Rosen – Keyboard (@nickrosenkeys)

Denzel Gentry – Backing Vocals (@denzelgentrysworld)

MaCherie Duvoe – Backing Vocals (@macherieduvoe)

Emmanuel Sanders – Backing Vocals (@authentic.notez)

Adan Bean – Spoken Word Vocal (@adanbean)

Khari Cabral Simmons – Bass/Music Director (@kharicabral_and_jiva)

PRESENTED BY

THANKS TO OUR PRESERVATION SERIES SPONSORS

ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE

ATL Collective’s Preservation Series is a local music program wherein timeless albums are artfully covered by local musicians and artists, track-by-track in sequence, oftentimes with storytelling, original curated sets, and immersive elements. The show will raise funds for ATL Collective, a 510c3 non-profit enriching lives by uniting Atlanta’s music community and providing resources to sustain musical careers. ATL C seeks to build an ecosystem that celebrates the cultural vibrancy of Atlanta and connects undiscovered artists with new audiences.

For over 10 years, ATL Collective has reimagined over 75 timeless albums and built a significant connection hub for the Atlanta’s music community while doing so. Additionally ATL C, hosts Camp Collective which provides the relationships needed to holistically support working songwriters by creating an experience for personal, creative, and professional growth through mentored studio sessions, expert-led panels, and community-building forums. Finally, In 2021 ATL Collective also launched the With the Band Fund, a crisis fund for live musicians.

GRATITUDES

Special thanks to the Kirkwood Spring Fling, our ATL C staff (Payton Kashdan, James Watson, Elijah Radzievski, and Micah Dalton), our board (Tim Renjilian, Ai.shah Hyman. Andrew Colella, Ben James, Whitney Adams, Brenda Nicole Moorer. Richard Dunn. Steve Jones, Jose Reyes Larry Weissman), and our sponsors.

Special thanks to our donors: Kathy Adams, Jeff Allen, Margaret Allgood, Joe Alterman. Mark Antebi, Mark Auger. Hannah Baird, Michael Beers, Brent Bernath, Jeremy Blume, Melody Bray, Edward Cavalier, John Chambliss, Kristin, Christakis. Carolyn Clark. Tyler Clevenger. Kelly and Drew Cohen, Scotty Crowe. Judith Crutcher, Rebecca Cummings, Nick Dahm. Mary Lynn and Micah Dalton, Jay Desai, Ivelisse Diaz, Adam Drake, Lisa Eidson, Christin and Sandor Fejervary, Helen Feldman, David Feldman. Derek Foreal, Charlie Gee. Gayle Gellerstedt, Kathy Gottschalk, Russell Gottschalk and Mimi Hall, Jeannie Graf. Caleb Gross, Danny Hadley (In honor of) Andrea Her.shatter, Ben Holst. Katherine Hooper. John Driskell Hopkins, The JALS Foundation. Andrew Jones. Laura Jurotich. Mark Kashdan, Todd Kice, Rhiannon and Ryan Klee, Harris Konter, Jack Kramer, Nancy and Peter Langham, Don Langham. Portia Lewis, David Little, Jamison Lyle, Todd Mack, Jake Maguire, Sam Martin, Victor Martin, Ralph Menick, Anne Milner, Richard Mitchell, Brenda Moorer. Grace Nelson. James Nichols, Matt and Mary Niemitz, Kristine Nixon, Joe Padron. Whitney Pyles Adams, Peter Rasmussen, Justin Reynolds, Jonathan Rich. Alex Rivas, D.L Rossi. Chris Rozell, Punam Sachdev, Joshua Schicker, Jordan-Ann and Aaron Schorch, Reshma Shah, Russell Shaw, Doug Shipman. Chris Showalter, William Shuemaker. Jeremy Silverman, Stuart Smartt. Robert Sommers, Cara Stevens, Jonathan and Charlotte Sturtz. Ben Teague, Laurel Thompson. Aaron Trubic, Seth Watson, James Watson. and Erin Wyper

NEXT SHOW

Next show is June 23 at City Winery reliving Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.”