Christylez Bacon (pronounced: chris-styles) is a GRAMMY Nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist and multi-instrumentalist from Southeast, Washington, DC. As a performer, Christylez multi-tasks between various instruments such as the West African djembe drum, acoustic guitar, and the human beat-box (vocal and body percussion), all while continuing the oral tradition of storytelling through his lyrics.
With a mission towards cultural acceptance and unification through music, Christylez is constantly pushing the envelope – from performances at the National Cathedral, to becoming the first Hip-Hop artist to be featured at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, composing and orchestrating an entire concert for a 12-piece orchestra commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Smithsonian Institute, or recording a Folk/Hip-Hop children’s album. As a dynamic member of the progressive hip hop movement, Bacon brings innovation to an art form already known for melding varied urban musical styles.
“Christylez Bacon is one of the most innovative and exciting musicians that Strathmore Musical Arts has ever had in our emerging Artist in Residence program. He is a consummate performer and a delight for collaborations with artists of different genres. With his background in hip hop, his version of Pachelbel’s Canon in D is brilliant, as is his beatbox accompaniment to old-time banjo music. He’s a true musical Renaissance man!” – EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR, STRATHMORE PERFORMANCE ARTS CENTER
1 P.M.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013
BROOKLETTS PLACE – TALBOT COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Funding provided by a grant from the Talbot County Arts Council and Maryland State Arts Council, with additional funding from Carpe Diem Arts; the Mid-Shore Community Foundation; Brookletts Place, the Talbot County Senior Center, and an anonymous donor.
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