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The Pulse of Entertainment: Jazz Pianist
Kayla Waters to Perform at the Birchmere August 17, 2019 and Paramount's Dora and the Lost City of Gold
is an Inspiring Fun-Filled Journey
 (August 13, 2019) - As the daughter of Urban Jazz saxophonist Kim Waters, Kayla Waters took to the piano
at six years. Her professional training gave her the skills that allowed her to perform
with her father in concert and in the studio. On Saturday August 17, 2019 she performs
with him father the Birchmere Music Hall in Alexander, Virginia. Last year she released her sophomore
album "Coevolve".
"The name of the album...represents growth as an artist,"
Kayla Waters said when asked. "It symbolizes new ground. You plant a seed; the seed
gets water, then it blossoms. God gave me the concept. I prayed about it."
Selections on her "Coevolve" (Trippin N' Rhythm/Sony) project include
"Lil' Mustard Seed," "Heaven Said So" and "Sweet Agape." By the titles of the songs you can
tell the project is God inspired. The Howard University graduate is also a vocalist, producer,
songwriter and arranger.
"One (song) is about a mustard seed and one ‘Signs of Wonder'...linked directly
to God," Kayla admitted. "It's all been a spiritual journey."
Kim Waters wrote one of the 12 songs on the "Coevolve" project.
"I did all the writing except for ‘Black Cove', my father wrote that," Waters pointed
out. "The whole journey was a spiritual experience - God led me. He gave me different sounds
to make it come to life, like ‘Signs of Wonder,' I grew closer to God."
The current single from the "Coevolve" album is titled "Zephyr."
"The name of the single means fresh wind or breeze," she said. "The
single sets the tone for the album."
Kayla debuted in 2017 with the "Apogee" and its
single "I Am" reached #1 on Billboard. She was honored with the Rising Star
in Jazz Award from the Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Foundation and the Best Jazz Artist
Award at the Wammies in Washington, DC. Kayla Waters played for and performed with legendary
artists such as Stevie Wonder, Patrice Rushen and Ray Chew. She has performed on the BET Network for "Black
Girls Rock." Kayla talents have graced the stages at the Newport Beach Jazz Festival, Catalina
Island Jazztrax Festival and the Music City Jazz Festival - to name a few. You can see
Kayla Waters perform with her legendary father saxophonist Kim Waters on Saturday August
17th at the Birchmere Music Hall (3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305). www.IAmKaylaWaters.com
www.Birchmere.com (Column August 16, 2019)  (August 9, 2019) - The delightful tale of Dora the explorer comes to life in the
Paramount Pictures' presentation of Dora and the Lost City of Gold starring
Isabella Moner (Transformers: The Last Knight) as Dora, and Michael Pena' (End of Watch)
and Eva Longoria ("The Young and the Restless") as her parents. An inspiring
fun-filled journey, Dora and the Lost City of Gold arrives in theatres August 9, 2019.
Though there are some animated moments, such as Swipe the fox and Boots the monkey,
Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a live adaptation of the Nickelodeon television series "Dora the Explorer."
New comer Jeffrey Wahlberg plays Diego, Dora's cousin and sidekick. Her parents send her
to live with Diego's family to experience high school and to make human friends, because
aside from Diego her friends have been the animals of the jungles her parents went off
to explore.
Rated PG Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a Nickelodeon Movies, Media Rights Capital,
Walden Media, Screen Queensland, Burr!, Paramount Players production, directed by James Bobin and
written by Nicholas Stoller and Matthew Robinson.
A continuation of the
adventures of Dora, this film follows Dora as she leaves high school to find her parents
who she believes is lost in the rain forest because they stop responding to her calls. They went off on
an exploration to find the mysterious Lost City of Gold. With Diego in tow and two classmates who accidentally
get themselves involved they enter the jungle following the clues laid out by her parents.
A band of treasure hunters are hot on their trail and that is the climax of the story
line by Chris Gifford, Tom Wheeler and Matthew Robinson.
Filmed on the
Gold Coast Queensland of Australia, Dora and the Lost City of Gold also stars Beniceo Deltoro (The Wolfman) as the voice of
Swipes, a treasure hunting fox; Danny Trejo (ConAir) as Boots, Dora's pet monkey who followed
her to high school; Madeleine Madden (The Code) as Sammy, Diego's high school classmate;
Eugenio Derby as Alejandre, a treasure hunters; Temuera Morrison (Aquaman) as Powell,
the leader of the treasure hunters; Pia Miller as Mami, Dora's aunt; Adriana Barraza, Nicholas Coombe,
Q'orianka Kilcher, and Isela Vega. (Column August 9, 2019)
SYNDICATED COLUMN: Eunice Moseley, has an estimated weekly readership
of over ¼ million with The Pulse of Entertainment. She is also a Public Relations
Strategist and Business Management Consultant at Freelance Associates, and is Promotions
Director (at-large) for The Baltimore Times. www.ThePulseofEntertainment.com. EVENT: Eunice is founder of the annual "Uplifting Minds II" Entertainment Conference (ULMII),
into its 20th year. Next event dates Los Angeles Saturday, November 9, 2019
at the Los Angeles Convention Center (511) and Baltimore Saturday April 18, 2020
in partnership with Security Square Mall and The Baltimore Times offering
an Entertainment Business Panel and a Talent Showcase and Competition (vocal, songwriting, dance and acting)
with over $15,000 valued in prizes to selected artists. Log onto www.UpliftingMinds2.com for more information or to participate as a panelist or talent call 562-424-3836.
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