Friday on the Square: Cashmere Williams and Band

Jazz Concert_May 2016

DEMOPOLIS—Join friends, family and co-workers to experience Friday on the Square featuring a jazz concert by Cashmere Williams and his band on Friday, May 13 from 7-9 p.m.

Cashmere Williams has become one of the most prominent musicians in the Southeast. He has recorded three albums on Lenoah Records Label established in 1998. Williams started playing the guitar in church at the young age of seven where he honed his skills and learned how to interact with different musicians. In 1995, he was accepted into Berkley College of Music on a partial scholarship where he majored in composition and arranging while studying with world-class musicians. In 2003, he was asked to back Ruben Studdard and began touring nationally appearing on shows like The David Letterman Show, The Ellen DeGeneres show, the Jay Leno Show, The View, and many more.

After three years on the road, Williams slowed down so he could focus on spending time with his newly born daughter Harmonie Williams which spawned his latest release “New Birth.” Presently, Williams is working on publishing his first book due for release in 2016.

“Police Chief Tommie Reese encouraged the arts council to contact Cashmere Williams for a jazz concert on Public Square,” says Two Rivers Arts Council President Morgan Allen. “Chief Reese said that Williams and his band performed at the annual conference for the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police this year and did an amazing job. He thought their music would be well received in Demopolis. After listening to Williams’s music on YouTube, I agree. I think our community is in for an entertaining night of music!”

The event is sponsored by the Two Rivers Arts Council and the Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce. This event is free and the public is encouraged to bring coolers, chairs, and blankets for this night of jazz in the Public Square in historic, downtown Demopolis. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved to the Marengo County History and Archives Museum located behind The Mustard Seed in the Rosenbush Building.

We encourage everyone in Marengo County to support the arts by becoming a member of the Two Rivers Arts Council. An Individual membership is $25 and a patron membership that includes two membership cards is $60. Membership brochures and more information are available at the Demopolis Public Library, the Demopolis Chamber of Commerce and at any of our events. For more information contact Judy Etheridge at (334) 295-4254, Morgan Allen at (334) 289-1595, or visit us on Facebook.