An Evening with OLETA ADAMS and DAVID BENOIT
Saturday June 29, 2019 – 8:00 PM: Benefit concert for youth in the arts featuring our guest artist OLETA ADAMS who has inspired a growing
legion of fans in the U.S. and Europe with journeys of the heart via songs that draw deeply
from her roots in gospel, while crossing effortlessly into the realms of soul, R&B, urban,
and popular music. Her success, nurtured by worldwide tours with Tears for Fears, Phil
Collins, Michael Bolton, and Luther Vandross, has been solidified by four Grammy
nominations and a seemingly bottomless well of creative energy. Also featured on the
program is a special tribute to great jazz pianists by David Benoit and the Asia America
Youth Symphony Orchestra.
On May 5th, the Asia America Youth Symphony will perform “An American In Paris” while artists from Ryman Arts create inspired artworks on stage.
Ryman Arts is a nationally recognized non-profit organization established in 1990 that creates access and opportunity for young artists through free studio art skills training and mentoring. Ryman Arts has educated thousands of Southern California teens from over 190 communities and provided outreach to over 20,000 inner city students. Students choose to attend Saturdays at California State University, Fullerton or Sundays at Otis College of Art & Design. Almost all Ryman Arts graduates go on to college, many alumni work in the creative industries, and all are poised for personal success.