RECAP: Music of Aretha Franklin @ Carnegie Hall & Afterparty at City Winery NYC

#LivingColour sound check at #CarnegieHall #NYC w/ #Antibalas #TheMusicOfArethaFranklin @vurnt22 @coreyglover @dougwimbish @antibalas @carnegiehall

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A family portrait from backstage at @carnegiehall last night. @antibalas @livingcolourofficial @saunwillshine @coldiehawn @ttimmyjames @rajakassis @coreyglover @vurnt22 @willcalhoundrum @amayo66 @reinaldodgsus @kevinraczkaa @systemdialingrecords @stuartbogie @martinperna @kingmarcoos #arethafranklin #carnegiehall #antibalas #livingcolour #anticolor Not pictured: @willrast @morganjprice

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Not just one of the greats, Aretha is The Great!! “The Queen of Soul wasn’t in attendance, but Aretha Franklin would have certainly been thrilled by the musical tribute paid her at Carnegie Hall on Monday night (March 6). Featuring a roster of estimable musicians performing songs recorded by the 74-year-old singer, who has recently announced her upcoming retirement, The Music of Aretha Franklin shook the rafters of the venerable auditorium.” - Billboard 📷 by Bobby Bank/WireImage ・ ・ #ArethaFranklin #QueenOfSoul #CarnegieHall #TheMusicOfArethaFranklin #Benefit #Charity #SarahDash #RodneyCrowell #CeeLoGreen #MelissaEtheridge #CoreyGlover #LivingColour #NYC #Soul #Legend #Respect #NaturalWoman #Antibalas #Gospel #RandB #SamMoore #NaomiShelton #TajMahal #BettyeLaVette #Ledisi #RhiannonGiddens #RuthieFoster #SweetRelief #MusicHeals

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#anighttoremember #tribute #arethafranklin #carnegiehall #allenstone #antibalas #martinperna #bettyelavette #ceelogreen #donbryant #glove #kennyloggins #ledisi #livingcolour #melissaetheridge #naomishelton #richardthompson #rhiannongiddens #ronpope #ruthiefoster #sammoore #sarahdash #tajmahal #devamahal #toddrundgren

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A post shared by Pepper Hemingway (@nycityboys) on Mar 6, 2017 at 7:43pm PST

Soundcheck @livingcolourofficial with @antibalas at @carnegiehall #nyc #themusicofarethafranklin #citywinery #coreyglover #vernonreid #dougwimbish #willcalhoun #livingcolour #antibalas #carnegiehall #arethafranklin

A post shared by Doug Wimbish (@dougwimbish) on Mar 6, 2017 at 1:21pm PST

One of my favorite moments from last night's rehearsal was with #melissaetheridge and #antibalas. She's the sweetest. Can't wait for tonight's show at Carnegie Hall. She's singing Aretha Franklin's "I never loved a man." SO good.

A post shared by jenmazer (@jenmazer) on Mar 6, 2017 at 10:10am PST

#Think @glove with @Antibalas @PhillyGLove @CityWineryNYC #MusicOfArethaFranklin #rehearsal #ConcertPhotography #LiveMusic #MusicPhotos

A post shared by Marc Millman (@marcmillmanphotos) on Mar 6, 2017 at 9:14am PST

@metheridge jams with @Antibalas @CityWineryNYC #MusicOfArethaFranklin #rehearsal #BlackAndWhite #ConcertPhotos #LiveMusic #MusicPhotos

A post shared by Marc Millman (@marcmillmanphotos) on Mar 5, 2017 at 10:22pm PST

@vurnt22 @LivingColour #RockSteady with @Antibalas @CityWineryNYC #MusicOfArethaFranklin #rehearsal #ConcertPhotogs #LiveMusic #MusicPhotos

A post shared by Marc Millman (@marcmillmanphotos) on Mar 5, 2017 at 9:48pm PST

‪#WhosZoomingWho @Antibalas @CityWineryNYC #MusicOfArethaFranklin #rehearsal #finale‬

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‪@metheridge with @Antibalas #INeverLovedAMan @CityWineryNYC #MusicOfArethaFranklin #rehearsal #TheTruth #SenseOfHumor‬

A post shared by Marc Millman (@marcmillmanphotos) on Mar 5, 2017 at 6:22pm PST

‪@glove with @Antibalas #Think @CityWineryNYC #MusicOfArethaFranklin #rehearsal #Freedom !!!‬

A post shared by Marc Millman (@marcmillmanphotos) on Mar 5, 2017 at 6:00pm PST

Too much fun being had with @antibalas! They are amazing and I loved every moment of Monday night. We love you #Riri! Thank you! @citywinerynyc @lindsay_at_compass #naturalwoman @arteaganyc #Cassiopeia #dress #custom #loveit!! 💛💛💛💛💯💯💯✨✨✨✨✨

A post shared by Deva Mahal Afro-FuturisticSoul (@devamahal) on Mar 8, 2017 at 8:10am PST

@ledisi #bettyelavette and me. In the most incredible company!! Thank you @rontyoungphotography for catching this moment. @carnegiehall @citywinerynyc #arethafranklin dress by @arteaganyc #Cassiopeia dress

A post shared by Deva Mahal Afro-FuturisticSoul (@devamahal) on Mar 7, 2017 at 10:25am PST

Tonight! @antibalas @carnegiehall #arethafranklin #chainoffools @lindsay_at_compass @arteaganyc #anightoremember @btarlow @marlowgoods

A post shared by Deva Mahal Afro-FuturisticSoul (@devamahal) on Mar 6, 2017 at 8:30pm PST

For my second time @carnegiehall honoring the Queen #ArethaFranklin with a little #RayCharles sprinkled on it. Sometimes soul make you stutter, but everythang gone be alright! 🙏🏽🎼

A post shared by CeeLo Green (@ceelogreen) on Mar 7, 2017 at 9:08am PST

What a great evening at #citywinerynyc

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#citywinerynyc #melissaetheridge

A post shared by Maureen Campbell (@rhtugs1) on Mar 5, 2017 at 6:18pm PST

Went to #TheMusicofArethaFranklin at Carnegie Hall tonight, and got to see the roof blown off by Living Colour and @antibalas, among many talented others. #WhyWeLiveinNYC

A post shared by Adair (@_adairdevil) on Mar 6, 2017 at 8:33pm PST

I don't know who decided I deserved these seats. Amazing celebration of Aretha Franklin. Among the people on stage: Bettye LaVette, @melissa_etheridge, @ceelogreen, Sam Moore, @livingcolourofficial, @antibalas, @thekennyloggins, @allenstone, and Taj Mahal #musicofarethafranklin #carnegiehall #musiceducationmatters

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Music of Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall 3/6/2017

We'll be back at Carnegie Hall for the third time since 2014 performing as the house band for The Music of Aretha Franklin on Monday March 6, 2017.

The partial lineup of participating artists is already incredible and growing by the week. The show is a benefit and proceeds go to several NYC-based charities that bring musical experiences, training, and instruments to young people in the city.

We'll also be doing a warm-up show with some of the featured performers the night before at City Winery (NYC) on March 5. Big shout-out to producers Michael Dorf, Shlomo Lipetz and the entire City Winery crew for inviting us back.

Concert/Ticket Info HERE: http://musicof.org

To get you in the mood, here's a Spotify playlist of some of our favorites: