The Feels – March 29 at Icehouse

The Feels

Jazz88 and Soul Tools Entertainment are pleased to team to present The Feels (Feel Good Revolution): A Night of Healing Through the Arts.

The next evening in the monthly series is slated for Wednesday, March 29th, 9:30 p.m. at  Icehouse in Minneapolis.

Hosted by Dr. Joi Lewis

21+ event.  $8 cash cover charge at the door.

The Feels presented by Jazz 88 and Soul Tools Entertainment, is where hip hop and jazz meet. It’s a night of live instrumentation featuring singers, poets, emcees, comedians and more. The Feels (formerly The Feel Good Revolution) provides a space for art, entertainment, and healing to become synonymous with monthly themes dedicated to removing the stigma of mental health and healthy lifestyle choices. Throughout the night artists will perform original and cover art that inspires them to be their best selves.  The event will be videotaped and recorded for features on Jazz88 KBEM.

Toki Wright is a Twin Cities based emcee, poet and community organizer. Raised in a Buddhist household, immersing himself in Black history, world culture, and community work, Toki Wright’s awareness of the diverse world we live in is translated through his content driven music. He has taken paths that run the gamut from a non-profit youth organization in North Minneapolis to work with war-affected children in Northern Uganda. As an artist, Wright’s travels have taken him throughout the United States and Canada as support and hypeman for Brother Ali. Other performance credits include Soundset, Coachella, CMJ, Bumbershoot , Paid Dues, Scribble Jam, and SXSW

Brittany “Miss Brit” Lynch is a multidimensional artist, activist, and entrepreneur with a passion for telling narratives through a sociological perspective. She emerged on the spoken word scene in 2009 through Voices Merging, a group dedicated to educating and empowering the community through spoken word and the urban arts. In 2012 she won the title of Miss Black Minnesota USA where she combined her values of radical self care, personal development, and philanthropy to represent several organizations and initiatives across the country. Later that year Brittany traveled to Cape Town, South Africa to study Social Justice and Community Reconciliation and returned to the United States to apply her studies. In 2014 she returned to writing with the artist collective “Meeting of the Mindz”, and was commissioned by Youthprise to perform at Orchestra Hall for their annual Youth Summit. She now works as a traveling artist, radio host on KFAI’s Soul Tools Radio, and TV Host on SPNNs new talk show Candy Fresh. She also works as a freelance consultant, and Director of Operations with Soul Tools Entertainment.

The Feels  is made possible through support provided by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Soul Tools Entertainment and Jazz88 KBEM.


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