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March 2012
Featured Performance APOSTLE BAM CRAWFORD's Womens Empowerment Conference (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 9, 2012 at
Location: Hyatt Regency, 200 South Pine Ave , Long Beach , CA
Web Site: http://bamcm.org/
Details to come!
 
December 2011
Guest Minister of Music at Abyssinian Baptist Church (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 11, 2011 at 8am and 11am Services
Location: Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 Odell Clark Place, New York, NY
Web Site: www.abyssinian.org
Very excited for my premier appearance in ministry at Abyssinian Baptist Church. For those in the NYC area, please come out and worship!

August 2011
Featured Guest - Summer Breeze Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 12, 2011 at 7pm
Location: First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Rev. Defo, 771 Somerset St, Somerset, NJ
Web Site: http://www.fbcsomerset.com
Outdoor Gospel Jazz concert.

June 2011
In Concert with SAGE - All-Female Jazz Ensemble (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 17, 2011 at 8:00PM
Location: The Nepperhan Community Center,,, 342 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers,, NY
The Yonkers African American Heritage Committee. Purchase your tickets at the door.

May 2011
DIVAS Conference 2011 Luncheon - Guest Artist (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 7, 2011 at 1:00pm
Location: Rhema Worship Center, 156 Passaic St, Hackensack, NJ
Web Site: http://www/rhemawc.org

April 2011
Guest Minister of Music and In Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 23, 2011 at 10am
Location: Faith Seventh Day Adventist Church, 474 Woodland St., Hartford, CT Phone: 860-522-0625
BALSO Jazz in Harlem Event (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 15, 2011 at 8:00pm
Location: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, , NEW YORK, NY

March 2011
Guest Artist at Liz Black's/ WBLS/WLIB Variety Show (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 13, 2011 at 6:00pm
Location: Liz Black's Variety Show @ JACKSONVILLE, 325 Grand Street , Paterson, NJ
Web Site: http://www.facebook.com/lizblacknyc
Performance at Yale in Hollywood Conference (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 4, 2011 at 8:30pm
Location: Yale in Hollywood NYC Summit - W on Lexington, 541 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Web Site: http://hollywood.alumni.yale.edu/home

February 2011
Romancing the Muse: Mini Concert for Bling Beggar Press (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 27, 2011 at 2pm
Location: Blind Beggar Press, Kaliba’s Brownstone 316 137th Street, New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.prayertabernacle.com/
Guest Minister of Music - Black History Month @ Church of the Village (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 27, 2011 at 10:30am
Location: Church of the Village, 201 West 13th Street, NYC, NY
Web Site: http://www.churchofthevillage.org
Guest Minister of Music - Black History Month @ Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 20, 2011 at 10:00am
Location: Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 729 Union Avenue, t, CT 06607, Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.prayertabernacle.com/
Guest at Source de la Grace Church - Pastor Moise, PaP HAITI Vaval (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 13, 2011 at 8:00am
Location: Global Orphan Project, , , HAITI
Web Site: http://www.globalorphanproject.org
Traveled with Colonial Presbyterian Church of Kansas City, MI; Performed during worship service, and taught children violin after school.
Guest Performance @ ANTI-BULLYING RALLY for Jersey City Public Schools (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 8, 2011 at
Location: St. Peters College GYM, 870 Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ
Web Site: http://www.projectimpactusa.com
Visit website for more info!
Guest Soloist at Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble 32nd Annual Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 5, 2011 at 7:30pm
Location: Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble - Church of St. Paul & S, 263 west 86th street, new york, ny
Web Site: http://www.theebonyee.com/

January 2011
Guest Soloist at MLK Jr. Service (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 16, 2011 at 4:00pm
Location: Franklin St. John United Methodist Church, 142 Maple Ave, Newark, NJ
Guest Soloist at Building Dedication Ceremony (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 9, 2011 at 10:00am
Location: Community Baptist Church of Englewood, 224 First Street, Englewood, NJ
Web Site: http://www.cbcofe.net

December 2010
Guest Minister of Music - Watchnight @ Mount Olive Baptist Church (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 31, 2010 at 10:00pm
Location: Mount Olive Baptist Church, , Hackensack, NJ
Opening Music Performace for Bishop Earl Jenkins Christmas Service (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 18, 2010 at 7:00pm
Location: St. James AME Church, , Jacksonville, FL

November 2010
Jessie Banks Foundation Benefit Gala (Public Event)
Date/Time: November 5, 2010 at 7:00pm
Location: Marriott Glenpointe, , Teaneck, NJ
Featured Performance

October 2010
Community Baptist Church - Guest Minister of Music (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 31, 2010 at 7:30am and 10:00am
Location: Community Baptist Church, , Englewood, NJ
Web Site: http://www.cbcofe.net
Bergen County NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 23, 2010 at 7:00pm
Location: Hilton Hotel, , Hasbrouk Heights, NJ
State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson Fundraiser (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 14, 2010 at 11:00am
Location: Split Rock Country Club, 870 Shore Road, Bronx, NY
with AJ - Andrea and James Rohler
In Concert w/ SAGE All Women Jazz Ensemble (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 9, 2010 at 8:00pm
Location: BeanRunner Cafe, 201 South Division Street, Peekskill, NY
Web Site: http://www.beanrunnercafe.com
Serenity Tea Lunch (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 9, 2010 at 2pm
Location: Mount Olive Baptist Church, , Hackensack, NJ
Featured Performance
Guest Minister of Music - Holy Convocation Sword of Spirit - Bishop Lionel Harvey (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 1, 2010 at 7pm
Location: New Jerusalem Baptist, 12205 Smith Street, Jamaica, NY

September 2010
Pastoral Installation of Min. Dexter Upshaw - Black Church at Yale (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 26, 2010 at 11:00am
Location: New Vision International Ministries, , Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.nvim.org/
Guest Minister of Music
10th Anniversary - Word of Life Christian Fellowship (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 12, 2010 at 3pm
Location: Pan Tagis Renaissance, 250 Park Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Featured Minister of Music

August 2010
Back to School Explosion (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 28, 2010 at 2pm
Location: Rhema Worship Center, 156 Passaic St, Hackensack, NJ
Web Site: http://www/rhemawc.org
Ministering with Praise Team of Rhema Worship Center
In Concert w/ SAGE All Women Jazz Ensemble (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 18, 2010 at 7:00pm
Location: Newburgh Jazz Series, , Newburgh, NY
w/ Miki Hayama, Shirazette Tinnon, Lakecia Benjamin, Kim Clarke
Wedding Ceremony (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 14, 2010 at 12pm
Location: Split Rock Country Club, 870 Shore Road, Bronx, NY
w/ Kim Clarke, bass
In Concert w/ SAGE All Female Jazz Ensemble (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 12, 2010 at 7pm
Location: Untermeyer Park, Young Community Center, Manhattan Ave, Greenburgh, NY
In Concert w/ SAGE All Female Jazz Ensemble (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 12, 2010 at 12p
Location: Renaissance Plaza - White Plains, Main St & Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY

July 2010
Peekskill Outdoor Jazz Series w. SAGE (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 31, 2010 at 5:30pm
Location: BeanRunner Cafe, 201 South Division Street, Peekskill, NY
Web Site: http://www.beanrunnercafe.com
Releasing Your Inner Power Awards Brunch (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 17, 2010 at 11am
Location: Wyndham Hotel, , Newark, NJ
Featured Performance
Wedding Reception (Private Event)
Date/Time: July 10, 2010 at 7pm
Location: Doral Arrowood Resort, 869 Weaver St, New Rochelle, NY

June 2010
Pre-Father's Day Gospel Luncheon - Performance (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 19, 2010 at 1:00pm
Location: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 61 Church Street, Teaneck, NJ
For TICKETS email cocokiss2@yahoo.com
Featured Performance w/ SAGE - Ladies Jazz Ensemble (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 18, 2010 at 7:00pm
Location: Priory Jazz Club, 233 West Market Street, Newark, NJ Phone: 973-242-8012
Food or Beverage Purchase required

May 2010
Cafe Night at Mount Aery Baptist Church (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 7, 2010 at 7:00pm
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org
Featured soloist, ticketed event

April 2010
An Evening of Worship in Music & Art @ Prayer Tabernacle, Bishop Kenneth Moales, Sr. (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 17, 2010 at 7:00pm
Location: Prayer Tabernacle - Bishop & Mrs. Kenneth Moales,, 1243 Stratford Avenue , Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.prayertabernacle.com/
Featured soloist
Master Class: Playing With Your Heart - Improvisation in Gospel Music (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 16, 2010 at 3:00pm
Location: Prayer Tabernacle - Bishop & Mrs. Kenneth Moales,, 1243 Stratford Avenue , Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.prayertabernacle.com/
Master Class developed and lead by Kersten Stevens

February 2010
Performance @ "All Eyes on Me" Rock the Runway Fundraiser (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 28, 2010 at 4:00pm
Location: Hotoke Restaurant, George Street, New Brunswick, NJ
Web Site: http://www.hotokerestaurant.com
Sponsored by the Simuel Whitfield Simmons Organization
Gospel Extravaganza: A KERSTEN STEVENS EXPERIENCE (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 12, 2010 at 8:00PM
Location: Wesleyan University - Crowell Concert Hall, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middleton, CT
Web Site: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Visit http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/events.html#special (Then Click on SPECIAL EVENTS) To Get you tickets early. This event sold out last year!!

January 2010
Guest performer @ A Better Chance of Wilton "I Dream A World" Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 23, 2010 at 4:00pm
Location: Middlebrook High School, 131 School Road, Wilton, CT
25th Annual MLK Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, Delta Sigma Theta Hartford Alumnae (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 18, 2010 at 9:00am
Location: La Renaissance, 53 Prospect Hill Road, East Windsor, CT
http://dsthartford.org/aboutus.htm

December 2009
In (mini) Concert @ Christmas Candlelight Service @ St. Paul Baptist, Philly (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 20, 2009 at 3:30pm
Location: St. Paul Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Leslie Callahan,, 1000 Wallace Street, Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) 763-1502
Free and open to the public! Kersten's first return to the Philly area in some time! Come and support!
Guest Soloist at Sunday Worship Service @ 1st Baptist Lincoln Gardens, Somerset, NJ (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 13, 2009 at 9am & 11am
Location: First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Rev. Defo, 771 Somerset St, Somerset, NJ
Web Site: http://www.fbcsomerset.com
Come worship with us!

October 2009
2009 Convocation Sword of the Spirit Convocation - Guest Psalmist (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 2, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: New Jerusalem Baptist, 12205 Smith Street, Jamaica, NY
DIVAS Weekend Conference - Guest Psalmist (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 1, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: Rhema Worship Center, 156 Passaic St, Hackensack, NJ
Web Site: http://www/rhemawc.org

August 2009
30/50/70th Celebration of Bishop J.C. While & Lady Gloria White (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 24, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: Beckwith Pointe, 700 Davenport, New Rochelle, ny
Pastor of Cathedral of Praise, Bridgeport, CT (formerly TFT)
Kersten Stevens Experience @ SONO Arts Festival (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 8, 2009 at 3:00pm
Location: SONO ARTS FESTIVAL, 10 North Water St., Norwalk, CT
Web Site: http://www.sonoarts.org
w/ Mark Brown, Miki Hayama, Richie Goods, Willie Fletcher

July 2009
Summer Concert @ Cross Street AME Zion (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 25, 2009 at 6:30pm
Location: Cross Street AME Zion Church, , Middletown, CT
Guest Soloist
Special Performance for Hal Jackson Talented Teen International Finals Competition (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 18, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: Aaron Davis Hall - HARLEM STAGE, , , NY
Web Site: http://www.harlemstage.org
Adjudicator for Hal Jackson Talented Teens International Prelim Competiton (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 17, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: Roosevelt Hotel, 45th & Madison, New York, New York
Kersten was Miss CT 2000 and The International First Runner Up 2000
Shooting Stars Gala - Hal Jackson Talented Teens International (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 16, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: Tavern on the Green, 60th & Central Park West, New York, NY
Guest Soloist

June 2009
Feature Performer for Bushnell Staff Meeting (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 25, 2009 at 11:00am
Location: Bushnell Center for Performing Arts, , Hartford, CT
Web Site: http://www.bushnell.org
Guest Psalmist at Church on the Hill Worship Service Feat. Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 14, 2009 at 11:00am
Location: Church on the Hill, 975 St. Nicholas Ave, New York, NY
Please contact church directly for additional information
Westbury AME Church Anniversary - Guest Performer (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 13, 2009 at 2:00pm
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May 2009
Christian Activities Council Annual Dinner (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 21, 2009 at 5:30pm
Location: Bond Ballroom, 338 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT
Guest Soloist
Wedding Soloist (Private Event)
Date/Time: May 16, 2009 at 10:30am
Location: Parsippany Sheraton Hotel, 199 Smith Road, Parsippany, NJ
w. Mark Brown-keys
Guest Psalmist @ D.I.V.A.S Women's Conference 2009 w. Pastor Jackie McCullough (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 1, 2009 at 7:30pm
Location: Rhema Worship Center, 156 Passaic St, Hackensack, NJ
Web Site: http://www/rhemawc.org
Tickets $40.00

April 2009
Guest Psalmist @ D.I.V.A.S Women's Conference 2009 w. Pastor Cynthia Brazelton (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 30, 2009 at 7:30pm
Location: Rhema Worship Center, 156 Passaic St, Hackensack, NJ
Web Site: http://www/rhemawc.org
Tickets $40.00 for entire weekend 4/30-5/3
Guest Psalmist for Faith Seventh Day Adventist Church (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 11, 2009 at 11:00am
Location: Faith Seventh Day Adventist Church, 474 Woodland St., Hartford, CT Phone: 860-522-0625
w. Mark Brown, keys

March 2009
Greater Bridgeport Chapter of National Council of Negro Women Gospel Founder's Brunch (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 22, 2009 at 11:00am
Location: Liedle's, 337 Kenyon Ave, Stratford, CT
Web Site: http://www.ncnw.org
Guest Soloist
Pretty in Pinstripes Women's Empowerment Luncheon Honoring Judge Glenda Hatchett (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 21, 2009 at 12:00pm
Location: Camelot By Martin's, 13905 Central Ave, Upper Marlboro, MD
Web Site: http://www.prettyinpinstripes.com
Those in DC Area, please come and join. Go to the website for more info.
Dinner in Honor of Carol Birks, CT State High School Principal of 2009 (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 17, 2009 at 5:30pm
Location: Housatonic Community College, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT
Guest Soloist....Please call Harding High School for more information.

February 2009
5th Annual Black History Month Dinner, Honoring Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, Abyssinian Baptist Church (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 27, 2009 at 6:00pm
Location: Bronx Community College, , Bronx, NY
Web Site: http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/
Colston Hall, In concert w. Wesley Reymoso-keys, Joe Scott-bass, Willie Fletcher-drums
Guest Psalmist for Rhema Worship Center Sunday Service (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 22, 2009 at 10:30am
Location: Rhema Worship Center, 156 Passaic St, Hackensack, NJ
Web Site: http://www/rhemawc.org
w. Mark Brown, keys
AME Zion BISHOPS Annual Meeting - Guest Soloist (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 17, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: Grand Hyatt Greenwich, , Greenwich, NY
1st Annual Wesleyan Gospel Extravaganza (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 13, 2009 at 8:00pm
Location: Wesleyan University - Crowell Concert Hall, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middleton, CT
Web Site: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Concert Hall, Also featuring Nubian Gents/Feminine Fire, UCONN Gospel Choir/ with Mark Brown-keys, Joe Scott-bass, Willie Fletcher-drums

January 2009
Rhyme & Rhythm: Plainfield High Jazz Band & Spoken Word Event (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 31, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location: Plainfield High School, 950 Park Avenue, Planfield, NJ
Kersten Stevens Experience featured at Lola's in NYC (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 11, 2009 at 12:00pm
Location: Lola Is Soul Restaurant, 15 Watts Street, New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.lolaissoul.com
w. Alicia Olatuja-vocals, Mark Brown-keys/bass, Willie Fletcher-drums

December 2008
Lola Is Soul's GOSPEL Brunch (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 28, 2008 at 12:00pm & 2:00pm
Location: Lola Is Soul Restaurant, 15 Watts Street, New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.lolaissoul.com
Delicious food and music to minister to your soul. This is the first of repeated appearances @ Lola's Gospel Brunch!
Kersten Stevens Experience featured at Lola's in NYC (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 22, 2008 at 7:30pm
Location: Lola Is Soul Restaurant, 15 Watts Street, New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.lolaissoul.com
A beautiful restuarant & a beautiful room for music! Please come and enjoy featured music from the Gift! $10 cover plus drink requirements. See their website.
Guest Soloist at Abundant Life Family Worship Church, NJ (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 21, 2008 at 8:ooam & 11:00am
Location: Abundant Life Family Worship Church, 259 George St, New Brunswick, NJ
Web Site: http://www.alfwc.org
Featuring music from The Gift Holiday Album
Christmas Cantata @ Agape Family Worship, NJ (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 19, 2008 at 7:00pm
Location: Agape Family Worship Church, 501 East Hazelwood Ave, Rahway, NJ
Web Site: http://www.agapecenter.org
Featuring music from The Gift Holiday Album
Guest Soloist at Messiah Baptist Church, CT (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 14, 2008 at 7:45am & 11:00am
Location: Messiah Baptist Church, , Bridgeport, CT
Featuring music from The Gift Holiday Album
LIVE! Concert & Premier of THE GIFT (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 6, 2008 at 8:00pm
Location: Casa Frela, 47 W119th St, New York, NY Phone: 212-722-8577
Web Site: http://www.casafrela.com
BUY TIX @ http://harlemjazzkerstenfall2008.eventbrite.com/ With Mark Brown, keys/programming, Miki Hayama - piano, Michael Olatuja -bass & Ulysses Owens Jr. Drums
(Public Event)
Date/Time: December 6, 2008 at
Location: ., , ,
THE NEW Holiday Album! Produced by Kersten Stevens & Mark Brown for KS Music Publishing, Features the new original THE GIFT, and innovative arrangements on Hark the Herald, O Holy Night, Away in A Manger, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Do You Hear What I H
Live Performance WNYC 93.9fm's SOUNDCHECK (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 3, 2008 at 2:00pm
Location: WNYC, , ,
Web Site: http://www.wnyc.org
tune in to 93.9fm or stream live at www.wnyc.org

September 2008
Women;s Weekend Sunday Service, Sermonic Performance (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 14, 2008 at 8:00am & 11:00am
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org
LIVE! w. The DELFONICS REVIEW (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 6, 2008 at 7:00pm
Location: Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave, Norwalk, CT
Web Site: http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1072381/?search
Kersten performs with her Uncle, Gary Stevens, in this not to miss peformance!

August 2008
NUCLEUS featuring Kersten, Trina Basu-Violin, Mike Block-Cello, Kaoru Watanabe Flute, drums tbd (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 19, 2008 at 9:30pm
Location: CAFFE VIVALDI, 32 Jones St, b/t 6th & 7th Ave, New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.caffevivaldi.com
Please come & witness our debut performance of this eclectic new Jazz quartet featuring original music (mine included!) Its FREE
Wedding (Private Event)
Date/Time: August 8, 2008 at 12:00pm
Location: Foxwoods Resort & Casino, , Mashantucket, CT
Web Site: http://www.foxwoods.com
Carlos Family
Performance @ Sono Arts Festival (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 2, 2008 at 2:00pm
Location: SONO ARTS FESTIVAL, 10 North Water St., Norwalk, CT
Web Site: http://www.sonoarts.org
Find Kersten @ the Ginger Man Stage...FREE!

July 2008
Fashionista's of NYC Fundraiser in Honor of Mrs. Barack Obama (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 28, 2008 at 6:00pm
Location: M1-2, 52 Walker St., New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.steelpetalmedia.com
Kersten performs in support of the Obama Presidential Campaign

June 2008
Performances with Christian Howes' Creative Strings Workshop 6.30 to 7.07.2008 (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 30, 2008 at
Location: Creative String Workshop, Otterbein College, Columbus, Ohio
Web Site: http://www.christianhowes.com
Kersten attended CSW and was blessed to perform at Dick's Den, Easton Shopping Plaza, and The Lobby. She was coached by and performed with Chris Howes, Bobby Floyd, Billy Contreras, Rob Thomas and more!
w/ SAGE @ white Plains Outdoor Concert Series (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 5, 2008 at 12:00pm
Location: Renaissance Plaza - White Plains, Main St & Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY
Great work hour concert!
w/ SAGE in Concert for Queens Library Concert Series (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 1, 2008 at 3:00pm
Location: Queens Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd, Jamaica, NY
Open to the public!

April 2008
35th Anniversary Celebration of Rev. Dr. Robert Perry, Union Baptist Church, Stamford, CT (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 18, 2008 at 7:00pm
Location: Italian Center, 1620 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT
Web Site: http://www.italiancenter.org
Featured Solist
Diamonds in Denim: Bushnell Center for Performing Arts Ovations Gala (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 5, 2008 at 8:00pm
Location: Bushnell Center for Performing Arts, , Hartford, CT
Web Site: http://www.bushnell.org
Collaborative Performance w. Tap Dancer BEN HOSIG, NOT TO MISS!!

March 2008
Kersten in Concert @ Faith SDA (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 29, 2008 at 6:00pm
Location: Faith Seventh Day Adventist Church, 474 Woodland St., Hartford, CT Phone: 860-522-0625
w/ Miki Hayama piano, Ulysses Owens drums, & Michael Olatuja bass
Al-Aziz Islamic Center 27th Annual Women's Awards Banquet (Private Event)
Date/Time: March 22, 2008 at 5:00pm
Location: Holiday Inn, 440 W. 57th Street, New York, NY
Guest Minister of Music at Messiah Baptist Church, Bridgeport, CT (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 16, 2008 at 8:00am & 10:45am Services
Location: Messiah Baptist Church, , Bridgeport, CT
Palm Sunday
Guest Soloist at Annual Women's Treat, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset NJ (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 15, 2008 at 11:00am
Location: First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Rev. Defo, 771 Somerset St, Somerset, NJ
Web Site: http://www.fbcsomerset.com
My Sisters Place Annual Gala w. Gov. Spitzer/ w. SAGE (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 13, 2008 at 6:00pm
Location: Ritz Carlton, , White Plains, NY
Mt. Vernon Boys & Girls Club 100th Anniversary Event w. Denzel Washington w. SAGE Performance (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 1, 2008 at 6:00pm
Location: Fountainhead Inn, , New Rochelle, NY

February 2008
Bryant Univ. Multicultural Student Union Black History Gala Performance, Rhode Island (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 29, 2008 at 7:00pm
Location: Bryant University, , Providence, RI
Web Site: http://www.bryant.edu
Kersten performs a special rendition of "Lift Every Voice & Sing" as well as favorites from her Walks of Faith album
Solo Performance at Black History Month Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 29, 2008 at 9:30am & 1:30am
Location: Waltersville School, Bridgeport Public Schools, 95 Gilmore St., Bridgeport, CT
Genworth African American Forum's Black History Month Celebration, Richmond VA (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 26, 2008 at 12:00pm
Location: Genworth Financial, 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA
HeArt of HUEmanity Fundraiser Event (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 23, 2008 at 4:00PM
Location: Bushnell Center for Performing Arts, , Hartford, CT
Web Site: http://www.bushnell.org
Autorino Hall/Feature Performance...see www.danarondel.com
First Calvary Baptist Church, Winston Salem, NC Guest Solist (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 17, 2008 at 11:00am
Location: First Calvary Baptist Church, 401 N. Woodland Ave., Winston-Salem, NC
Sunday Worship Services
Cheshire Correctional Facility Black History Celebration, Feature Performance (Private Event)
Date/Time: February 12, 2008 at 9:00am
Location: Cheshire Correctional Facility, , Cheshire, CT
Black Church at Yale 35th Anniversary, Guest Soloist (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 3, 2008 at 11:00am
Location: Afro American Cultural Center at Yale University, 211 Park Street, New Haven, CT
Web Site: www.yale.edu/afam
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 100th Anniversary w. Sonia Sanchez (Private Event)
Date/Time: February 2, 2008 at 12:00pm
Location: Doral Arrowood Resort, 869 Weaver St, New Rochelle, NY
w/ SAGE

January 2008
In Concert w/ SAGE (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 23, 2008 at 7:00pm
Location: Fairfield University, , Fairfield, CT
Web Site: http://www.fairfield.edu
w. Mala Waldron, piano/ Ragan Whiteside, flute/ Lakecia Benjamin, sax/ Bernice Brooks, drums/ Kim Clark, bass
Guest Soloist for Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Private Event)
Date/Time: January 22, 2008 at 10:00am
Location: Fairfield College Preparatory School, 1073 North Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT
The Bushnell Theater & the First Cathedral Present WHY WE CANT WAIT : A Celebration of MLK Jr. (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 13, 2008 at 7:00pm
Location: First Cathedral, Archbishop Leroy Bailey, Sr. Past, 1151 Blue Hills, Bloomfield, CT
Web Site: http://www.firstcathedral.org
Special performance in honor of Dr. King
Ossining High School Scholarship Event w. SAGE (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 12, 2008 at 4:30pm
Location: Ossining High School, , Ossining, NY

December 2007
Mt. Aery Mass Choir's Live CD Recording & Watchnight Service Performance (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 31, 2007 at 8:00pm
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org
Guest Soloist @ Abundant Life Family Worship, New Brunswick, NJ (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 23, 2007 at
Location: Abundant Life Family Worship Church, 259 George St, New Brunswick, NJ
Web Site: http://www.alfwc.org
Bishop George Searight, Sr. Pastor; Musical Director Clarence Singleton
Soloist w. Heritage Chorale, Jonathan Berryman, Dir. (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 9, 2007 at 5:00pm
Location: Bethel AME Church, 255 Goffe St., New Haven, CT
Kersten Stevens Quartet @ Casa Frela Jazz Series (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 8, 2007 at 8pm
Location: Casa Frela, 47 W119th St, New York, NY Phone: 212-722-8577
Web Site: http://www.casafrela.com

November 2007
Featured Soloist @ SENATOR BARAK OBAMA's Night at the Apollo (Public Event)
Date/Time: November 29, 2007 at 7:00pm
Location: Apollo Theater, 253 W 125th St, New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.apollotheater.com
Kersten showed support by performing two selections (Master Blaster & Shabach) to a sold out crowd at the Apollo in Support of Sen. Obama's Presidential Campaign. Other guests included Chris Rock and Cornel West
Rededication of the Afro American Cultural Center at Yale (Public Event)
Date/Time: November 16, 2007 at 5:00pm
Location: Afro American Cultural Center at Yale University, 211 Park Street, New Haven, CT
Web Site: www.yale.edu/afam
In Conjunction w. Yale-Harvard Weekend festivities. w. Patrice Jackson, cello
ASCENT Launch w. Dr. Ella J. Bell (Public Event)
Date/Time: November 8, 2007 at 6:00pm
Location: National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY Phone: 212-514-3700
Web Site: http://www.nmai.si.edu
w. Miki Hayama piano, MIchael Olatuja bass, Ulysses Owens drums
Wesleyan University Parents Wknd Campus Worship (Public Event)
Date/Time: November 4, 2007 at 11am
Location: Wesleyan University - Crowell Concert Hall, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middleton, CT
Web Site: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

October 2007
Rising Star Baptist Church, Houston TX (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 28, 2007 at 10am
Location: Rising Star Baptist Church, Rev. Dexter B. Upshaw, 201 Hillcrest Drive, Conroe, TX
Web Site: http://www.risingstar-conroe.org
Guest Musician in Ministry
Kersten Stevens @ Red Cat Jazz in HOUSTON, TX (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 27, 2007 at 8:00pm
Location: Red Cat Jazz Cafe, 924 Congress St., Houston , TX
Web Site: http://www.redcatjazzcafe.com
w. Kyle Turner and Band
Pre-Anniversary Concert First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 26, 2007 at 7:00pm
Location: First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Rev. Defo, 771 Somerset St, Somerset, NJ
Web Site: http://www.fbcsomerset.com
Kersten presents her arrangements of Gospel standards and contemporary music as part of this very special 80th Anniversary concert
Jenenne Wilson Wedding (Private Event)
Date/Time: October 20, 2007 at 3:00pm
Location: Ebenezer Gospel Assembly, 219 Bushnell St., Bridgeport, CT
Murillo/Alexander Wedding (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 14, 2007 at 5:00pm
Location: The Fearingtonhouse, Ferrington Village Center, Pittsboro, NC
Web Site: http://www.asouthernsoiree.com
Classically Black 2007 (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 6, 2007 at 2:30pm
Location: Sudler Hall, Yale University, WLH, 100 Wall St., New Haven, CT
Web Site: http://www.yale.edu/afam

September 2007
Women's Day Worship Service Performance (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 16, 2007 at 8am & 11am
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org
w. Special Women's Day Choir
Debra DeNeal Grave Retirement Celebration (Private Event)
Date/Time: September 2, 2007 at 5:00pm
Location: Martin's West, 6817 Dogwood Road, Baltimore, MD
Veronica Douglas Wedding (Private Event)
Date/Time: September 1, 2007 at 11am
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org

August 2007
GMWA Performer & Participant (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 13, 2007 at
Location: GMWA, , Dallas, TX
Web Site: http://www.gmwanational.org/c.htm
Orlando, FL: Performances & Appearances during the week...TBA
Community Day Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 11, 2007 at 11am
Location: First Calvary Baptist Church, 401 N. Woodland Ave., Winston-Salem, NC
Free Performance in NORTH CAROLINA...All new friends and family in NC & surrounding area, please come & support!
Wedding (Private Event)
Date/Time: August 4, 2007 at 11:00am
Location: Grassy Hill Lodge, , Derby, CT
Web Site: http://www.grassyhillLodge.com
Quinn: w/ Brandee Younger, Harp

July 2007
Wedding Ceremony (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 14, 2007 at 12:00pm
Location: To Be Announced, , ,
Challa Wright / w. pianist Jonathan Berryman
Wedding (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 7, 2007 at 2pm
Location: ., , ,
Cheeks

June 2007
Wedding Ceremony (Private Event)
Date/Time: June 30, 2007 at
Location: TBA, Houston, TX, , Houston, TX
Upshaw/Greene
Wedding Ceremony (Private Event)
Date/Time: June 23, 2007 at 10:00am
Location: To Be Announced, , ,
Salcedo/Ryan
In Concert at Norwalk Jazz Festival (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 23, 2007 at 2:00pm
Location: St. James AME Church, , Jacksonville, FL
Great time to see me in concert!
Premier Recital of Kersten's VIOLIN INSTRUCTION STUDIO (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 16, 2007 at 12:00pm
Location: Afro American Cultural Center at Yale University, 211 Park Street, New Haven, CT
Web Site: www.yale.edu/afam
Featuring ALL my 13 Private students and including Cooperative Arts & Humanities String Ensemble. A great opportunity for prospective students to preview the studio! All are welcome to attend. Reception to follow.
Holla Back Videos & Entertainment Music Awards (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 15, 2007 at 7pm
Location: Belvedere Hotel, , New Haven, CT
I have been nominated in Best Instrumental and New Artist Categories
Wedding Ceremony (Private Event)
Date/Time: June 9, 2007 at 2:30pm
Location: To Be Announced, , ,
Evans
MT. AERY Youth Retreat (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 8, 2007 at 7pm
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org
Hampton Univ. Annual Ministers' Conference (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 4, 2007 at 5pm
Location: Hampton University, , Hampton, VA
Web Site: http://www.hamptonu.edu/events/ministers_conferenc
Featured Performance at OPENING CEREMONY, Monday evening 6/4/07...additional appearances through June 7, 2007
Refuge Temple Pastoral Appreciation of Rev. Courtney Hugh Williams (Private Event)
Date/Time: June 2, 2007 at 6:30pm
Location: Testos Restaurant, Madison Ave., Bridgeport, CT
w/ Hardy Eason, piano

May 2007
w. REGINA CARTER @ Birdland Jazz (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 30, 2007 at 8pm
Location: Birdland Jazz, 315 West 44th, New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.birdlandjazz.com/
I'll be sitting in with my world-reknown mentor. It will be an amazing evening!
Kersten Stevens Ensemble at St. Nick's Pub, Harlem, NYC (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 24, 2007 at 10:00pm
Location: St. Nick's Pub, 773 St. Nicholas Ave. and 149th St, New York, NY
Featuring MIKI HAYAMA, piano/ LUQUES CURTIS, bass/ PAT PATRICK, drums/ Also sitting in are Ragan Whiteside, Tony Cimorosi, Shawn Banks, Nucomme & More!
Jacqueline Thomas CD Release Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 18, 2007 at 7:00pm
Location: Little Mount Zion Holy Church, , White Plains, NY
In Concert at Bellevue Hospital Center (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 8, 2007 at 4:00pm
Location: Bellevue Hospital Center, 462 First Ave. Rose Room 12th Floor, New York , NY
Date may change, Musicians TBA
Performance @ VIP Reception of Boys & Girls Club 94th Anniversary Celebration (Private Event)
Date/Time: May 5, 2007 at TBA
Location: Fountainhead Inn, , New Rochelle, NY

April 2007
Plymouth Congregational UCC Washington D.C., Guest Minister of Music (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 29, 2007 at 8:30am and 11:00am
Location: Plymouth Congregational Church, 53011 North Capitol St., NE, Washington, DC Phone: 202-723-5330
Hosted by Rev. Vernor Clay and the Youth Ministries
Kersten w. Tamara Wellons at Artmosphere Cafe, Washington DC (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 27, 2007 at 8:30pm
Location: Artmosphere Cafe, 3311 Rhode Island Ave, Mount Rainier, MD Phone: 301-927-CAFE
Web Site: http://www.artmospherecafe.com
CME Churches Ministerial Conference (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 20, 2007 at 7:00pm
Location: Double Tree Inn, , Norwalk, CT
Hosted by Pastor Nicolas O'Neill, Russell Temple CME Bridgeport, CT
Blue Note Sunday Jazz Brunch w. Pianist Miki Hayama (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 15, 2007 at 2:30pm
Location: Blue Note Jazz, 131 West 3rd St, New York, NY
I'll be sitting in on Miki's 2nd set! Come out in the rain for some great music!
Westchester County Martin Luther King, Jr. Unveiling Ceremony (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 12, 2007 at 6:00pm
Location: Westchester Women's Club, 305 Ridgeway, White Plains, NY
Honorees Include Ruby Dee, Dick Gregory, and Rodney J. Reynold (American Legacy Magazine)
Guest Minister of Music for Sunday Worship Service (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 1, 2007 at 8:00am
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org
Interdenominational Ministers' Alliance Holy Week Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 1, 2007 at 7:00pm
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org

March 2007
BCC Women's History Banquet & Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 30, 2007 at 8pm
Location: Bronx Community College, , Bronx, NY
Web Site: http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/
w/ All Female Jazz Ensemble SAGE
Wedding Ceremony (Private Event)
Date/Time: March 25, 2007 at 6:00pm
Location: Yale University, , New Haven, CT
Web Site: http://www.yale.edu/afam
Williams/Stewart
Guest Soloist at Fairfield County String Festival (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 24, 2007 at 3pm
Location: To Be Announced, , ,
Catch Kersten in a rare presentation of CLASSICAL repertoire in addition to her JAZZ. You don't want to miss this!!
Homegoing Service (Private Event)
Date/Time: March 20, 2007 at 11:00am
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org
Staton
SUNSET Jazz Club PARIS France (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 9, 2007 at 10:00pm
Location: Sunset & Sunside Jazz Club, 60 Rue de Lombarde, Paris, France
Web Site: http://www.sunset-sunside.com/
Siiting in w/ Grammy nominated Christian Scott, also featuring Luques Curtis, David Bryant, Matt Stevens and more
Guest Minister of Music @ MT. AERY (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 4, 2007 at 8am & 11am
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org
w/ Mt. Aery Mass Choir
Guest Soloist at 3030 Park Assisted Living (Private Event)
Date/Time: March 1, 2007 at 7:30pm
Location: 3030 Park Senior Living Homes, , Trumbull, CT
w. Rex Cadwallader

February 2007
Her Game 2 Fashion for the Heart Fundraiser (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 23, 2007 at 6:00pm
Location: Stamford Center for the Arts, Rich Forum, Stamford, CT
Web Site: http://www.stamfordcenterforthearts.org
w. Miki Hayama. Joe Scott, Jesse Hameen II
Performance @ American Legacy Women of Strength and Courage Awards Luncheon (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 22, 2007 at 12:00pm
Location: Grand Hyatt, , New York, NY
w/ Miki Hayama, Miriam Sullivan, Bernice BOOM BOOM Brooks
Wedding Reception Performance (Private Event)
Date/Time: February 17, 2007 at 2:00pm
Location: First Calvary Baptist Church, 401 N. Woodland Ave., Winston-Salem, NC
w. Ken Causer, Tony Smallwood, Sonya Smallwood, and others!
Black History Month Gala with Julian Bond (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 15, 2007 at 6pm
Location: Yale University, , New Haven, CT
Web Site: http://www.yale.edu/afam
Featured performance
Soloist at Black Church at Yale 34th Anniversary (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 4, 2007 at 11am
Location: Afro American Cultural Center at Yale University, 211 Park Street, New Haven, CT
Web Site: www.yale.edu/afam
followed by a soul food brunch.

January 2007
Fairfield U Center for Multicultural Relations Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 24, 2007 at 7pm
Location: Fairfield University, , Fairfield, CT
Web Site: http://www.fairfield.edu
w/ SAGE; More info to come
Kersten & Friends at the Sugar Bar (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 20, 2007 at 9pm
Location: Ashford & Simpon's Sugar Bar, 254 West 72nd Street (between Broadway & West End , New York, NY Phone: 212.579.0222
Web Site: http://www.sugarbarnyc.com
Just one set! Get there on time! Sugar Bar is cozy and has some of the best food in town. I EXPECT to see many of my NYC friends in attendance. also w. Miki Hayama, ad more to be announced.
Concert in Honor of Dr. MLK Jr. (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 10, 2007 at 12:00pm
Location: Wake Forest University Chapel, , Winston Salem, NC
More info to come VERY shortly

December 2006
Guest Minister of Music (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 24, 2006 at 7:45am & 11:00am
Location: Messiah Baptist Church, , Bridgeport, CT
w/ Min. Jonathan Berryman
Holiday Celebration at Interboro (Private Event)
Date/Time: December 22, 2006 at
Location: Interboro College, 59th Street, New York, NY
w/ SAGE: Tia Fuller sax, Ragan Whiteside flute, Miki Hayama keys, Miriam Sullivan bass, Bernice Brooks, drums
Covenant Church of Easton Christmas Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 17, 2006 at 5:00pm
Location: Covenant Church of Easton, , Easton, CT
An evening of holiday and gospel music, featuring spacial arrangements by Kersten.
Private Party, Lloyd Parchment (Private Event)
Date/Time: December 16, 2006 at 6pm
Location: Sage Bar & Grill, 100 South Water Street , NEW HAVEN, CT Phone: 203.787.3466
Web Site: http://www.sageamerican.com/newhavenmain.html
Sage in Concert at Music Conservatory of Westchester (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 15, 2006 at 7pm
Location: Music Conservatory of Westchester, 216 Central Avenue, White Plains, NY
Admission is free. Please state that you are a guest of "Sage"
Presbyterian Jazz Society Holiday Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 10, 2006 at 6pm
Location: First Presbyterian Church, 199 Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY
w/ SAGE: Tia Fuller sax, Ragan Whiteside flute, Miki Hayama piano, Miriam Sullivan bass, Bernice Brooks drums
JP Morgan Chase Foundation Holiday Party (Private Event)
Date/Time: December 9, 2006 at 6pm
Location: Private Residence, , New Rochelle, NY
piano/violin duet w/ Pianist to be announced
African American Chamber of Commerce Reception (Private Event)
Date/Time: December 7, 2006 at 7pm
Location: The Sterling Inn, 1279 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY

October 2006
THE DELFONICS in Concert featuring Kersten Stevens & SAGE (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 28, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave, Norwalk, CT
Web Site: http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1072381/?search
Featuring Dynamic Lead Vocalist (Kersten's Uncle) Gary Stevens, formerly of the Aristocats. Tickets $33/ $40 at the door
An evening of Jazz at Zuppa Restaurant & Lounge (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 19, 2006 at 6:00pm
Location: Zuppa Restaurant & Lounge, 59-61 Main Street, Yonkers, NY
Web Site: http://www.zupparestaurant.com
Musicians TBA

September 2006
SAGE Performance @ Yonkers Riverfest (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 30, 2006 at 3:00pm
Location: Yonkers Riverfest, , Yonkers, NY
Web Site: http://www.yonkersriverfest.com
In Concert w/ The Sanctuary Choir (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 24, 2006 at 5:00pm
Location: Union Baptist Church, 805 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT
Special Event (Private Event)
Date/Time: September 21, 2006 at 12pm
Location: Bronx Community College, , Bronx, NY
Web Site: http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/
w/ SAGE: Miki Hayama, piano, Tia Fuller, sax, Ragan Whiteside, flute, Bernice Brooks, drums, Miriam Sullivan, bass
Guest Min. of Music (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 10, 2006 at 7am & 11 am
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org

August 2006
Gospel Music Workshop of America (Private Event)
Date/Time: August 14, 2006 at Through Wednesday 8/16/2006
Location: GMWA, , Dallas, TX
Web Site: http://www.gmwanational.org/c.htm
w/ Deon Kipping & New Covenant
In Concert! for Stratford Summer Concert Series (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 8, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Paradise Green- Stratford Recreation Dept., Main St. , Stratford, CT
Kersten Stevens Trio w/ TYRONE PATRICK, piano and MIRIAM SULLIVAN, bass; Free to the public, Outdoors
Raise the Praise Benefit Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 6, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Sword of the Spirit Church, 96 Chapel Street (at the site of Universalist Unit, Stratford, CT
w/ The Praise Syndicate, Melvin Riley and Corvina Nielson and others! Admission by Donation!
w/ Deon Kipping @ Gospel Fest New Haven Opening Night feat. Donald Lawrence & Kiki Sheard (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 4, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Career High School, Legion Ave, New Haven, CT
Web Site: http://gospelfest.precisionlinemedia.com/events.ht
Tix $40 -60

July 2006
w/ Deon Kipping & New Covenant (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 31, 2006 at
Location: New Life Tabernacle Church, Bedford and Sterling, Brooklyn, NY
Web Site: http://www.deonkipping.com
Performance at IMPACT Youth Outreach Ministry & Deon Kipping in Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 28, 2006 at 7:30pm
Location: Messiah Baptist Church, , Bridgeport, CT
w/ STEREO (Chip Ginyard, drums; Vindell Smith, guitar; Tony Molina, bass, Tyrone, piano)
Summer Breeze Concert (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 25, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Mount Vernon City Hall, , Mount Vernon, NY
w/ SAGE: Bernice Brooks, drums; Tia Fuller, sax; Miki Hayama, piano; Ragan Whiteside, flute; Miriam Sullivan, bass.
Featured Performance w/ The HIT SQUAD @ Il Camponello (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 22, 2006 at 11:00 pm
Location: Il Camponello, 136 W 31st St., New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.ilcampanelloristorante.com/#
w/ Jerry Hitman Sanderson and the Hit Squad
Africana Heritage Concert Series Celebrating Schomburg's 80th Anniversary (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 20, 2006 at 7pm
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, , New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.schomburgcenter.org/concertseries
w/ Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Miki Hayama, piano; Charles Hopkins, drums; Also featuring Trumpeter Christian Scott/ Singer Angela Scott
Guest Min. of Music at Worship Services (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 9, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Location: Sword of the Spirit Church, 96 Chapel Street (at the site of Universalist Unit, Stratford, CT
w/ William Acosta and the Praise Syndicate
SAGE, All African American Women's Jazz Ensemble (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 6, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Untermeyer Park, Young Community Center, Manhattan Ave, Greenburgh, NY
w/ Tia Fuller, sax; Ragan Whiteside, flute, Miki Hayama, piano, Miriam Sullivan, bass, Bernice Brooks, drums
Guest Min. of Music for Sunday Worship Service (Public Event)
Date/Time: July 2, 2006 at 7:45am & 11:00am
Location: Messiah Baptist Church, , Bridgeport, CT
w/ Jonathan Berryman, piano

June 2006
Taping for Dr. Bobby Jones Segment at Urban Impact (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 26, 2006 at
Location: Foxwoods Resort & Casino, , Mashantucket, CT
Web Site: http://www.foxwoods.com
Solo Performance
Special Minister of Music for Sunday Morning Worsh (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 24, 2006 at 11 am
Location: First Calvary Baptist Church, 401 N. Woodland Ave., Winston-Salem, NC
w/ Ken Causer, piano and guests
Juneteenth Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 18, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Covenant Church of Easton, , Easton, CT
Solo Performance
Gospel Extravaganza Benefit (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 10, 2006 at
Location: Apostolic Worship Center, East Washington St, Bridgeport, CT
Solo Performance
Interboro College Academic Honors Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 9, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Location: Holiday Inn, 440 W. 57th Street, New York, NY
Solo Performance
Interboro College Freshman Orientation Performance (Public Event)
Date/Time: June 2, 2006 at 11:00 am
Location: Holiday Inn, 440 W. 57th Street, New York, NY
Solo Performance

May 2006
Yale University Black Graduates' Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 21, 2006 at 8:00pm
Location: Battell Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT
w/ Joe Scott, bass; Dexter Upshaw, piano.
Taping for Our Lives TV Segment (Public Event)
Date/Time: May 20, 2006 at
Location: New 12 Connecticut, , Norwalk, CT
Solo Performance

April 2006
In Concert for Project Learn Benefit (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 28, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Location: Council of Churches, Greater Brideport, , ,
Web Site: http://www.ccgb.org
w/ Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Tyrone Patrick, keys; Charles Hopkins, drums
Celebration of New Orleans (Public Event)
Date/Time: April 1, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Stamford Center for the Arts, Rich Forum, Stamford, CT
Web Site: http://www.stamfordcenterforthearts.org
w/ Aj

March 2006
Women's Month Concert Series (Public Event)
Date/Time: March 20, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, , New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.schomburgcenter.org/concertseries
w/ SAGE: Tia Fuller, sax, Ragan Whiteside, flute; Miki Hayama, piano; Bernice Brooks, drums, Kim Thompson, bass
Evening Reception for Baseball Teams & Coaches (Private Event)
Date/Time: March 17, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Location: World Baseball Classic, , San Diego, CA
Web Site: http://ww2.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/index.jsp
w/ SAGE: Tia Fuller, saxophone; Miki Hayama, piano; Kim Thompson, bass; Bernice Brooks, drums
Private Performance (Private Event)
Date/Time: March 13, 2006 at 8:00pm
Location: Conde Family Residence, , Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

February 2006
Black History Month Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 24, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Location: Bronx Community College, , Bronx, NY
Web Site: http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/
w/ SAGE: Tia Fuller sax, Miki Hayama piano, Ragan Whiteside flute, Bernice Brooks drums, Kim Thompson bass
National REM Conference, Assoc. for Clinical Pasto (Public Event)
Date/Time: February 3, 2006 at 7pm
Location: LaGuardia Airport Marriot, , New York, NY
Web Site: http://www.acpe.edu/REM_Conference.htm
w/ Tyrone Patrick, piano

January 2006
MY CD RELEASE EVENT for "Walks of Faith" (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 27, 2006 at 7pm
Location: Zuppa Restaurant & Lounge, 59-61 Main Street, Yonkers, NY
Web Site: http://www.zupparestaurant.com
w/ Lonnie Plaxico on bass, Tyrone Patrick on piano, Bernice Brooks on drums
New Haven Bd. of Ed. MLK Jr. Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 16, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Location: Battell Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT
City of Bridgeport MLK Jr. Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 16, 2006 at 8:00 am
Location: Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, CT
Web Site: http://www.mountaerybaptist.org
Mount Vernon Bd. of Ed. MLK Jr. Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 15, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Mount Vernon High School, , Mount Vernon, NY
w/ SAGE
Gospel Extravaganza (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 14, 2006 at 7:00pm
Location: Battell Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT
GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA 2006 @ Yale in celebration of Dr. MLK Jr.! Check back for more info!
Black History Month Celebration (Public Event)
Date/Time: January 10, 2006 at 6pm
Location: Yale University, , New Haven, CT
Web Site: http://www.yale.edu/afam
w/ Tyrone Patrick

December 2005
Opening for Raul Midon (Public Event)
Date/Time: December 16, 2005 at 7pm
Location: Polka Dot Theatre, , Bridgeport, CT
KERSTEN opens for RAUL MIDON! Check back soon for more info!

November 2005
(Private Event)
Date/Time: November 25, 2005 at 6pm
Location: Waterview Hotel & Restaurant, 215 Roosevelt Drive, Route 34 , Monroe, CT
Kersten w/ SAGE at Kyra Turner Wedding
Classically Black, Part 2 (Public Event)
Date/Time: November 13, 2005 at 5:30pm
Location: Immanuel Baptist Church, 1324 Chapel St, New Haven, CT
Classically Black: An Afternoon of African American classical musicians at Yale
(Public Event)
Date/Time: November 12, 2005 at 7:00pm
Location: Battell Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT
MEMORIAL CONCERT/LIVE RECORDING in honor of Rev. Dr. Jason Richardson! Kersten support with a performance of Total Praise!
(Private Event)
Date/Time: November 12, 2005 at 5:30pm
Location: New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT
Neighborhood Music School Annual Gala Honoring Yale University President Richard Levin
(Public Event)
Date/Time: November 10, 2005 at 6:45pm
Location: St. Paul & St. James Episcopal Church, , New Haven, CT
JAZZ VESPER Service featuring music from Kersten's NEW album WALKS OF FAITH

October 2005
(Public Event)
Date/Time: October 29, 2005 at 8:30pm
Location: Toad's Place, , New Haven, CT
Black Solidarity Conference at Yale, Talen Showcase, featuring Kersten, and J Records recording artist Rhymefest!
CLASSICALLY BLACK (Public Event)
Date/Time: October 8, 2005 at 2:30pm
Location: Sudler Hall, Yale University, WLH, 100 Wall St., New Haven, CT
Web Site: http://www.yale.edu/afam
An afternoon of classical music performed by African American Students at Yale. Free Admission

September 2005
Birthday Gala for Bishop Kenneth Moales Sr. (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 23, 2005 at 6pm
Location: Grand Hyatt Greenwich, , Greenwich, NY
Kersten performs new releases from her CD in Honor of 60th Birthday Celebration of Rev. Dr. Kenneth Moales, Prayer Tabernacle Church, Bridgeport, CT
CD RELEASE EVENT (Public Event)
Date/Time: September 17, 2005 at 7pm
Location: Union Baptist Church, 805 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT
SCHOLARSHIP CONCERT in CELEBRATION of KERSTEN's 2nd ALBUM RELEASE,
(Private Event)
Date/Time: September 14, 2005 at 7pm
Location: American Legacy Magazine 10th Anniversary Gala, Grand Hyatt, NYC, NY
The Kersten Stevens Jazz Ensemble performs with guests Aziza Miller (piano), Brian Cockerham (bass), EJ Harkland (drums)

August 2005
(Public Event)
Date/Time: August 20, 2005 at 6:30pm
Location: St. James AME Church, , Jacksonville, FL
Guest Artist Youth Revival
(Public Event)
Date/Time: August 11, 2005 at 6:30pm
Location: Theodore D. Young Community Center, Yosemite Park, Greenburgh, NY
Kersten w/ SAGE in Concert!
GOSPELFEST NEW HAVEN! (Public Event)
Date/Time: August 6, 2005 at 4pm
Location: Goffe Street Park, , New Haven, CT
GOSPEL FEST NEW HAVEN! Kersten competed and won the New Gospel Talent Competition!

June 2005
(Public Event)
Date/Time: June 6, 2005 at 7pm
Location: Office of Charlie King 2006, 48 Wall Street, New York, NY
Kersten performs @ Birthday Celebration in Honor of Charlie King

May 2005
(Public Event)
Date/Time: May 23, 2005 at 7:30pm
Location: MACY'S, 405 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY
Kersten w/ SAGE @ Macy’s Salute to the Brooklyn Academy of Arts

April 2005
(Private Event)
Date/Time: April 15, 2005 at 7pm
Location: Grand Hyatt, , New York, NY
Kersten w/ SAGE @ 30th Anniversary Pastoral Gala of Rev. Richardson Grace Baptist Church"



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