Michael Carter Jr. To Headline the Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce Celebration and Awards Benefit

The promising young Jazz musician, Michael Carter Jr., age 15, will be the featured musician at the Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce Umoja (Unity) Celebration and Awards Benefit on Saturday, March 8, 2013 at 5:00 pm.  The event will be held at St. Paul’s newest event center, A’Bulae, located at 255 6th Street East on the 6th floor.  The theme of the benefit is “Creating Connections and Building Bridges…Together”. This annual fundraiser is an event which celebrates black business excellence and recognizes college achievement.    Tickets are $135 per person.  The keynote speaker will be State Senator, Bobby Jo Champion. 

“We’re excited to have Michael Carter Jr. perform at this year’s annual fundraiser and benefit for the Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce (MBCC),” says Dorothy Richburg, Board Director of MBCC.  “I have heard him play and he is fantastic. He adds a great deal of sophistication to an event.  He is professional and very creative with his music.   We’re pleased to have him perform,” she continued.  

The incomparable saxophonist, Willie Moore, will accompany Michael Jr at this event.