Thousands of One

Saturday, November 15 @ 8PM

Admission: $10 or free with a 2008 Passport

Crossing Borders, is pleased to welcome the return of Ithaca's favorite socially focused musical group - Thousands of One, Saturday, November 15th at 8pm, at the Lost Dog Lounge, 106 S. Cayuga Street. The two-hour broadcast airs simultaneously on WVBR 93.5 fm and also online at www.wvbr.com or www.crossingborderslive.org. The band will play additional sets after the broadcast ends. Admission to the live audience is $10.00 or free to Passport subscribers.

Thousands of One represents a powerful musical vehicle for change - transcending worlds and divides through music, lyrics, and social commitment to the eradication of racism, sustainability, and re-establishing connection to the source and the culture of community. The music is a collective of solid forces joining to unite musical styles and grooves; group members converged via projects across the musical spectrum: hiphop, reggae, jazz, soul, funk, Motown, West African, Arabic, gospel, and country. They met in a weekly jam session in Trumansburg, NY, and amassed an unparalleled following within one year. Jhakeem Haltom mesmerizes on vocals. Indeed all the performers in the group engage the audience in the journey of the music. The six members include: Jhakeem Haltom (lead vocals), Joel Blizzard (drums), Brent Eva (bass), Mark Wienand (saxophone), Safak Ozkan (guitar), and Chad Lieberman (piano). A self-titled debut Cd was released in 2005 on I-Town Records, and the ensemble appeared at the time on Crossing Borders in an unplugged version. In 2008 a second Cd was released entitled Soul Force.

A timeless mixture of melody, harmony, and rhythm that transcended time, space, and emotions.Sometimes it's hard to label music. Every once is awhile a band comes along that just hits you in the gut. Through their music they wield power. The power to raise or lower spirits. The power to conjure good or bad energy. The power to inspire violence or rage or to nurture love..

...David Dancy, Life and Times of Utica.